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National Emergency Declared in Forest Fire
A national emergency has been called for the area known as Cerro Dúrika en
Buenos Aires de Puntarenas, where a forest fire has consumed more than 8.000
hectares. The fire has been burning since last Saturday.
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60% of Ticas Don't Have Orgams, Study Shows
Due to the last of a healthy sexual
life, a recent study done by the Health Ministry and the Instituto Nacional
de las Mujeres (INAMU), as a preamble to the upcoming National Congress On
Human Sexuality which will be held at the Radisson Hotel on the 28th and
29th of April, shows that 60% of Costa Rican women do not have an orgasm,
while 80% of Costa Rican men suffer from premature ejaculation.
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U.S. Seeks 'Point Man' in Fraud
A Sherwood Park, Alberta (Canada), man
has been arrested and could be extradited to the U.S. on charges that he
helped run a $90-million international Internet fraud.
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W.T.O. Rules U.S. Online Gambling Policy Violates Law
The World Trade Organization, in its
first decision on an Internet-related dispute, has ignited a political,
cultural and legal tinderbox by ruling that the United States policy
prohibiting online gambling violates international trade law.
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U.S. General Asks for More Troops in Colombia
The head of the U.S. Southern Command said Wednesday that an increase in the
number of U.S. military advisors in Colombia will help to "deal a decisive
blow to narco-terrorists" in the Andean region.
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IMF owns up to Argentina errors
The International Monetary
Fund has owned up to making mistakes in dealing with Argentina's 2001 debt
crisis.
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