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Saturday 20 October
2007, San José, Costa
Rica
More Rain On The
Way As Another Tropical Wave To Pound
The Country
If the rain of the last twelve days was
not enough, another tropical wave will
be hitting Costa Rica today, Saturday
and tomorrow, Sunday.
Arias Off To China To
Seek Trade Deal
Costa Rican president
Oscar Arias is looking
for investment and trade
opportunities as he
heads to Costa Rica's
newest ally, China,
today.
College Students Buying
Answers Not Illegal
A business located in
Alajuela is offering
college students answers
to their Mathematics,
Physics and Chemistry
questions so that "they
can use their time as
they like", the daily La
Nacion reports.
Health Ministry Warns Of
Dental Whitener Sold
Without Permit
The Ministerio de Salud
(health ministry) is
warning of a dental
whitening power sold in
Costa Rica that does not
have the required health
permit and could cause
health problems is used.
Junk Your Old
Computer Safely
Don't know what to do with that old
computer, monitor, printer, cell phone
or any other electronic junk?
Venezuela to Aid
Nicaragua Recover From
Rain Damages
A high-rank delegation
of the Venezuelan
government arrived in
Managua to evaluate the
damage caused by
torrential rains in
Nicaragua, and to
determine the kind of
aid Nicaraguans need.
Nicaragua's Ortega says
foreign textile firms
`enslaving' workers
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega has
accused foreign textile
companies, mostly
Taiwanese, of
"enslaving" workers and
leaving the country
instead of paying higher
wages.
Belize Foreign Minister
Thanks Cuban Support
Belize Foreign Affairs
Minister Lisa Shoman
thanked the support and
solidarity Cuba gave to
her country, in a
conversation held with
Cuban Foreign Affairs
Minister Felipe Perez
Roque.
PARLATINO Warns of
Biofuel Risks
The risk of food
shortage to produce
biofuels from food is
among key issues to be
analyzed Friday by the
Latin American
Parliament (Parlatino)
members met in this
capital.
Argentine president
condemns assassination
of three policemen
Argentine President
Nestor Kirchner on
Friday condemned the
assassination of three
policemen in Buenos
Aires early Friday.
DEATH PENALTY:
Guatemala Complies with
Inter-American Court
Ruling
he Guatemalan justice
system commuted a death
sentence handed down in
1999 to 40 years in
prison this week, in
compliance with a 2005
ruling issued by the
Inter-American Court of
Human Rights.
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