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Daily Archives: June 6, 2011
U.N. awards innovation in special tourism projects
An initiative that has made hotels in Slovenia more accessible for people with disabilities and a project in Australia that allows people to volunteer to protect biodiversity are among the winners of United Nations awards aimed at encouraging innovation in … Continue reading
Posted in World News
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Large stash of weapons found by Mexican army
Mexican soldiers have discovered a huge arsenal of weapons and ammunition buried in an underground chamber, apparently hidden by one of the country’s warring drug cartels. Authorities said they found more than 150 rifles and shotguns, 92,000 rounds of ammunition, … Continue reading
Posted in Latin American News
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Neighbors forced to flee erupting Chilean volcano
The Puyehue volcano in southern Chile has erupted for the first time in a half century, sending a column of gas about 10 kilometers into the air. Authorities say they plan to evacuate 3,500 people from areas around the mountain, … Continue reading
Posted in Latin American News
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Humala appears winner in Peruvian elections
Partial results in Peru’s presidential run-off elections Sunday show former army officer Ollanta Humala emerging as the winner over the daughter of imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori. But the race is tight. The Oficina Nacional de Processos Electorales, the Peruvian … Continue reading
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Gasoline going up again as price agency computes costs
The improvement of the U.S. dollar against the colon has a downside for expats here. The exchange rate figures in calculations of the price of imported petroleum. So super gasoline is going up 28 colons (5.5 U.S. cents) to 740 … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Low pressure in the Caribbean is causing the precipitation
A low-pressure system is now off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua is the reason for all the rain. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said that the system is disorganized but still has a 40 percent chance of becoming a cyclone. … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Traffic officer murdered while investigating Tibás accident
A traffic policeman died Sunday when a man intervened in a drunk-driving case and shot the officer in the chest. The afternoon shooting happened at the scene of an automobile accident in Cinco Esquinas, one of the five districts of … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Thursday shooting in Alajuela resembled one in la Fortuna
A shooting nearly identical to the one that took the life of a 16-year-old U.S. tourist early Thursday took place Thursday night in Alajuela. A guard at a rice processing facility spotted what appeared to be an intruder and fired … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Verdict expected this week in juvenile execution-style killing
Two 17 year olds are on trial this week in juvenile court facing the allegation that they invaded a Desamparados home, tied up two occupants and took them to San Ignacio de Acosta where they executed one. The case is … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Lawmakers shelve extending penal code to younger teens
Lawmakers appear to have declined to include suspects younger than 18 years in the country’s criminal code. This pleases the Costa Rican branch of the organization Defensa de Niños y Niñas — International, which lobbied against any changes. The group … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Tragedy in la Fortuna certain to hurt country
Friday, the Web site: http://www.theblaze.com published a scathing report/reader comments about the security of Costa Rica and the tragic shooting death of a 16-year old Kansas student while on a school-sponsored trip. Let’s get ready for the blame game: (1) The … Continue reading
Posted in Reader Opinion
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