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The
largest living turtle, the Pacific Leatherback
Turtle
(Dermochelys
coriacea)
could go extinct in the next decade.
The Leatherback Turtle can reach a total
length of 2.1 m with a weight of 365 kg.
Unlike other turtles, the Leatherback has no
visible shell; instead, it has a carapace made
up of hundreds of irregular bony plates,
covered with a leathery skin.Leatherback
Turtle.Photo courtesy of John Sorenson.
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President Pacheco Proposes 'Aid Invasion' of Haiti
Costa Rican President Abel
Pacheco said Wednesday that Latin American nations should join in sending
nonmilitary aid to troubled Haiti.
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New York Cops in Costa Rica To Hunt For Fake MD
Two New York City police detectives arrived in Costa Rica in the early hours
of this morning to find the sham doctor suspected in the death of a Wall
Street bond analyst, Maria Cruz, whose body was found last week stowed in a
black suitcase and buried under concrete at the fake surgeon's former Newark
home.
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Zoellick Eyes Australia Trade Vote
U.S. Trade Representative
Robert Zoellick said on Wednesday the Bush administration hoped Congress
would vote this year on a new free trade agreement with Australia.
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Cairns Group Calls on World to Set Date for Free Farm
Trade
The Cairns Group of
farm exporting nations issued a joint call for the United States, Europe and
Japan to set a "final date" for ending all agricultural export subsidies.
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Colombia: Coke’s Killers, Soft drink giant to
review union deaths
Coca-Cola representatives told a
fact-finding delegation that its employees may have collaborated with
paramilitaries in the deaths and torture of Colombian union members.
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Peruvian government urged to demand Fujimori's
extradition from Japan
A Peruvian official on
Wednesday urged the government to demand an immediate answer from Japanese
authorities to the extradition request on former president Alberto Fujimori.
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Corruption Scandal May Alter Mexico Vote
A battle over alleged
corruption in Mexico's Green Party expanded on Wednesday with new claims of
wrongdoing and countercharges that Mexico's government was trying to crush
the opposition force.
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