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Costa Rican schoolchildren march in a traditional parade to celebrated Costa Rica's Independence Day in
Escazu, to celebrate Costa Ricas' 182 years of independence from
Spain.
[Foto: insidecostarica.com]
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Dignitaries
Celebrate Costa Rica's 182 Years of
Independence
Dignitaries and government officials
celebrated Costa Rica's independence day
with words from President Abel Pacheco and
Archbishop of San José, Monseñor Hugo
Barrantes. >more
Strike
Ready in Limon
Union Leaders said last night that nothing
will stop their strike action planned for
today in their attempt to paralyze the Port
of Limon. They said that even though there
is room to dialogue with the government,
they feel that they cannot reach an
agreement. >more
Uncertainty hinders foreign investment in Venezuela: WB
The political uncertainty in Venezuela will hamper investments, the local media quoted a
World Bank official as saying on Monday. >more
Bush, Putin to meet at Camp David on Sept. 26-27
US President George W. Bush will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at Camp David, Maryland, on Sept. 26-27, the White House said on Monday.
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France: Everyone loses with Cancun failure
France on Monday regretted that all parties lose in the failure of the WTO trade talks in Cancun, Mexico, after the five-day meeting ended without agreement.
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SPECIAL
REPORTS: ARGENTINA
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IMF
Talks Continue Despite Default on
Payment
Argentina
failed to meet a 2.9-billion-dollar
payment to the IMF that came due
Tuesday, but both sides are confident
that an agreement can be reached to
prevent the country from defaulting on
payments to the multilateral lending
institutions, as it did on privately
held debt. >more
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