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Saturday 28
July 2007, San José, Costa
Rica
Decree Gives
Gays The Right To Donate
Blood
The gay community in
Costa Rica wants to
express their
appreciation to
president Oscar Arias,
for signing the
executive decree that
allows homosexuals and
bisexuals to donate
blood by eliminating its
prohibition.
Snow Falls On Costa Rica?
Believe It!
Unbelievable, but true.
The unusual surprised
many drivers crossing
the peak known as Cerro
de la Muerte betweem
kilometre 88 and 93 on
the Interamerican Sur
that connects San José
with the southern zone.
Hemorrhagic Dengue Cases
Hits Record High
Hemorrhagic dengue has
affected 101 people in
Costa Rica so far in
2007, hitting a record
high in the past 14
years.
Arias Popularity On The
Down Slide
According to a
CID-Gallup poll, the
popularity of Costa
Rican president, Oscar
Arias, has suffered a
sharp decrease in the
last three months.
Fiscalía Files
Charges Against Former President
Rodríguez
Former Costa Rican
president and former secretary general
of the Organization of American States
(OAS)< Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, will
finally have his day in court.
Chicago Fire Need Spark
From Wanchope
Costa Rican striker
Paulo Wanchope
officially joined the
Chicago Fire Soccer team
on Friday, becoming the
second international
star to sign with the
team this season,
joining Mexico's
Cuauhtemoc Blanco.
Observers Predict
Trouble during
Guatemalan Elections
The civil organization
Mirador Electoral warned
in a communiqué
published on Friday that
trouble might affect the
smooth development and
transparency of
elections in Guatemala
in September.
Panama to Talk Trade
with CARICOM
Panama will negotiate
from August 8 a free
trade agreement with the
Caribbean Community in
Trinidad Tobago.
Honduras for
Penitentiary Reform
The Honduran Centre for
the Prevention,
Rehabilitation and
Treatment of Victims of
Torture CPTRT demanded
the urgent passing of
the Penitentiary System
Act, Hondudiario paper
highlighted Thursday.
Ecuador rejects U.S.
experimental project in
Galapagos
Ecuador said on Friday
it rejects a U.S.
experimental project to
eliminate carbon dioxide
from Galapagos Island's
ocean waters.
Colombian government,
ELN rebels end peace
talks without progress
The Colombian government
and the National
Liberation Army (ELN)
had ended their sixth
round of peace talks in
the Cuban capital of
Havana without any
substantial results, the
ELN said Thursday.
CUBA:
Raúl Castro Acknowledges
Day-to-Day Hardships
Cuba’s acting president,
Raúl Castro, made a
frank assessment of the
situation in his country
Thursday, acknowledging
difficulties and
challenges faced by
Cubans in their daily
lives, ruling out the
possibility of
short-term solutions,
and warning that it is
essential to bolster
production, especially
of food.
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