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Friday 19 March 2004

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Quack Doc Charged With Murder
Phone surgeon Dean Faiello, the subject of a Costa Rica wide manhunt that included two New York police detectives, was charged with murder yesterday for allegedly injecting a Manhattan investment banker with an anesthetic that sent her convulsing into deadly seizures.  >more
 

Crooks Stuff Cow in Car
María del Milagro, a 2 year old Jersey dairy cow that weighs in at 250 Kilos, producing about 20 bottles of milk daily, became a victim of a kidnapping that was quickly rescued by alert police officers.  >more
 

Cuba Attacks Costa Rica
In the United Nations Commission for Human Rights, Costa Rica and Cuba staged a strong verbal clash, after the Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Felipe Perez asked whether the Costa Rican Government is drafting a resolution against Havana "acting as a pawn at the service of the imperial master." 
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NASA to Map pre-Columbian Routes
Six miles above the surface of the Earth, a powerful NASA radar has been mapping pre-Columbian routes from Mexico to Peru, including Costa Rica.  >more
 

Jaguar on the Brink in Corcovado
The largest carnivore in Latin America, the jaguar, is on the brink of extinction at Corcovado National Park, in the Costa Rican southwest Pacific. 
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Colombian guerrillas abduct 12 travelers
At least 12 travelers were kidnapped Thursday in northern Colombia by alleged guerrilla dissidents, local authorities said.  >more
 

Venezuelan president threatens to raise oil prices
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned that any attempt to overthrow him would raise the international oil prices to over 50 US dollars per barrel, the New York Times reported Thursday.  >more
 

Mexico: Twelve killed in wave mob violence
At least 12 people have been murdered in the last 48 hours in Guadalajara, authorities said Tuesday, ascribing some of the killings to battles among drug dealers. >more


 

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CUBA:
Small Rice Paddies Produce Big Results
Cuba aims to keep driving up rice production by encouraging cultivation in small paddies through a programme involving 190,000 farmers across the island.  >more


BRAZIL:
Sugar a Celebrity in Trade, Villain of Obesity
The international offensive against refined sugar ”is foolishness based on erroneous science,” and could aggravate the trade protectionism that is already taking a toll on Brazil's sugar exports, says a Sao Paulo sugar industry executive.  >more

 
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Learning Spanish from the TV
Next to practicing with native speakers, watching Spanish television programs is one of the best ways to learn the language.  >more



 

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