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Quake Hit Costa
Rica Central And South Pacific Zones
A moderate earthquake shook the ground in
some 30 kilometres southeast of Golfito in
Costa Rica's southern zone, (65 km) west of
David, Panama.
2010 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Costa Rica
Braces for Tight Presidential
Election
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) -
Costa Rica’s next presidential
election might need a run-off
and the second round could see a
tight finish, according to a
poll by Unimer published in La
Nación. 40.9 per cent of
respondents would vote for the
ruling Liberal National Party (PLN)
candidate Laura Chinchilla in
next month’s ballot, down 2.1
points since November.
Romanian
Man Captured Again After Being
Released By Judge
The police did their job, the
arrested a man walking around
naked in high class Heredia
neighbourhood, that led them to
a stash of 13 kilos of cocaine.
However, a few hours later, a
judge let the man go free for
lack of evidence and that he had
no fixed address.
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How Are You Breathing?
Breathing Test. Take a moment, close your
eyes and breathe. How Are You Breathing? Ask
yourself, How Do I Breathe?
Initiatives In Favour
Of Environment And Culture Receive Awards
(InfoWeb Press) A total of US$20.000 will be
distributed amongst nine Costa Rican
projects which where selected as the winners
of the 10th edition of the Ford Motor Company´s Conservation and Environment
awards.
U.S. Citizen Pleads
Guilty in Connection with Costa Rica-Based
Business Opportunity Fraud Scheme
Stephen Schultz entered a guilty plea in
federal district court in Miami to 12 counts
of an indictment pending against him, the
Justice Department and the U.S. Postal
Inspection Service said. Schultz pleaded
guilty Thursday to one count of conspiracy
to commit mail and wire fraud, eight counts
of mail fraud, and three counts of wire
fraud. The actions against Schultz are part
of the government's continued nationwide
crackdown on business opportunity fraud.
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/ Central America
PANAMA
Panama Ready for
Americas Basketball League
PANAMA - The group B basketball competition
to be held in Panama for the Americas League
3rd Season slated for January 22 to 24, is
ready.
HONDURAS
Rights in Honduras Seriously Violated
TEGUCIGALPA - A report on the situation in
Honduras released on Friday denounces
numerous cases of killing, torture,
repression and illegal detention committed
by the de facto regime since the coup of
June 28.
PANAMA
Latin American Business Meeting Discusses Haiti
PANAMA - The complex situation in Haiti, seriously affected by a quake last week, was focused in the agenda of the Latin American Business Council, in session in Panama City on Friday. |
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COLOMBIA
Colombian
Sales May Suffer Under Higher
`Vice' Tax
BOGOTA (Dow Jones) - SABMiller's sales in
Colombia may suffer after the government
raised the sales tax on beer to 14% from its
current 3%, the company said Friday.
ARGENTINA
Tourism Industry grows
in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES - About 280,000 people visited
Argentinean tourist destinations in the
first two weeks of January, which is 9.6
percent more than in the same period last
year.
PERU
Two Peruvian Amazon
Leaders go Underground
LIMA - Two leaders of the main amazon
indigenous organization of Peru declared
themselves underground after a prosecutor
ordered their arrest under government
orders, according to the aborigines.
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COSTA
RICA: Last-Ditch Leftwing
Alliance to 'Save' the Country
Political
forces on the left in Costa Rica
have formed a partial
last-minute alliance to support
Ottón Solís, the presidential
candidate for the centre-left
Citizens' Action Party (PAC), in
a bid to counter the
conservative lead that the polls
predict for the upcoming Feb. 7
elections.
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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
today a new |
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smartphone marketplace where consumers
can buy phones and service plans, and get
setup and support information. |
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