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Daily Archives: January 20, 2011
Ambulance driver, motorist die in Interamericana crash
The driver of a Cruz Roja ambulance died Wednesday morning when the vehicle collided with a car on the Interamericana highway at La Gotera, Cañas, said the Judicial Investigating Organization. The ambulance driver was identified by the last name of … Continue reading
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Ex-banker who released data convicted and given a fine
A former Swiss banker who handed thousands of personal banking files to the Wikileaks Web site has been found guilty of coercion, making a death threat, and breaking Switzerland’s bank secrecy laws. A judge in Zurich Wednesday handed Rudolf Elmer … Continue reading
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World Bank plans relief for disaster-struck Brazil
The World Bank says it is preparing to lend Brazil $485 million in emergency relief after flooding and mudslides devastated parts of the country. The World Bank’s Brazil director, Makhtar Diop, said Tuesday the bank hopes to approve the first … Continue reading
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Duvalier has political goal, one of his lawyers reports
A lawyer for Jean-Claude Duvalier says the former exiled leader of Haiti plans to stay in the country and hopes to run for president. The lawyer, Reynold Georges, told reporters Wednesday that Duvalier has the right to stay in Haiti … Continue reading
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Nation moves to reduce the sulfur content of diesel fuel
Costa Rica has joined many other countries in limiting the amount of sulfur in diesel fuel to 50 parts per million. President Laura Chinchilla Miranda signed a decree to that effect Wednesday. Such a limit has been the standard in … Continue reading
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Some on Pacific coast have to be their own fire department
With the end of the rainy season comes the start of the fire season, and some expats are realizing that they are on their own. Some residents in Flamingo had to fight their own fire Sunday. They were successful in … Continue reading
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Scientists keep watch on Turrialba volcano after ash rain
The Turrialba volcano continues to perk along and dump acidic gases on the surrounding farmland. Scientists still are trying to figure out why the restless mountain put forth gas and ash last week. They have been hampered by the weather. … Continue reading
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Costa Rican businessman faces fraud charges in U.S.
The president and the auditor of a Costa Rican company selling reinsurance bonds to life settlement companies were arrested and charged, along with the company itself, in a seven-count indictment unsealed today for their alleged role in a $670 million … Continue reading
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Lottery exhibit is one reason to visit Archivo Nacional
The Archivo Nacional is reaching out to residents to encourage them to visit the Zapote location. The current exposition is a history of the lottery in Costa Rica. There also is a reading room where many Costa Ricans go to … Continue reading
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Ocean dead zones called growing threat to game fish
A new study says that fish vital to the sports fishing industry are becoming more vulnerable because they are being concentrated as large patches of the sea lack sufficient oxygen. Billfish and other marine species become more susceptible to overfishing … Continue reading
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