London
is carrying out a major exercise testing the
ability to cope with a terrorist strike on
its underground system Sunday, just days
ahead of the second anniversary of the Sept.
11 attacks on the United States.
There
have been concerns that terrorist groups
might attack Britain sooner or later since
the country sided with the United States in
the anti-terror war and the war on Iraq.
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President
Pacheco Says He Will Not Resign President
Abel Pacheco said yesterday, the four vagabonds who
have requested that he resign the
presidency, are those who live off the
policies of the government and have not done anything
for Costa Rica. >more
New
witnesses, evidence uncovered in death of US
student in Costa Rica The family of a U.S. student stabbed
to death in Costa Rica more than two years ago
has located four new witnesses and documentary
evidence in the case, an attorney for the family
said Tuesday.
>more
Racsa
Announces Drop in Internet Charges
Racsa
announced, beginning Oct. 1, will reduce
internet service cost by 12.5% on it's
"900enlinea" and
"prepaid" services.
>more
P&G
Hires Out Employee Services to IBM
Procter & Gamble Co (P&G), building on its effort to hire out some services under multi-year contracts, said it has signed IBM to a 10-year, $400 million deal to handle employee services.
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US remains vulnerable to terrorists using false identities: investigators
US congressional investigators said Tuesday the nation remained vulnerable to terrorists using phony identification documents two years after the Sept. 11 attacks, citing their success in obtaining valid driver's licenses using false identities.
>more
World Customs Organization urges closer ties at WTO meeting
The World Customs Organization (WCO) Tuesday called for intensifying international cooperation in economic development to promote investments and reduce poverty.
>more
Los Angeles stages
evacuation drill to test terrorism
preparedness With the second anniversary of the Sept.
11 terrorist attacks approaching, the second largest
US city of Los Angeles conducted Tuesday a major
drill at a 67-story downtown building to test its
preparedness for terrorism.
>more
Hispanic
Market is Hot Stuff There
has been a running buzz for sometime
that the U.S. "Hispanic"
market is hot and getting hotter -- a
growing demographic with an increasing
amount of money to spend on the right
kind of products and votes to cast for
the right candidates.
But what is this so-called Hispanic
market? Who is part of it? And what kind
of marketing is being used to sell to
this actually rather diverse group? >more
