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The price for a litre of gasoline will
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Gasoline Prices To Increase ¢40
As expected and following
denials the day earlier, the Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo (RECOPE)
made a formal request to the Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios
Públicos (ARESEP) - regulating body of public prices and services - for
an increase in the price of gasoline.
Abuser
Priest Back in Court
While the nation and the world
mourns the death of Pope John Paul II and the Catedral Metropolitana in
San José is filled with devotees, in Alajuela, father Enrique Delgado,
was back in court to continue his trial for the sexual abuse of minors.
Cost of Rice on the Increase
Everyday Costa Ricans are faced
with the increase in the cost of living.
Alcatel Chief Freed From Jail
One by one, those implicated in
the ICE-Alcatel scandal are going home.
Banana Facts
This story is not necessarily a
news story, in order to fill the page, we decided to bring you some
interesting facts about bananas.
LATIN AMERICA
Cuba able to defeat any enemy: Castro
Cuban leader Fidel Castro said
here Thursday that his country is able to face and defeat any enemy,
local press reported.
Venezuela offers gesture for reconciliation
with US
The Venezuelan government on
Thursday said it gave a gesture for reconciliation with the United
States, local media reported.
Mexico
City mayor to run for presidential candidacy
Mexico City Mayor Andres M.
Lopez Obrador, who would face criminal charges after being stripped of
his immunity from prosecution, announced Thursday that he will run for
presidential candidacy.
Venezuela and Cuba Foster Friendly Bonds
Representatives of Cuba and
Venezuela start today in Caracas a Meeting of Mutual Frienship and
Solidarity which the organizers consider an evidence of the close links
of cooperation existing between both peoples and states.
SPECIAL REPORTS
DEVELOPMENT-SOUTH AMERICA:
Uneven Race Against Poverty
The race to
halve extreme poverty in the Southern Cone countries of South America by
2015 is on, but while Chile has already reached the finish line and
Brazil is approaching it, Uruguay, and especially Paraguay and
Argentina, must begin moving towards the goal at a faster pace.
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