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Red Cross
workers take to the streets in these last two
weeks to sell their Tico Bingo lottery
tickets. The draw will be hold on Sunday 4
April, where 40 houses, 20 cars and cash
prizes will be given away!
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Pacheco on Trade, Haiti and
El Salvador Elections
Costa Rica's president, Abel Pacheco, believes that legislative bodies in
the United States and Central American nations will approve the free trade
agreement within the year.
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Band Caught Following Shootout with Police
Last night, the
Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) detained several men who formed
part of the criminal band known as "Los ingenieros", who specialized in
robbing construction sites.
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Sex Education in Schools Falling Behind
Experts recognize that
sex education in Costa Rica is behind the times. In 1995, a sex manual never
made it to the classrooms because the Catholic Church was opposed to sex
education in the schools.
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"BiblioBus"
More than 1,700 books have been collected by a California State University -
Chico State student group to help a Costa Rican organization start a mobile
library.
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Colombian Bavaria aims to be number 7 world brewer
Colombian brewer Bavaria (BAV)
said on Tuesday it aimed to become the world's seventh-largest brewer within
three years, up from its current ranking as No. 10, as Latin American
populations grow and beer consumption increases.
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Venezuela will not take Kerry's criticism seriously:
official
A Venezuelan government
official said his country would not take seriously the criticism by US
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry against the Venezuelan
government and its president, saying it is just Kerry'sstrategy to get more
votes.
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Argentina pledges transparency in dealing with foreign
creditors
The Argentine government said
Tuesday that it would hold talks with foreign creditors with transparency.
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