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An avalanche of super heated rocks and gases can been seen on the north side of the Arenal Volcano located near La Fortuna,
120 kilometers (75 miles) northwest of San Jose, Friday, Sept. 5, 2003.
Friday's eruption was its strongest in more than two years.
(Foto: AL DIA/RAFAEL PACHECO)
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updated by 7:00 a.m. CST each day
Arenal Volcano Erupts
The Arenal Volcano,
Costa
Rica's most active volcano, hacked and
coughed and
spewed lava,
rocks and ash Friday in its strongest eruption
in more than two years, panicking nearby
residents. >more
Economy
Minister Resigns
The minister of Economy, Industry and Commerce, Vilma Villalobos Carvajal, resigned yesterday, without saying publicly
the reason for her decision. >more
Mother
and Her 2 Children Arrested for Drug
Trafficking
The
arrest Thursday of a woman and two of her
children allowed to disbanding of the family
group that dedicated itself to the selling
drugs in the town of Pueblo Nuevo de Parrita,
Puntarenas. >more
Uneven
Recovery of Economy
The expected recovery of economy for the years 2003 and 2004 will not be even for all sectors.
>more
Fasten
Your Seat Belt
From January through August this year, 149 drivers and passengers died in road accidents in Costa Rica.
>more
A
Favorite for Honeymooners
Costa Rica was chosen as the best destination for a honeymoon in the category "Best Adventure" in a survey by US magazine Modern Bride.
>more
Colombian rebels to free former presidential candidate
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the country's largest rebel group, will release former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt who has been taken hostage, announced a Colombian top lawmaker on Friday.
>more
Poll shows most Colombians support Uribe's reelection
Sixty-six percent of the Colombians would support the reelection of incumbent President Alvaro
Uribe, should the Constitution allow him to run for a second tenure, an opinion poll released Friday showed.
>more
MF satisfied with
performance of Peruvian economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is
satisfied with the performance of the Peruvian
economy, IMF chief of mission Andrew Wolf said on
Friday. >more
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: BRAZIL
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Brazil
Imports Generic AIDS Drugs from India,
China
Brazil's
decision to import generic HIV/AIDS
drugs, manufactured in China and India,
has gained greater legitimacy with the
related agreement approved by the World
Trade Organization last week, but the
import policy was never contingent on
international consent.
Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da
Silva, issued a decree Friday that
authorises importation of generic
medications -- drugs identified by their
main active ingredient, and usually much
cheaper than their trademarked
equivalents -- even without the consent
of the holders of the corresponding
patents.
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