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The
pilot of
a small
aircraft
with
engine
problems
after
taking
off
decided
to use
the
Circunvalación
as a
landing
strip.
The same
plane,
piloted
by a
Russian
national,
made a
similar
landing
practically
in the
same
spot 10
years
ago. No
one was
injured
in the
accident.
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Loss Of Power Forces
Small Plan To Land On Circunvalación
Costa Rican drivers are accustomed to just
about anything happening on the country's
highways. But yesterday was a little
different, when the pilot of a small
airplane decided to use the Circunvalación
to put down the aircraft. |
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Some 350.000 Dogs Roam
The Streets of Costa Rica
Dirty and drinking water from sewer pipes
and puddles is the life of an estimated
350.000 dogs in Costa Rica, according to the
Nacional Protectora de Animales (ANPA) -
animal protection group and the Servicio
Nacional de Salud Animal (Senasa).
Costa Rican
Public Funds Shaky
Costa Rica registered a deficit of its
public funds to the tune of us$245.2 million
dollars at the close of the first quarter of
2009, a situation that requires extreme
measures, raising the fear of cuts to
public expenditures used for social
programs, particularly in the midst of
growing unemployment and the increase of
prices of basic products.
Costa Rica: A
Day of Multi-Coloured Splendor for Gays
Government institutions and civil society
organisations are holding talks, workshops
and other activities aimed at raising
awareness and overcoming intolerance, in
preparation for the National Day Against
Homophobia on Sunday in Costa Rica.
Vandenberg
Medical Team to Work With Costa Rican
Doctors
A medical team from Vandenberg Air Force
Base, California, arrived in Costa Rica
Saturday, as part of a medically-oriented
humanitarian aid mission in the country. |
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LATIN AMERICA
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Espionage
Scandal in Colombian Government
Bogota -
The scandal Colombian President Alvaro Uribe
is facing by illegal meetings with judges,
politicians, journalists and ex public
officials has cast a shadow over the
government, inside and outside of the
country.
Assassinated 17 Colombian Unionists in 2009
Bogota - The number of union
activists assassinated rose to 17 in
Colombia this year, confirmed Favio Arias,
member of the executive committee of the
United Workers Central (CUT).
Venezuela: Posada Has Terrorist Dossier
Caracas -
Venezuela shows remembrance for the 37th
anniversary of a slaughter led by
international terrorist Luis Posada Carriles,
also known as Comisario Basilio. Sisters
Brenda and Marlene Esquivel were victims of
physical and psychological torture
perpetrated by the criminal.
Brazilian President to Saudi Arabia.
Brasilia - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be welcomed by Saudi Arabia King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz al Saud, on Saturday, in the first visit of a Brazilian president to that Middle East nation.
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LATIN AMERICA:
H1N1 Flu Spreading, But
Mild
The H1N1
flu virus has begun its
southward march in Latin
America, carried by
passengers travelling
from areas hit by the
outbreak. But the
mortality rate is much
lower than in Mexico,
and there are no signs
of "sustained domestic
transmission" in the
rest of the region. |
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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
phase of the highway to
be completed. |
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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
known as 3G. |
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