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Teenagers
from across the United States hold a rally
outside the Beer Institute in Washington
June 27, 2003, to highlight the problem of
underage drinking. Nearly 100 teenagers
attended the rally to call on the institute
to honor its marketing code and stop
targeting teenagers.
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Teachers Strike Ends
Union
leaders of both the ANDE and APSE unions
agreed to end the indefinite teachers
strike. Teachers will be back in the
classrooms on Monday. >more
No Resources
to Fight Sexual Crimes
The
office of the public prosecutor for Sexual
Crimes does not have the 'minimum resources'
in order to assist or rescue young victims
from sexual exploitation and abusers, said
yesterday Bruce Harris of Casa Alianza.
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Transit
Police Ask for Seat Belt Use
Transit authorities are petitioning the
Constitutional Court (Sala Constitucional)
to restore the obligatory use of
seatbelts. >more
Cost
of Gasoline goes up today
Gasoline
prices were increased today. The cost of
Super is raised by 11.20 colones per litre
to settle at 249.80 colones per litre.
Regular gasoline is 238.90 and deisel 175.50
per litre respectively. >more
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Archbishops to Receive Pallium in Rome
VATICAN CITY - Forty archbishops will receive the
pallium from John Paul II this Sunday, a symbol of
their authority and their union with the Pope. >more
Peru insists on extradition of Fujimori from Japan
The Peruvian government has filed a second request to Japan for the extradition of former president Alberto Fujimori, the Justice Ministry said on Friday.
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Argentine Supreme Court president resigns
Argentine Supreme Court President Julio Nazareno, who faces impeachment, resigned Friday.
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US to send advisory team to Iraq
The United States is to send a team of independent experts to Iraq to offer its administrators advises on ways to stabilize the country, the Pentagon spokesman said Friday.
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REPORTS; VENEZUELA
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Currency
Controls and a Booming Black Market
Five
months after foreign exchange controls were
adopted in Venezuela, businesses are having a
hard time gaining access to foreign currency
and the black market is booming, while the
international reserves are recovering.
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Cut-price
calypso deals
SAILING
the Spanish Main or the islands of the
Caribbean in a brand-new cruise ship
will be a cut-price treasure trove for
earlybird cruising bargain hunters.
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58,000-tonne MSC Lirica, flagship for
MSC Cruises, will cross from the
Mediterranean to the Caribbean in
December for a series of 11 cruises.
Earlybird fly/cruise fares for bookings
made before July 15 are available.
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Spanish
Main and Panama Canal cruises will visit
Montego Bay in Jamaica, Cartagena in Colombia,
San Blas and Cristobal in Panama, Puerto Limon
in Costa Rica and Key West in the US, sailing
on January 26, February 17, March 10, April 1
and 23. >more
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