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Costa Rica Sees Sharp Surge in Dengue Fever
Costa Rica has seen a sharp surge in dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease that can be deadly, Costa Rica's health minister warned.

Turbulence Caused Plane Crash
According to Civil Aviation sources, a descending turbulence sent a single-engine plane diving out of control and causing the death of five of its six occupants.

Child Labour Force More than 100.000 Strong
A report by local television station Teletica reports that there are more than 100.000 child workers in Costa Rica.

President Pacheco Back to Work Today
President Abel Pacheco is ready to get back to work today after a week where he spent several days at the Calderón Guardia hospital and then ordered to rest by his doctors.

Drop in Technology Index
Costa Rica dropped 12 places in the 2004-2005 Global Report on Information Technology of the World Economic Forum, by placing 61st among 104 evaluated.


LATIN AMERICA

Venezuelan president blames Bush for Bolivia crisis
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday blamed his US counterpart George W. Bush for the crisis in Bolivia, saying Bush's "poisoned medicine" of free-market democracy has been rejected by Latin America.

Bolivia's new president meets with protest leaders
Bolivia's new interim president Eduardo Rodriguez Sunday met with protest leaders in the opposition stronghold of El Alto in efforts to stave off further protests, according to reports from La Paz.

500 Nicaraguans Given Medical Scholarships in Cuba
Nicaragua´s Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) general secretary, Daniel Ortega, confirmed that 500 nationals will receive free medical scholarships to study in Cuba.

Corruption Scandal Still Swirling in Brazil
Brazilian Federal Police are investigating a network suspected to be behind the Empresa de Correos (postal) corruption scandal that has caused a month-long political crisis in Brazil.


SPECIAL REPORTS

LATIN AMERICA:
Reg'l Meet Promotes Inclusive Information Society - In Theory
Non-governmental organisations and networks protested their exclusion from the Regional Preparatory Ministerial Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean for the second phase of the World Summit on the Information Society, held this week in Rio de Janeiro.