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A massive power blackout
retreated stubbornly Friday as power
officials struggled to understand why the
historic outage spread in minutes through
the northeastern United States and southern
Canada. Lights flickered on and air
conditioners restarted for some, but
millions of others baked in stuffy rooms.
The
power outage simultaneously hit dozens of
cities in the United States and Canada
shortly after 4 p.m. ET on Thursday.
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Mother's Day!
Government
is aimless
During
the last year, President Abel Pacheco's
popularity has plummeted. His popularity dropped
40 percent in the last 12 months, while 65.4
percent of the population believes that his
government is aimless. >more
Piracy
and illegal fishing
Jose
Zuniga, a Costa Rican fisherman, was
sentenced to six years for piracy and
illegal fishing. He was caught fishing
sharks and tuna within the protected waters
of Cocos Island. >more
Banana
sector unemployment
Costa
Rica lost 7,072 jobs - 20 percent of the
overall payroll - in the banana industry
from 1994 through 2002. >more
Taiwan
to sign its first-ever FTA
President
Chen Shui-bian will sign the Republic of
China's (ROC) first Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
with Panama's President Mireya Moscoso
during a summit meeting next week, Minister
of Foreign Affairs Eugene Chien announced
yesterday. >more
US officials investigate what triggers huge power blackout
US investigators were concentrating on areas in upstate New York state and neighboring Canada in efforts to find out the cause of a huge power outage that hit several major US and Canadian cities Thursday afternoon.
>more
Punters bet on
Schwarzenegger as California's next governor
Gamblers around the
world on putting heavy odds on brawny film star
Arnold Schwarzenegger becoming the next governor of
California, betting sheets showed. On-line showings
from as far a field as the Caribbean island of
Antigua, Britain and Ireland indicated that, despite
charges that he lacks the political muscle to do the
job, the action star is by far the favorite
candidate to win, should incumbent Governor Grey
Davis be recalled in the October vote. >more
US ranchers call for normalizing ties with Cuba
Visiting United States ranchers and Cuban officials on Thursday urged Washington to develop normal relations between the two countries.
>more
Colombia asks
UN to help demobilize paramilitary
group
The
Colombian government Thursday asked the
United Nations to be involved in the
demobilization of aright-wing paramilitary
group as well as in the country's peace
process.
>more
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: HEALTH - BRAZIL
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Sisal,
an Alternative to Asbestos
Sisal, a vegetable fibre, could
serve as an alternative to asbestos in Brazil,
the world's fourth- largest producer of the
hazardous mineral.
Romildo Toledo, a researcher with the graduate
programme in engineering at the Federal
University of Rio de Janeiro, believes sisal
is an economically viable alternative to
asbestos. >more
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