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Banana
workers affected by the Nemágon pesticide
stage a hunger strike in downtown San José,
camping out in the covered passageway in front
of the Teatro Nacional on Avenida Segunda.
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No Plans to Change CAFTA Labour Provisions
The Bush administration has
no plans to change labour provisions of a new free trade pact with five
Central American countries to encourage more Democrats to vote for it, a
U.S. official said on Friday.
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Costa Rican Among Scientists to Win Fellowship
A total of 10 scientists from eight countries India, Burkina Faso, Cameroon,
China, Ethiopia, Kenya and Costa Rica, have won a fellowship of the US-based
International Fund for Agricultural Research (IFAR), a foundation dedicated
to fostering scientific excellence in agriculture.
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Nicaraguan Gang Will Try to Enter Costa Rica
Following the bloody massacre
on Tuesday of four police offices in the Caribbean city of Bluefields,
Nicaragua, by a gang of ten Nicaraguans, Costa Rican police along with
Nicaraguan police forces are maintaining an alert fort he men in the
northern border region.
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Grace Period For Drivers Without Seatbelt
The new seatbelt law came into effect yesterday following publication in the
official daily newspaper La Gaceta.
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US requests extradition of Colombia's rebel chieftains
for drug-related money laundering
US authorities have
requested the extradition of FARC chieftains, including Jose Benito Cabrera,
alias Fabian Ramirez, on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering,
Colombian General Attorney's Office said Wednesday.
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Car bomb leaves 3 dead, 38 injured in Colombia
At least three people died, including an eight-year-old child, and 38 others
were injured after a car bomb exploded in Tame, western Arauca department,
Colombian authorities said Wednesday.
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