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San José, Costa Rica -
Tuesday 11 January 2005
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More Than 6.000 Affected by Rain and
Floods
The heavy rain keeps on falling in the Caribbean coast and
flooding have now forced the evacuation of more than 6,000.
The Red Cross working hard to bring relief to those affected
now reports seven persons disappeared and one death.
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President Pacheco First in Line for
Flu Shot
President Abel
Pacheco leaving his home as usual yesterday morning made his
first stop at the office of his Ministra de Salud (Health
Minister) María del Rocío Sáenz Madrigal, to be the first of
235.000 to get his flu shot.
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Palmares Festival Starts Tomorrow.
Police Warn About Drinking and Driving
Those attending the
Palmares Festival beginning tomorrow are being warned by the
Transit Police - Don't Drink and Drive!
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Arias Presidential Campaign Will Kick
Off Next Friday
The band is ready, the stage is set. Next Friday, at 6pm, at
the Balcón Verde in Sabana Sur, Óscar Arias, with fireworks
in the sky, is set to make his candidacy to the presidential
elections next year official.
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Will There Be a New GSM Service in
Costa Rica?
That
is the question that has no answer. Not for now, at least.
Last year, the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
(ICE), contracted the Ericsson company to install a new GSM
network in Costa Rica that would permit an additional
600.000 cellular lines.
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Cuba
resumes official contact with EU
nations
The Cuba government announced
Monday it has normalized
official contacts with all of
the European Union (EU)
countries, ending a bilateral
diplomatic freeze since June
2003.
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Venezuela
seizes 820 kilograms of cocaine
The Venezuelan judicial police
seized 820 kg of cocaine hidden
in the rural Lara estate, 350 km
west of Caracas, the Attorney
General's office said Monday.
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Former
Chilean ruler Pinochet gets
freedom on parole
Former Chilean President Augusto
Pinochet was granted freedom on
bail Monday after he was put
under house arrest on murder and
kidnapping charges.
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Peruvian
interior minister resigns
Peruvian Interior Minister
Javier Reategui resigned Monday
over his handling of recent
rebellion by ultra-nationalist
Antauro Humala, which caused six
deaths in the southeast.
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WEEKLY/FILM-MEXICO:
New
Generation Brings New Life to
”Dying” Industry
Mexico is becoming a major
presence in the movie industry
worldwide thanks to a new
generation of successful young
actors,directors and
cinematographers, practising
their craft both at home and
abroad.
Thanks to the impact made by
these new talents, a growing
number of foreign production
companies are seeking out
Mexicans for their casts and
crews and filming on location in
Mexico, movie critic Rey Ojeda
told IPS.
Newcomers like Diego Luna, 25,
and Gael García Bernal, 26, who
first came to international
attention as the stars of Y Tu
Mamá También, released in
2002,have become two of the most
sought-after young actors in the
United States, Spain and
elsewhere.
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