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Former first lady of Illinois Patti Blagojevich holds daughter Annie, while other daughter Amy looks on, after she arrived at O'Hare Airport in Chicago, Thursday, after spending three weeks in the Costa Rican jungle participating in 'I'm A Celebrity! Get Me Out of Here.' [AP Foto/Paul Beaty]
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Panama Biodiversity in Danger
Panama - The Smithsonian Tropical Research
Institute highlighted Panama''s biodiversity
on Thursday.
First AH1N1 Death in Guatemala
Guatemala - The first death related to
the A (H1N1) virus was announced Thursday in
Guatemala by Public Health Minister, Celso
Cerezo.
Hondurans May Reform Constitution
Tegucigalpa - The Honduran government said it was willing
to hold a vote of confidence Sunday on a
possible constitutional reform in spite of
Congressional maneuvers to prevent it.
Honduras Requests OAS Examination
Washington - Honduran Ambassador to the Organization of American States, Carlos Sosa, confirmed the petition of a special meeting of the OAS Permanent Council to discuss the situation in his country.
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Venezuela Confirms Resumption of Full
Diplomatic Ties with U.S.
Caracas - Venezuela and the
United States have decided to resume full diplomatic
relations with their ambassadors returning to the
respective capitals on Thursday, the Venezuelan
foreign ministry said in a statement.
Colombian Singer Juanes in Blitz Visit to Havana
Havana - Colombian singer Juanes departed today for
his country after a brief less-than-24-hour visit to
Cuba.
During his stay he toured the historical center and
talked to citizens who recognized him immediately.
Ecuador Foreign Reserves Increase
Quito - Ecuador's readily available foreign reserves (RILD) grew by $206 million, reaching $2.438 billion, a Central Bank report said on Thursday.
Dictatorship Minister Jailed in Paraguay
Asunción - Paraguayan humanitarian organizations
demanded a judicial process and punishment for
former minister Augusto Montanaro, accused of
torture during the dictatorship of Alfredo
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GUATEMALA:
Journalists in
Jeopardy
Veteran
television reporter
Rolando Santiz was
on his way to
downtown Guatemala
City on Apr. 1 when
two gunmen on a
motorcycle drove up
alongside his car
and killed him in a
rain of gunfire. The
photographer driving
with him was wounded
but miraculously
survived.
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Waterfalls and Gardens
Think Costa Rica only boasts
fun and excitement on her
coasts?
Think again. The Spaniards
did name this country “rich
coast”, but don’t make the
mistake so many others do
and forget to examine all
that luscious space
in-between.
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10
words you will hear in
Panama, but may not find
in your dictionary
Here are some words that
you are sure to hear
during your visit to
Panama, but may not find
in your dictionary.
Balboa: (ball-bo-a) ,
Interior: (in-tear-e-or)
, Chiva: (che-va),
Diablo Rojo: (dee-ah-blo
row-ho) and many more. I
would be surprised if
you did not hear (and
perhaps wonder about) at
least one of these words
during your trip to
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