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Transit
Police have begun their fight against 'piratas'
or operators of private taxi service, by
removing from circulation vehicles who are
found to offer this type of service. Transit
officials declared war on 'piratas' to make
peace with official taxi drivers.
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Faiello To Fight Extradition
Dean Faiello, the subject of
a manhunt this past week by Costa Rican officials and four New York City
cops, is now behind bars at San José's San Sebastian jail.
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Arias Wants To Be President Again
Former Costa Rican president and
Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias has announced he will run for president
in 2006 after the country changed the re-election rules.
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Pacheco Awarded Prize for Anti-Cloning Efforts
A Catholic group awarded its
first Kolbe Prize for Peace to Costa Rica's president Abel Pacheco de la
Espriella, for his efforts in trying to secure a global U.N. ban on human
cloning.
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Costa Rican President and UN Secretary-General Discuss
Turmoil in Haiti
The tumultuous
situation in Haiti was high on the agenda of talks in New York today between
the President of Costa Rica Abel Pacheco and United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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Prosecutor Killed in Bolivia Bomb
Witnesses say the car blew up
when Ms Von Borries tried to start it
A prosecutor who worked for the Bolivian customs agency has been killed by a
car bomb.
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Venezuela: G-15 Protesters Clash With National Guard
Venezuelan National Guard
troops fired tear gas and charged at opposition demonstrators Friday, as
thousands of protesters took to the streets to demand a vote to recall
President Hugo Chavez. At least 17 people were hurt in the melee, officials
said.
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