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Daily Archives: March 23, 2012
México’s high court declines to free Frenchwoman
Mexico’s supreme court has rejected a plea to release a Frenchwoman serving a 60-year prison sentence for kidnapping, but did not dismiss her claims that her rights were violated. The court voted 3-2 Wednesday against granting Florence Cassez an immediate … Continue reading
Posted in Latin American News
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Intel science search finds cutting-edge projects
A 17 year old from Fort Gratiot, Michigan, won this year’s Intel Science Talent Search, the oldest and most prestigious science competition for high school students in the United States. “It’s a great honor and it pushes me to do … Continue reading
Posted in World News
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Pope Benedict heading for México and Cuba
Pope Benedict XVI embarks on a trip to México and Cuba today. It will be the German-born pontiff’s first visit to Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America. The two countries he is visiting have very different religious landscapes. The Roman Catholic … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Daughter of missing French couple seeks help from people here
The daughter of a missing French couple made her way to Costa Rica, and Thursday she asked the people of the country for help. She gave a press conference Thursday morning. The daughter, Celine Roussel, flew across the Atlantic to … Continue reading
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Festival honored country Korea displays culture and traditions
This year at the Festival Internacional de las Artes 2012, which ends Sunday, the country of honor was Korea. This allowed for a special closed off section in the festival assigned solely to this country. There was food, dance, music, … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Stealing away to a McSomething that passes for a McMuffin
There are times when the outside world is too much with me. But instead of turning off the TV and refusing to read the news, I natter and voice my opinions of what I think has been overlooked, as piddling … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Column
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Korean video crew faces the nightmare of all photographers
A Korean video crew working for National Geographic somehow lost a gray case containing a Canon camera. The case also contains much of their work that they already had taped about the wonders of Costa Rica. Now they wonder if … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Weather experts try to chart climate changes for next 40 years
Weather experts are predicting that rain on the Caribbean coast will increase between 35 and 75 percent during some months of the year because of higher temperatures over the next 40 years. They also predict that rain in the northern … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Human rights race Sunday seeks a halt to violence
Droves of participants are expected to run in the Race for Human Rights Sunday in Goicoechea to exposition grounds east of the stadium Colleya Fonseca in Guadalupe starting at 9 a.m. The starting point is near the municipal building. The … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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Design revealed for new downtown museum building
The proposed new structure for the Museo del Jade will feature special rooms dedicated to Costa Rican archaeology and a space for the jade, the stone that pre-Columbian residents considered sacred. This new area will serve as a protection of … Continue reading
Posted in Costa Rica News
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