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Daily Archives: October 18, 2011
U.N.’s Ban says richer nations must finance development
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that the world’s major economies must shoulder greater responsibility to restore global financial stability, urging them to follow the model of the 2008 London summit of the Group of 20 when leaders agreed … Continue reading
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Another drug vessel due in port today after capture
The U.S. Coast Guard is expected to arrive today with another Costa Rican fishing boat in tow after a drug bust on the high seas. The U.S. Embassy reported that the coast guard captured the boat “ Miss Jacky” some … Continue reading
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Cuba’s Ladies in White march to honor dead leader
Cuba’s dissident Ladies in White staged their weekly protest march Sunday, despite the death of their leader Laura Pollan. Men marched with the women Sunday in a show of support for the group and to honor Pollan, who died Friday … Continue reading
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U.S. considers some fencing along border with Canada
The United States and Canada share the longest unfortified border in the world. In the border town of Blaine, Washington, a shallow ditch and some warning signs are all that separate U.S. territory from Canada. But that could be about … Continue reading
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Anti-whaling activists say they are ready to risk their lives
Conservationists in Australia say they are willing to risk their lives to stop Japanese whale hunts in the Southern Ocean. Tokyo said earlier this month it would resume its annual hunt in the Antarctic despite international pressure. Australia says it … Continue reading
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Production of sloth video described as complex job
The one-minute and 12-second promotional video featuring a sloth was a complex venture, according to a press release from a company called Blind. This was the company that actually created the video for the Atlanta advertising agency 22squared. The ad campaign is … Continue reading
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Readers sent many names for the tourism spokesloth
There were 64 suggestions for naming Mr. Sloth, who appears in the Costa Rican promotional video on Facebook. Suggestions came from as far away as Thailand and as close as down the street. There were very few duplications. Now readers … Continue reading
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Dixon family returns seeking missing Michael
The family of missing British journalist Michael Dixon is back in Costa Rica still seeking answers two years after the man vanished. Dixon is the tourist who walked out of his hotel room in Tamarindo to go to the beach … Continue reading
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President’s minister denies anti-press strategy exists
The president’s public relations chief denies that there is a strategy in the administration to obstruct or intimidate journalists. The official is Roberto Gallardo Núñez, who is the minister de Comunicación y Enlace Institucional. The journalists’ professional organization, the Colegio … Continue reading
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Rains slacken somewhat, but dangers still exist
The rivers still are rising. More landslides are possible. And most Costa Ricans are sick of the rain. But the rains did slacken Monday and highway officials have made inroads in opening up blocked roads. The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional said … Continue reading
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