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Costa Rica's President Oscar Arias, reads a statement at the Casa Presidencial in San Jose, outlining his latest proposal for peace in Honduras. Both, Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya and de facto president, Roberto Micheletti, rejected the proposal, calling it a failure. |
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Fresh Protests Break Out In Honduras
Tegucigalpa - Fresh
protests broke out Wednesday in Tegucigalpa,
the capital of Honduras, as the deposed
Honduran president Manuel Zelaya and the de
facto government started a new round of
mediation talk in Costa Rica.
Crucial Days for Honduras Anti-Coup Struggle
Tegucigalpa - The peaceful resistance against the military
coup in Honduras on Wednesday entered day
25, when the deadline for a negotiated
solution to the crisis is to be ended.
Panama Expects Honduran Resolution
Panama - Panamanian Foreign Affairs minister, Juan Carlos Varela, expressed optimism regarding a solution to the crisis in Honduras after the coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
Fidel Castro On The 30th Sandinista Anniversary and the San Jose Proposal
Havana - The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, stated that nobody doubt that only the Honduran people will be able to build their own history. |
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Colombia Says Oil Field Holds 500 Million Barrels
Bogota - A Colombian oil field, operated by state petroleum company Ecopetrol and Canada's Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp PEG.TO, is estimated by the government to have 500 million barrels in reserves.
School Absence in Argentina
Buenos Aires - Poverty is projected as
the main cause of school desertion in
Argentina, especially in the province of
Cordoba, as published by local newspaper La Voz del Interior Tuesday.
AH1N1 Flu Kills 22 in Brazil
Brasilia - Brazil Health Minister Jose Gomes Temporao said the AH1N1 virus has so far
caused 22 fatalities but remains below the
common flu death rates.
Peru To Be Affected By El Nino
Lima - The meteorological
phenomenon El Nino could reappear and affect
Peru in the coming months, Peru's National
Service of Meteorology and Hydrology (Senamhi)
said on Wednesday.
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ENVIRONMENT-GUATEMALA:
Mines Bring No
Benefits to Local People
The new draft law on
mining before the Guatemalan parliament does
not strictly regulate water use and
environmental protection, does not provide
for community consultation, and sets
royalties payable to the state at too low a
level, say environmental and social organisations. |
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The Tourist and the Hare
Wondering what your next vacation
destination should be? Look no farther than
Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica.
Offering the scenic national park, an array
of beaches, and beautiful mountaintop
accommodations, this is the perfect spot to
soak up life.
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Could Costa Rica
Overthrow Its President?
The
Honduran legislature
decided last week
decided that that the
president as unfit to
govern and Sunday
morning a group of
soldiers took Manuel
Zelaya by force and put
on a plane headed for
Costa Rica, in a coup
d'etat since the Cold
War. Zelaya said he was
kidnapped by Honduran
military officers, who
dragged him from his
residence. |
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