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Luis
Bermúdez, from the Radiation Control Program
of the Ministry of Health, shows us an orange
coloured radio active container similar to the
one stolen in Siquirres. he material is
extremely dangerous. Police are asking for a
call to 911 for any information that leads to
the recovery of the container.(Foto Mario
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Man Who Stole Radioactive Material Caught; However
Container Not Found
Police have in custody the
man suspected of having stolen radioactive material in Siquirres, east of
San José. The man, it appears is an indigent who took the radioactive
material while taking other things in the course of the robbery.
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Cellular Scam Uncovered
Ever wondered what happened
to cellular lines when someone dies or fails to pay the bill and the service
is cut?
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Court-Martial Begins for Accused Soldier
The attorney for a U.S.
soldier accused of deserting his unit in Iraq asked a military judge
Wednesday to dismiss the charge, saying the infantryman was entitled to
leave the military because he is a citizen of Costa Rica.
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Cops Nab Diamond Thieves
Police have arrested more than 20 foreigners suspected of being involved in
stealing a bag containing US$690 000 worth of diamonds from a local jewelry
fair, state-run media reported on Thursday.
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Foreign Investment in Latin America and Caribbean
Falls Again - UN report
Foreign direct investment (FDI) plummeted by nearly 20 percent last year, to
$36.5 billion, in Latin America and the Caribbean, the only region in the
world to see a decline, the United Nations economic commission for the
region said today.
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Spheres of Influence
In 1940, while preparing
ground in the Térraba River delta region of southwest Costa Rica, workers
for the United Fruit Company unearthed an archaeological enigma. They found
a number of stone spheres, ranging from a few centimetres to more than two
metres in diameter, the largest weighing 16 tonnes.
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Venezuelan government defends Chavez's proposal
Venezuela's Vice
President Jose Vicente Rangel said Wednesday that the government's proposal
for giving military training to civilians will strengthen national defense.
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Fidel Castro meets Chinese party official
Cuban leader Fidel
Castro discussed bilateral cooperation here Tuesday with a visiting senior
Chinese party official.
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Brazil to maintain strategic partnership with China:
Lula
The Brazilian president said his upcoming visit to China will help maintain
a more solid and lasting strategic partnership with the world's most
populous country in areas like politics, economy, trade, technology and
culture.
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