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A view of
yesterday's rare event that has fascinated
scientists since the 1600s. The transit of
Venus occurs so infrequently that it's known
to have been observed by humans only five
times before, in 1639, 1761, 1769, 1874 and
1882. It's next occurrence is on June 6, 2012
- but that's it till December 2117.
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CCSS Has New Chief
The new head of the scarred
Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social (CCSS) is Dr. Alberto Sáenz Pacheco, a
cousin of President Abel Pacheco.
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Michigan Boys: Warren Officials Deny Prostitute
Allegations
Detroit's WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) and
city-run TV Warren are challenging each other's news report about 200
Michigan men, including some public officials, who went to Costa Rica for an
annual fishing trip in May.
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News Summary:
- The cleaning crew at the Hotel
Tryp Corobici got a surprise of a lifetime, when on Monday in the early
afternoon, workers found a body in the basement of the hotel.
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OAS to Stay in Venezuela for Recall
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, who was
elected Monday as new secretary general of the Organization of American
States (OAS), said he deemed necessary to keep the observation mission in
Venezuela in a moment when the country has completed the stages of
collection and verification of signatures for the presidential recall vote
and awaits a date to hold it.
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Argentina urges UK to resume negotiations on Malvinas
Argentine Foreign Minister Rafael
Bielsa on Tuesday urged Britain to resume talks on the controversial
sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands (the Falklands).
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G-8 summit opens in US
The 2004 summit of the Group of the
Eight (G-8) opened here in an informal setting in Sea Island, the
southeastern US state of Georgia, on Tuesday evening with a social dinner
hosted by US President George W. Bush for his seven counterparts from major
western industrialized nations and the European Union.
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International News from the New York Times |
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LEARN SPANISH |
People Words
Spanish like
English has different names for different people. By learning the words
below you will increase your vocabulary, comprehension and language fluency.
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Using a cell phone in Costa Rica
If you plan to visit
Costa Rica and you need a cell phone to stay in
contact with your office, business associates, family and friends – don’t bring your cell phone
with you!
Cell phone service in Costa Rica is provided by only
one carrier, ICE (Instituto Costarricense de
Electricidad) and your cell phone will not connect
to the ICE system unless you have made special
arrangements in advance of your trip.
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SPECIAL REPORTS |
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COLOMBIA:
Decades of War Over Land
In
Colombia ''it isn't that there are displaced people because there is
war,'' but ''there is war so there will be displaced people,'' says
peasant activist Gilma Benítez, unwittingly summing up the conclusion
arrived at by researchers after five decades of armed conflict.
In many rural areas of this South American country, life is measured from
war to war, the first of which broke out in 1948, the second in 1954, the
third in 1962 and the fourth, which is still raging, in 1964.
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Retirement/Relocation Tours for the Non-rich!
I am the ONLY Retirement,
Relocation Guide in Costa Rica without a
hidden agenda.
I will show you many of the best areas for
value of climate, land, amenities, and
building costs.
I will introduce you to honest, value, people
who will share with you the actual costs of
real estate & homes built for people like you.
You can then compare these to any of the other
“DEALS” promoted by the many other “Tours”
Please visit:
www.costaricaretireonss.com
and contact my References.
George Lundquist, Retirement, Relocation
Columnist for:
www.insidecostarica.com
and
www.welovecostarica.com |
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