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Tomorrow,
Mars
will be at the closest point to the earth since
the last 60.000 years. The 'red planet' is
already visible in the Aquarius
constellation and keeps getting closer and a
high rate.
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updated by 7:00 a.m. CST each day
Obsession
Drove Him to the Crime?
The
loving obsession of a 54 year old man drove
him to murder 11 year old Miurel Camacho
Cantillano. This occurred yesterday in the
community ofLa Cruz del Carmen, Goicoechea,
east of San José. >more
Costa Rica banana growers to mull position on EU duties
Costa Rica banana growers met Monday to discuss how to respond to a European Union decision to dismantle its banana import regime by 2006, and replace it with a duties program.
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Former banker to remain in custody until trial on telemarketing scheme
A former bank executive has pleaded not guilty,
in a Birmingham,
Alabama, court to charges he scammed Compass bank in Decatur out of $10 million in a telemarketing scheme.
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WTO director calls for flexibility on Cancun meeting
World Trade Organization (WTO)Director General Supachai Panitchpakdi has asked for flexibility of the members in order to reach agreements at the upcoming ministerial meeting in Cancun, Mexico.
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Brazilian president vows to continue space program despite rocket blast
Visiting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva vowed on Monday to continue with his country's space program despite a rocket explosion that killed 21 people last Friday.
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More troops mobilized to fight forest fires in western Canada
The government of Canada will send more troops to help fight forest fires in the western British Columbia, it is reported Monday.
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Hate crimes
down in New York this year
Hate crimes in New York City have
dropped almost 11 percent so far this year,
local paper the New York Post reported
Monday.
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: NICARAGUA
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Nearly
One-Third of Nicaraguans Are
Malnourished
Food
insecurity is not letting up in
Nicaragua, where around one-third of the
population cannot meet the basic
nutritional requirement of at least
2,200 calories a day, according to the
World Food Program.
A new study by this United Nations (news
- web sites) agency states that of a
population of 5.4 million, more than 1.6
million people are going hungry, with
680,201 enduring "very high food
insecurity" and 947,463 facing
"high" insecurity.
Food insecurity exists when people have
limited or uncertain access to
nutritionally adequate and safe food
supplies.
Unemployment, overcrowding, natural
disasters and difficulties in food
access are the leading reasons why
Nicaraguans are going hungry.
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