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Amelia Vega, from the Dominican Republic,
was chosen as Miss Universe 2003, in the
Miss Universe pageant held in Panama City,
Panama last night. (Foto: Press
Miss Universe).
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GOVERNMENT in TURMOIL
Since
taking office a little more than a year ago,
President Pacheco, has faced many challenges from
outside and within his government. 16 members of his
government have left or have been asked to leave
their office, 6 of them ministers. The latest to
leave is Astrid Fischel. >more
ICE Strike: Day 20
• End to strike in
the horizon
• Union says it still does not know the latest
government proposal
Teacher's Strike: Day
3
• Education
Minister, Astrid Fischel, Resigns
More
than 50.000 are expected to take part in a march
today that will start in different points and end at
the Presidential House, in Zapote. ICE workers,
teachers and others are planning to take part.
>more
Taxi Rates to Increase
Beginning next Friday, a taxi ride will cost more.
ARESEP, the regulating body that sets the cost of
public services, has approved an increase that will
be published in the official digest - La Gaceta -
this Friday and will take effect the Friday next.
>more
Court Sets Trial Date In KU Student's Death
Costa Rican
officials say three people accused of killing
University of Kansas student Shannon Martin will
go on trial June 12. >more
Can't find a good Samaritan? Don't blame it on
Rio.
RIO DE JANEIRO
– An injured man knocks
over a magazine stand in Sofia, Bulgaria, and no
one helps him pick it up. A woman drops her pen
on a crowded New York City sidewalk, and
passersby don't let her know. A blind man needs
help crossing a busy street in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, but has to fend for himself. In some
parts of the world, it can be hard to find a
good Samaritan. >more
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REPORTS: ENVIRONMENT
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No
Forest for the Trees
SANTIAGO,
(IPS) - A tree plantation is not a forest,
says forestry engineer Rodrigo Herrera, of
Greenpeace-Chile, one of many
environmentalists in Latin America fighting to
preserve native forests as integral ecosystems
-- with many frustrations and relatively few
advances to show for their efforts.
Africa and South America were the regions of
the world that lost most natural forest in the
1990s, when deforestation reached an average
annual rate of 16.1 million hectares, 15.2
million hectares in tropical regions,
according to a report from the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). >more
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