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Daily Archives: April 9, 2012
Central Pacific gets three quakes Saturday
Saturday was a big day for quakes on the Pacific coast. A 3.3 magnitude quake took place at 9:43 a.m. 10.7 kilometers (6.6 miles) east of Quepos, according to the Laboratorio de Ingeniería Sísmica at the Universidad de Costa Rica. … Continue reading
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Chávez asks God to help him remain president
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez became emotional during a Mass held in his home state of Barinas Thursday. Flanked by family members, Chávez asked God: “Please don’t take me yet.” In a breaking voice, he said he still has “things to … Continue reading
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Rebels in Colombia kill six government soldiers
Colombia’s military says rebels from the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia — FARC — have ambushed a military unit and killed six soldiers. A military spokesman says three rebels were killed in the return fire Saturday about 400 kilometers northwest … Continue reading
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Brazil’s President Rousseff plans to see Obama today
President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet with Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff at the White House today, several days before both leaders go to Colombia for the Summit of the Americas. The White House meeting will be between the leaders … Continue reading
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Diplomatic shuffle, political strategy put new man in Panamá
In the benighted world of Washington’s foreign policy toward the Americas, astute observations made in private can get sewn onto a diplomat as the red letter for apostasy if ever they get published. WikiLeaks published a number of cables that … Continue reading
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Amid ethics scandal, Mike Wallace managed to prevent fist fight
Mike Wallace generally came across as somewhat of a pitbull. But Wallace, known for his hard-hitting television interviews, was not one to fly off the handle. His producer did just that one evening in New York when he tried to … Continue reading
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Yet another trucker is believed to be smuggling cocaine north
The seizure of drugs at the Peñas Blancas border station is becoming routine. Yet another tractor trailer carried packages of cocaine, this time inside the tires, said the Policía de Control de Drogas. The 256 kilos, some 563 pounds, were … Continue reading
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Burning Judas night sees more fires but less property damage
The Easter weekend saw an 81 percent increase in set fires as youngsters and adults participated in the quema de Judas Saturday night. Still the Fuerza Pública said it has reduced the violence by planned programs in Santa Ana and … Continue reading
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Postage stamps sought
Can you help? I need used postage stamps for philately promotion to kids (stamp collecting offers a world of interest). From Costa Rica I need all kinds, in duplicates, on paper, but other countries are welcome. This is a permanent … Continue reading
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That stress is in your head, not in your coffee cup
Hari Singh Khalsa of Cóbano put down the studies regarding the benefits of coffee. He still holds on to old studies about stress and says that it is a proven fact that caffeine is a major cause of stress and that … Continue reading
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Happiness index appears to be seriously flawed
nteresting article on Page 3 on Thursday, April 5, 2012, regarding the Gallup organization’s attempt to measure happiness levels in various countries. I am an American retired and living in Costa Rica. I travel to the States periodically to see family, and … Continue reading
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