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Models
present creations by Indian designer Rina
Dhaka at the opening show of 2004 India
Fashion Week in New Delhi. The event features
35 fashion shows on which creations by 57
Indian designers will be presented. (Xinhua
Photo)
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Editor's Note: Due to technical problems
we were not able to publish yesterday.
Bad Weather Leaves One Dead, 584 Affected
The body of an
unidentified man found in the Toro river in the area of Unión de Toro, en
Golfito de Pital, San Carlos, northwest of San José, while 584 others have
been affected by the bad weather over the weekend.
>more
CCSS Ex-President Defends Himself
The storm surrounding
the CCSS and the Fischel Corporation has those involved denying anything
wrong was going on at the CCSS (Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social).
>more
Pacheco to Get Tough on Corruption
In his weekly broadcast
over the National Ratio network, president Abel Pacheco, referred to his
achievements over the past two years in office. He spoke about his
achievements in education and heath, the increase in tourism and agriculture
and the development of road infrastructure that is underway.
>more
Panama Dominates Central America Ports Volumes
Some 64.2m tonnes of cargo were moved in Central American ports during 2003,
according to the latest statistics of the Central American Commission of
Maritime Transportation (COCATRAM).
>more
Two Sentenced in Fraud Case
"Simple greed" turned
two prominent members of the Albuquerque, New Mexico, community into two
prominent federal felons, U.S. Attorney David Iglesias says.
>more
Cuba: The Passion of Christ movie sparks Evangelical
debate
The movie the Passion of Christ, by Mel Gibson, sparked a
debate in Cuba among pastors from different denominations about whether
or not the movie faithfully reflects the Biblical history it
seeks to portray.
>more
Venezuela seized scores of Colombian paramilitaries
Venezuelan Defense
Minister Jose Garcia Carneiro said his security forces had captured 56
Colombian right-wing paramilitaries early Sunday morning at a ranch on the
southern outskirts of Caracas.
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Brazil calls NY Times alcohol story "slander"
Brazil on Sunday condemned as slanderous a New York Times article about the
drinking habits of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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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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SPECIAL REPORTS |
LATIN AMERICA-CARIBBEAN:
'Impossible' to Cut
Hunger in Half by 2015
The
international community's goal to reduce
world hunger by half will not be attained in
Latin America and the Caribbean by 2015,
because it would be impossible to reverse
the growing tendency towards food insecurity
in that period, concluded the U.N. Food and
Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
”At the rate we're going, we would not even
reach the goal in 150 years,” Alfredo Puig,
the FAO's permanent ambassador in Cuba, told
Tierramérica, during a recent regional
ministerial meeting in Guatemala.
Peasant farmers and indigenous peoples in
Latin America and the Caribbean have been
demanding land and credits for decades as a
means to escape poverty and ensure their
food supplies.
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TRAVEL & TOURISM |
Costa Rica A Great Haven for Tourists
If you greet someone in Costa
Rica with “Como estas?” (How are you?), they’ll respond with a smile, “Muy bueno,
pura vida!” (Very well, pure life!)
Is the pervasive well-being of these citizens, their pura vida, due to their
wisdom, or is it “pura suerte” (pure luck)?
We all have heard the parable of the goose that laid the golden eggs, killed by
a greedy, short-sighted ignoramus is order to get all the eggs, only to discover
that the goose had to be alive in order to keep laying. Duh. We’re just back
from a land that has a golden goose, only the people there nurture it, feed it,
and take special care of it, and it keeps on laying golden eggs, year after year
after year.
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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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