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Daily Archives: June 8, 2011
Disasters in 2010 displaced 42 million, monitor reports
More than 42 million people around the world were displaced by sudden natural disasters in 2010. That’s according to a new study from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center of the Norwegian Refugee Council. The Geneva-based center has been monitoring conflict … Continue reading
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Haiti is again socked by heavy rains, flooding
Heavy rains, mudslides and flooding in Haiti have killed at least 23 people, just days into the six-month-long Atlantic hurricane season. Haiti’s civil protection agency said Tuesday most of the deaths occurred in the capital, Port-au-Prince, where a week’s worth … Continue reading
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Today is Internet test day for advanced protocol
Today Google, Facebook, Yahoo! and other major Internet companies will participate in what is being called IPv6 or Internet Protocol Version 6 Test Day. The 24-hour trial run is being held to test a new communication system for the Internet, … Continue reading
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Canadian firm plans live poker tournament for U.S. players
HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc., operators of the Canadian Poker Tour, Canadian Poker Player Magazine and the Canadian Poker Player Television Network and World Poker Showdown, has announced two major events for the upcoming winter travel season in the Dominican Republic … Continue reading
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Volcano plume from Chile spans the entire continent
Chile’s Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcano has spewed an ash plume across South America into the South Atlantic. U.S. satellites have tracked the plume from space. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, through its Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, released a … Continue reading
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President prefers gas over oil as U.S. firm seeks OK
A U.S. oil exploration company has survived 10 years of legal challenges against its concession, and now the government wants to become its partner. The firm, Mallon Oil Co., received rights to drill for oil and gas in 2000, but … Continue reading
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Bacterial outbreak as conspiracy resonates with some expats
Some who come to Costa Rica as expats do so to escape Big Government, Big Business and a host of other modern limitations that the refugees see as limitations on their freedom. So when an unknown super bacteria, a version … Continue reading
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All that we need now is that speedy Roadrunner
The Centro de Conservación de Santa Ana has placed a 2-year-old coyote on display. The center is affiliated with the Simón Bolívar zoo in San José. The center said that environmental agents confiscated the coyote when it was just a … Continue reading
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Television show using county as video venue
The television show TeleHit is filming at 40 locations in Costa Rica to create six programs, each 26 minutes. TeleHit is the Mexican cable show that presents mainly music videos. Some 30 employees of the show are in the country, … Continue reading
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Plan for new Limón dock going ahead despite trial
Despite the prospect of a trial, the Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes says that it will continue with the process of preparing a concession for APM Terminals to build a modern cargo handling facility at Moín. The ministry made … Continue reading
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Emergency commission to monitor slide dangers
The national emergency commission has identified eight slopes that are in danger of becoming landslides in the Central Valley. Two are in Santa Ana, one is in Escazú and one is in Mora near Ciudad Colón. Others are in Alajuelita, … Continue reading
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