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A
typical scene in downtown San José.
Transit officials have initiated a campaign
to randomly test vehicles and fine or remove
those that don't meet the standards.
[Foto: insidecostarica.com]
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updated by 7:00 a.m. CST each day
Government Asking
Public to March on Friday
Government officials are asking the public and all
public employees to participate in a march planned
this Friday. >more
American
Dies Falling from Hotel Room
Robert Constance
Valdez, 36, a native from Texas, fell from the
fourth floor of the Hotel Del Rey, in downtown San
Jose, Tuesday morning. >more
Ticos pays up to
52% of interest
Attracted by
simple and fact transactions, Many Costaricans
obtain consumer loans for personal necessities from
banks and financial companies with interest of up to
52%. >more
Franklin
Chang in Costa Rica
Correos de Costa Rica (Post Office) and the Earth
University will give today a special tribute to NASA
astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz. >more
Costa Rica studying possibility of limiting access to public databases
The government is studying whether it needs to regulate the sale of databases after an Atlanta-based company purchased information from the
public registry, the attorney general said Tuesday.
>more
Cuban boat hijacked to Bahamas
A Cuban surveying boat with 27 people on board was hijacked on Tuesday and eventually entered Bahamian waters.
>more
Pentagon says Iraq war has cost 48 billion dollars
The military expenses for the Iraq war and its aftermath have cost the Pentagon about 48 billion US dollars so far and are expected to total 58 billion dollars by the end of September, a defense official said Tuesday.
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Colombian president moves office to conflict zone
Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday moved his office to
Arauca, capital of the province with the same name, to assert authority in an area plagued by rebel activities.
>more
Data show
highest Dutch unemployment since 1997
Unemployment in the Netherlands
hit 5.4 percent in April-June, a record high
since 1997, in line with economic
predictions that the jobless queues will
grow gradually this year and next, new data
showed on Wednesday. >more
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: ARGENTINA
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International
pressure brings local justice
The
prosecution of former dictators and
human rights violators from Argentina in
foreign courts has paved the way for
local trials of the people behind the
last military dictatorship (1976-83).
The external pressure that led to
officials, judges and institutions
taking action was invaluable to
victims’ relatives and authorities
campaigning for the trial and punishment
of perpetrators of crimes against
humanity. >more
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