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The Instituto
Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza
en Nutrición y Salud (INCIENSA) hopes to
receive
the
A/H1N1
testing
kit from
the CDC,
eliminating
the wait
period
for
testing
results
from the
US. |
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 "Probable"
Flu Cases Increases To Eight
The number of "probable" cases of the
A/H1N1 flu or swine flu as it is more
commonly referred to, has reached to eight
in Costa Rica, two of which are in hospital;
a 53 year old man, with pneumonia
complications and a 12 year old girl with
asthma at the Hospital de Niños. The other
six are in good health and are under
quarantine in their homes.
Fallen
Helicopter Carrying 347 Kg of Cocaine For
Mexican Cartel
On Monday the news of an aerial accident of
the helicopter that disappeared from the air
over the Cerro de la Muerte, that killed
both the pilot and his passenger, revealed
that the flight of the helicopter was more
than just an overfly of the area for an
aerial photography contract, as it had been
originally reported.
Limón Port
Workers On Indefinite Strike
Tension again takes over the ports of Limón
and Moín on the Caribbean coast, as the
Junta de Administración Portuaria y de
Desarrollo Económico de la Vertiente
Atlántica (Japdeva) began yesterday an
indefinite strike action.
Drugs Hit Hard Young Costa Ricans
Drug consumption among young adults
is very worrying within Costa Rican society,
where the number of violent deaths currently
continues to increase.
Costa Rica Targeting
American Medical Tourists
With
traditional tourism hit hard by the global
recession, Costa Rica is seeking to draw
foreign visitors by offering low-cost,
high-quality healthcare, targeting people
from the United States, where the same
medical procedures can cost up to four times
more.
Colorado Woman
Seeks Stem Cell Treatment for MS in Costa
Rica
A Colorado woman seeks stem cell treatment
in Costa Rica, who is not expecting
miracles, but needs help to pursing a
controversial treatment for her MS.
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Venezuelan
Government Calls For Calm After Earthquakes
Caracas - The
Venezuelan government called on Monday the
public to be calm after moderate earthquakes
hit the central coast region of the country.
Post Conflict Event in Colombia
Cartagena, Colombia - With participation of delegates from 46 countries, the First Congress on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration is beginning Monday in this capital, to exchange experiences on post-conflict processes.
Homeless Numbers Alarming in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires - Nearly 2,000 people are
homeless in Buenos Aires, where a harmful
policy of dumping people on the streets,
applied by the government of that city, has
doubled homeless numbers, Pagina 12 local
paper denounced Monday.
Bolivia Confirms Actions by Terrorists
La Paz - The Bolivian
government asserted on Monday that the
investigations about existence of violent
groups have confirmed the implementation of
plans to assassinate President Evo Morales
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4 Kms Does Not A 6 Lane Highway Make
After some 30 years of
planning, start and stop
and then start again,
last week the expansion
of the autopista
Fernando Prospero and
the highway to Caldera,
was officially
inaugurated, although
there still remains
entire sections of first
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Why ICE Is Stalling 3G
ICE, the Instituto Costarricense
de Electricidad and the only
provider of cellular service in
Costa Rica has been falling
behind in installing the next
generation of cellular network
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