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Caza Alianza Closes in Costa
Rica
The U.S.-based children's rights organization, Casa
Alizana, said Friday it will close its Costa Rica
office, in the wake of thesex scandal involving its
former director, Bruce Harris.
PUSC Asks Pacheco to Force
Figueres to Return
The Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC) is asking
president Abel Pacheco for the United Nations help
in getting former president José María Figueres
Olsen back to Costa Rica to to give explanations why
he received us$900.000 from Alcatel for consulting
work.
Calderón Under Heavy Security
While in Hospital
Former
president Rafael Angel Calderón is still in hospital
following heart problems he suffered during a
hearing requesting that he be transferred to house
arrest instead of remaining in preventive detention
in La Reforma prison for the next 8 1/2 months.
Fugitive American Arrested
Following
three years of hiding out in Costa Rica, INTERPOL
finally got their man.
Heredia Mall Opens
El Paseo de
las Flores, located on the main througway into
Heredia opened this past Wednesday.
Prices Skyrocket
The costs of housing - including
utilities -, transportation, and
food are delivering the heaviest
blows to the pockets of Costa
Ricans, who are suffering a
general skyrocketing of prices,
resulting in recent months from
the non-stop rise in the cost of
oil, even though also influenced
by other domestic factors.
Rio Group backs action against three Costa
Rican ex-presidents
The Rio Group
said Friday that it supports Costa Rica's action against three
ex-presidents for corruption.
Brazil calls for more cooperation in region
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday called on
Latin American and Caribbean countries to strengthen cooperation in
dealing with challenges in development and poverty reduction.
Chilean army chief admits torture during
Pinochet's rule
Chilean Army chief General Juan Cheyre has admitted to torture in
the army committed during the military regime of Augusto Pinochet
from 1973 to 1990, local media reported Friday.
Colombian govt lifts arrest warrants for
paramilitary chiefs
The Colombian authorities Thursday lifted arrest warrants for three
leaders of the right-wing paramilitary organization the United
Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC).
International News from the New
York Times
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BRAZIL:
A Bio-Energy Superpower
Rising oil prices and the upcoming
implementation of the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gases, following the
recent ratification by Russia, are accelerating the process of turning
Brazil into a world leader in ''bio-energy''.
Exports of alcohol made from sugarcane are expected to increase from 800
million litres last year to two billion litres this year -- this
expansion trend continues independent of rising world oil prices.
There are many countries, like Japan, that are moving to blend ethanol
with gasoline, or increase the alcohol additives in fuel, as a means
towards curbing air pollution.
It augurs for renewable energy sources having a strong global impulse
with the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, which sets goals for
reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, responsible for climate change.
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