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updated by 7:00 a.m. CST each day
Central
America presses for free trade deal
Six Central American countries are
pushing the EU to begin free trade agreement talks
as early as next year, it has emerged.>more
Banana
exports keep on falling
The
Costa Rican banana exports dropped 25.6 percent from
1999 to 2002, causing serious problems in the
labor-intensive industry and in the nation at
large. >more
US
halts military aid
The
United States announced the discontinuation of
military aid to 35 nations, including Costa Rica,
because they did not grant immunity to members of
the US armed forces before the International Penal
Court. >more
New
Finance Minister
After
the resignation of Jorge Bolanos as Minister of
Finance, President Abel Pacheco appointed Jorge Dent
to the post. >more
Colombia, US negotiate frozen military assistance
Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos expressed confidence Thursday that a compromise can be reached over Washington's suspension of its military aid to Colombia although negotiations will be difficult.
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Canada says mad cow may come from US
The Canadian government said it could not rule out the possibility that a mad cow case found in the country last month might have come from the United States, it is reported Thursday.
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Peruvian government worried about terrorism: interior minister
The Peruvian government is worried about the stepped-up rebel actions in the country, Peruvian Interior Minister Alberto Sanabria said on Thursday, adding that the ministries concerned were meeting constantly over the situation.
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L. American human rights body condemns US pressure over ICC
The Latin American Association for Human Rights (ALDHU) on Thursday condemned the United States for the latter's suspension of military aid to countries refusing to grant Americans immunity from the International Criminal Court
(ICC). >more
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: THE U.S.
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Whether
to Be Loved or Feared
On this
Fourth of July the news, simply put, is that
the world hates us. Less than two years ago,
following the attacks of 9/11, outpourings of
sympathy for the Untied States flowed from
around the globe. Yet those in power in
Washington have swiftly converted that
goodwill into distrust and contempt.
Poll results
released by the Pew Research Center in the
first week of June verified the fears that
critics of President Bush's military
adventurism voiced all along.
"Anti-Americanism has deepened, but it
has also widened," said Pew director
Andrew Kohut. Not only has negative sentiment
about our country intensified in places like
Turkey, Indonesia, and the Middle East,
"you now find it in the far reaches of
Africa ... People see America as a real
threat." >more
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HEALTH
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WHITE BREAD Vs.
WHOLE WHEAT BREAD
Is
there really a big difference between a loaf
of white bread and a loaf of whole wheat
bread?
Yes, yes, yes, there is a tremendous
difference!
Wheat comes with an outer protective coating.
This protects the wheat from deterioration,
from oxidation and rancidity. This outer
coating is also high in nutrients and many of
these are lost when the whole wheat flour is
refined into white flour. >more
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