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Former NASA Astronaut Chang Builds Rocket To Pick Up Space Trash
Franklin Chang Diaz has great aspirations for his rocket: a mail-carrier for outer space, a garbage truck for orbital debris and, the ultimate goal, a shuttle to Mars.

Tránsito Crackdown On Illegal Parking In Downtown San José

Cracking down on the illegal parking of vehicles in the downtown core of San José is the the focus of the Policía de Tránsito (traffic police), a problem that contributes to the congestion problems of the city.



Lottery To Crack Down On Overcharging
The lottery ticket police will be out in full force in the coming weeks surprising vendors in all parts of the country to eradicate the problem of overcharging buyers of lottery tickets.

 

Dollar Keeps Dropping, No Rebound Expected Today
The US dollar has been dropping all week and experts day the spiral downward will continue for the rest of the month, recovering in December.



Costa Rica Lacked The South American 'Nastiness' - Rene Simoes
Costa Rica were edged out of the World Cup by Uruguay in a two-legged play-ofF.


4.1 or 4.8,  Yesterday's Quake Was Felt Throughout The Central Valley
4.8 magnitude earthquake was registered at 4:02pm Thursday.


Munis Cannot Ban Sale Of Fireworks
The Tribunal Contencioso Administrativo y Civil de Hacienda ruled yesterday that the sale of "pólvora" (gunpowder) or fireworks is legal.


Costa Rica Tagged As Threat To Banana Exports to Mideast
Philippine banana exporters to the Middle East are threatened by an expected intensifying competition banana producer Costa Rica.
 
CENTRAL AMERICA
 
HONDURAS
U.S. Confirms Recognition of Honduras Presidential Elections
TEGUCIGALPA – The U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs said here Wednesday at the end of a visit to Honduras that Washington supports the country’s Nov. 29 presidential election and the accord meant to resolve the crisis sparked by the June 28 departure of former President Manuel Zelaya.



NICARAGUA
Nicaraguan Daily Claims Presses Sabotaged
MANAGUA – Nicaraguan daily La Prensa, a critic of the Sandinista government, reported in its Thursday edition that its presses had been damaged as a result of “sabotage” but added that the daily’s circulation had not been impeded.

EL SALVADOR
El Salvador To Build Shelter Houses For Hurricane Victims
SAN SALVADOR - The government of El Salvador on Thursday announced the construction of 1,500 temporary houses for the victims of hurricane Ida that left more than 15,000 people homeless and about 200 deaths in the country.



GUATEMALA
Guatemala Seizes Cargo of Crystal Meth Ingredients
GUATEMALA – Anti-drug agents seized 400,000 tablets of pseudoephedrine – used to make methamphetamine – in warehouses at the capital’s La Aurora International Airport, police said Thursday.


 
 
LATIN AMERICA
 
VENEZUELA
Venezuela’s State Oil Company’s Profits Down 67%
CARACAS – State-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA said its net income in the first half of 2009 fell by 67 percent to $3.17 billion due to slightly lower output and a steep decline in oil prices.



ARGENTINA
Mushrooming Spy Scandal in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES – Revelations of illegal wiretapping by a former cop have sparked a war of words between the city’s conservative mayor and the center-left government of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez.

 

BRAZIL
Brazilian Airline to Test Sugar-Based Aviation Fuel
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian airline Azul expects to run a demo flight by 2012 to test a sugar-based fuel manufactured by U.S.-based Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc., it was announced Wednesday.



ECUADOR
Ecuador Aims to End Power Rationing Before Christmas
QUITO – The Ecuadorian government expects to end power rationing before the coming holiday season, a member of the team dealing with acute electricity shortages said Tuesday.
 
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NICARAGUA: Despite Efforts, Corruption Still a Problem
Two national surveys and the latest report on perceptions of corruption by Transparency International support the view that a culture of graft continues to undermine the foundations of Nicaraguan society, in spite of efforts to fight the problem in the last few years.
 

 

 


 
   
   

Your Photos Could Be Product Placements
One day soon, our society will be ruled by an all-intrusive advertising technique in which individuals are paid to walk around 24/7 holding a product next to their wide-smiling faces

 
 


 
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So What Is 3G And Do You Really Need It?

By the end of the year, Costa Rica, by way of the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) will join the rest of the world with the introduction of the 3rd generation, better known as 3G, cellular network. Although it will be new to Costa Rica, 3G has been around for a while, being commercially launched in May 2001 by NTT DoCoMo in Japan branded FOMA, on a pre-release of W-CDMA technology.

 

 
 

 

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