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Foreign Ministers's from Spain,
Miguel Angel Moratinos, right, Andorra's Juli Minoves Triquell,
left, and Vice-Ministers from Costa Rica Marcio Vinicio Vargas,
center, Cuba's Rafael Dausa Cespedes, center, top, react after a
group photo at the XV Century palace Paco dos Duques de Braganca
in Guimaraes, northern Portugal, Saturday, May 28, 2005. The
main agenda issues are the preparation to the XV Ibero-American
Summit of foreign ministers to be held in the Spanish city of
Salamanca in October and the designation of the new Ibero-American
General-Secretary (SEGIB), Enrique Iglesias from Uruguay.
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Bodies
Recovered, Investigation Into
Cause Begins Following Crash of
Small Plane Friday
Rescue workers were able to
recover the bodies of Luis
Alonso Cantillano Calvo,
Guillermo Picado Corella and
Juan Diego Marenco Herrera, 34,
38 and 23 years old (the pilot,
co-pilot and passenger) of the
singe engine Cessna that slammed
into a mountain peak Friday
mid-day.
High Cost of Living Distresses Ticos
The major current source of
anguish for Costa Ricans is the
ever increasing cost of living.
Costa Rican Scientist Honoured at
NASA
NASA acknowledged the work of
Costa Rican scientist Jeannette
Benavides, who was awarded the
Medal to Exceptional
Technological Achievement.
Same Sex
Marriages Proposed
A group who are defending the
rights of gays and lesbians in
Costa Rica presented this week a
proposal to the Asamblea
Legislativa that legailizes same
sex marriages.
LATIN AMERICA
US accused of backing
destabilization in Venezuela
Venezuelan Vice President Jose
Vicente Rangel on Saturday
accused the United States of
supporting the opposition to
launch a new destabilization
campaign in the country.
Argentina opposes Brazil's bid
for permanent UN Security
Councilseat
Argentina has for the first time
openly voiced its opposition to
Brazil's intention to obtain a
permanent seat in the UN
Security Council, the local
press said Saturday.
Thousands of Venezuelans
demonstrate to press for US
extradition of terrorist Posada
Thousands of Venezuelans marched
in Caracas on Saturday to press
for the US government's
extradition of Lius Posada
Carriles, a Venezuelan citizen
accused of terrorism by Cuba and
Venezuela.
Mother of
Brazilian soccer player released
from kidnapping
The mother of Brazilian player
Mario Custodio Nazare "Marinho,"
player of Corinthians, was
released Saturday by her
kidnappers who had kept her a
hostage since May 3 in Sao Paulo
state, said her relatives.
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