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Turrialba Volcano
Maintains Active
The Turrialba volcano has not stopped
spewing gas and ash, experts of the Red
Sismológica de la Universidad de Costa Rica
(UCR) confirmed on Friday while getting a
close look at the volcano. |
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Dollar Drops Almost ¢20
Colones In Week's Trading
The exchange rate this morning
is almost ¢20 colones less than
opening Monday morning, dropping
to ¢552.43 for the buy and
¢562.75 for the sell today to
Monday's ¢572.06 and ¢582.21,
respectively.
2010 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Araya and
Muños Align Their Support With
Solís
With three weeks before Costa
Ricans go to the polls in the
2010 presidential elections,
alliances are beginning to form.
OIJ Says Death of
Wealthy American Was Murder, Not Suicide
The Ministerio Público informed on Friday
that the death of US millionaire John Felix
Bender is being investigated as a murder,
ruling out suicide that was first thought.
Sources close to case say investigators have
found evidence that leads them to believe
the rich American to have been murdered
rather than to have taken his own life.
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Bank Cards With No
Protection!
Christmas turned into Halloween this year
with a little trick played on December 23rd.
We didn’t notice the trick until two weeks
later when we were checking our corporate
bank account because of a discrepancy in
balancing, as we preparing for a real estate
transaction requiring all the money
available in that account.
Costa Rica Weddings:
Plenty of Flash, Easy on Cash!
GUANACASTE, Costa Rica (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
At the Flamingo Beach Resort & Spa, a
popular oceanfront resort on Costa Rica’s
northern Pacific Coast, the brides aren’t
waiting for traditional June weddings.
Arias Won't Mix Words
With Micheletti
Costa Rican president, Oscar Arias, has
decided to stay out of the war of words with
Honduras de facto president, Roberto
Micheletti, who said that Arias does not
have the moral right to judge the situation
in Honduras after Arias publicly said he
would be attending the transfer of powers
ceremony in that country.
Autopista To Santa Ana Closed At Multiplaza
This Weekend
If your
are heading out to Santa Ana from San José
and back keep in mind that the autopista
Próspero Fernández will be completed closed
at the Agres river, immediately east of
Multiplaza in Escazú.
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HONDURAS
Congress Grants
Amnesty To Honduran Interim Leader
TEGUCIGALPA - The Honduran Congress has
approved a decree to grant amnesty to those
involved in last June's military coup that
ousted President Manuel Zelaya, local media
reported Friday. The decree will ensure the
safety of post-coup leader Roberto
Micheletti as well as that of his family.
PANAMA
Panama Ex President in
Money Laundering Case
PANAMA - Panama ex President Ernesto Perez
Balladares, now under home arrest, calls
attention from political parties and other
sectors as first action against organized
crime.
GUATEMALA
Trial against Ex
Guatemala President Stopped
GUATEMALA - Too many appeals, presented by
the defense lawyers, keep the trial for
several crimes against ex Guatemala's
President Alfonso Portillo halted, eight
months after the proceedings began.
GUATEMALA
Guatemalan President
Calls For Unity
GUATEMALA - Guatemalan president, Alvaro
Colom, strongly called for unity in the
country to solve the serious problems in the
nation. |
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LATIN AMERICA
China Hopeful of Latin
America-East Asia Forum
BEJING - China has confirmed the
participation of Foreign Minister Yang
Jiechi at the 4th Latin America- East Asia
Cooperation Forum, to open Saturday in
Tokyo, hoping good results.
VENEZUELA
Earthquake Strikes in
Eastern Venezuela
CARACAS - An earthquake measuring 5.4
degrees at a depth of 2.4 km struck 25 miles
from east Carupano in the Venezuela state of
Sucre at 13:30 (local time) without causing
victims.
BOLIVIA
Bolivia Raids 29 Coca
Labs
COCHABAMABA, BOLIVIA - Bolivia's
Police, in coordination with the Special
Force to Fight Drug-trafficking (FELCN),
have destroyed this week 29 coca labs in
Quillacollo, Ayopaya and Chapare provinces,
in Cochabamba.
CHILE
Hard-fought
Presidential Race in Chile
SANTIAGO DE CHILE - The presidential race
between former President Eduardo Frei and
millionaire rightist Sebastian Piñera is
officially over, and the about seven million
Chilean voters now have 48 hours to think. |
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/ Special Reports
LATIN AMERICA:
From
Peacekeeping to Humanitarian
Relief in Haiti
Two planes from Brazil carrying
21 tons of food and water were
to head to Haiti Thursday, as
part of an air bridge to provide
humanitarian assistance to the
Caribbean island nation in the
wake of the deadly earthquake
that has claimed an untold
number of lives. |
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Your Photos Could Be Product Placements
One day soon, our society will be ruled by an all-intrusive advertising technique in which individuals are paid to walk around 24/7 holding a product next to their wide-smiling faces |
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Google Launches Nexus
One Phone
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Google has
announced the
Nexus One, a new
HTC phone that
showcases the
latest version
of the Android
mobile operating
system. Google
also announced
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smartphone marketplace where consumers
can buy phones and service plans, and get
setup and support information. |
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