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Sunday 15
July 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
146 Dead "Came
Back" To Sign Away Their Property
Like if they had risen from their tombs,
in the last four years, 146 people have
"appeared from the dead" to transfer
their properties in sales, donations or
mortgages of propety, according to a
report by the daily Spanish language
newspaper, La Nación.
Holiday Traffic Accident
Costs Live of Couple and
Their Youngest Child
Despite the warnings,
the increased patrols by
the Policía de Tránsito,
traffic accidents
continue to cost lives
on the roads, with the
latest major fatal
accident occurring late
Friday when three
children lost their
parents and a younger
brother.
High Governance
Costa Rica surpassed or
was even with some world powers in a
World Bank study of governance
indicators between 1996 and 2006.
Visa Parts Husband
and His Wife
Former Hamilton township
resident Michael Stout
has found a fulfilling
and peaceful life in
Costa Rica, where he
moved seven years ago.
Fewer Forest Fires
Costa Rica sets an
example for the world as
to how conservation
areas effectively reduce
forest fires in tropical
rainforests.
WEEK IN REVIEW
Click here for the
top stories of the past
week.
Pan American Games
Inaugurated with
Colourful Fiesta
Brazil's best kept
secret for the last few
months was finally
revealed with the
memorable fiesta of
inauguration of the 15th
Pan American Games.
Cubans Enjoy
Summertime
Cubans are plunged into
a summer that with
traditional warm
temperatures allows them
to enjoy several
entertainment
alternatives.
Visit to Panama Very
Positive, Says Cuban Top
Legislator
President of the
National Assembly of the
People's Power (Cuban
Congress), Ricardo
Alarcon, described as
very positive the
results of his visit to
Panama, with relations
strengthened between the
two countries.
Peruvian Teachers Repeal
Law
Peruvian teachers are
still on strike Saturday
for an indefinite
period, to demand the
repeal of the Teachers
Career Law, for being
termed privatizing, and
the release of over 100
detained professors.
Argentine president
calls meeting on energy
shortage
Argentina's President
Nestor Kirchner on
Thursday summoned
leaders of the nation's
energy companies for
talks over energy
shortage, a government
spokesmen told media on
Thursday.
COLOMBIA:
Using Communication to
Build Peace
"We don't want to give
birth to children who go
off to war. We want our
children to be
filmmakers, painters,
dentists, whatever they
want, but not to repeat
this disgraceful war," a
Colombian woman tells
IPS.
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