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12:45pm
 Seven People Die As Bus Plunges Through Bridge in Orotina
The poor state of many of the bridges in Costa Rica became the focus of the tragedy this morning that claimed the lives of seven people when a bus, loaded with passengers, plunged into the Tárcoles river, between Orotina and Turrubares, when the bridge gave out.

12:45pm
 Crossing Bridges In Costa Rica Is A Lottery
 Crossing many bridges in Costa Rica, especially the handing bridges that are common in the rural areas, is playing the lottery, you never know when you will the next victim, like the seven that lost their lives this morning in Turrubares, when the bus they were riding in plunged through the boards and into the Tárcoles river.
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 Strong Quake Shakes Border Area Between Panama and Costa Rica
 
 
Activists of the Costa Rican "Women in Pink" organization dressed as living statues, walk during a campaign to promote the International Breast Cancer Awareness month in San José. [AP Photo/Kent Gilbert]

Police Break Strike Action In Port of Limón
With the support of the police, authorities of the Junta de Administración Portuaria y de Desarrollo Económico de la Vertiente Atlántica (Japdeva), finally were able to resume port operations at Moín after dockworkers paralyzed dock operations in Costa Rica's Caribbean port of Limón.

Del Vecchio Assures Ministerio de Seguridad Pública Is Clear Of Any Wrongdoing In Ballestero Scandal
The ministra de Seguridad Pública, Janina del Vecchio, exempted Oldemar Madrigal of any blame in allowing legisaltor Mauren Ballestero the use of Fuerza Pública (police) aircrafts for personal use, the Sunday before last.

 

 

  
TACA Offers Orlando - San José Three Times A Week
TACA joins JetBlue in providing service between Orlando, Florida and San José, Costa Rica, with three flights a week beginning on November 1.
China's Top Legislator Expects Stable Relations With Costa Rica
China's top legislator Wu Bangguo Wednesday pledged China's readiness to develop sustained and stable relations with Costa Rica. 



Costa Rica Gives Former Chavez Ally Refugee Status
Costa Rican authorities say they have granted refugee status to a former Venezuelan state governor who broke with President Hugo Chavez.

Neenah Paper Takes Part in Costa Rica Reforestation Project
Neenah Paper announced that it has partnered with Friends of the Osa and the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin to help reforest a conservation property in Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula, one of the most biologically diverse regions in the world.

Sykes Looking To Hire 100 In Costa Rica
 Sykes in Costa Rica is looking to hire 100 for positions in customer service to technical support. The job fair will be held on Saturday between 8am and 2pm in Sykes offices in Moravia.
 
CENTRAL AMERICA
 
HONDURAS
 Micheletti Negotiator Secretly Meets with Zelaya at Brazil Embassy in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA – Businessman Arturo Corrales, a member of Honduran President Roberto Micheletti’s negotiating committee, held a surprise meeting with deposed leader Mel Zelaya at the Brazilian Embassy to analyze the dialogue being pursued by the two camps to resolve this country’s political crisis.

HONDURAS
 Brazil Accuses Honduran Coupists of Torture
WASHINGTON - Brazil denounced to the Organization of American States (OAS) the tortures carried out by Honduran coupists before their embassy in Tegucigalpa, where constitutional president Manuel Zelaya is living.
 

NICARAGUA
 Re-Election Issue Divides Nicaragua
MANAGUA - A huge iron statue looms over the Nicaraguan capital, Managua. It represents the figure of Augusto Sandino, the 1930s national hero who fought against what was seen as North American imperialism.

GUATEMALA
 Guatemalan Drought Victims to Receive Urgent Relief
Four cargo containers with desperately needed food will be sent to Guatemala's drought-stricken regions to help stave off malnutrition and starvation due to the worst drought in this
country in 30 years, the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) announced.
 
LATIN AMERICA
 
COLOMBIA
 Colombian Taxi Drivers, Venezuelan Guards Clash at Border
BOGOTA – Some 300 Colombian motorcycle taxi drivers clashed with Venezuelan borders guards at two international bridges in Cucuta, Colombia, and San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela, during a protest against Venezuela’s refusal to allow the transport of merchandise between the two countries.

BRAZIL
 Brazil Faults Obama’s Handling of Honduran Coup
BRASILIA – The top foreign affairs adviser to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that Barack Obama’s administration “should put more pressure” on the de facto regime in Honduras to agree to the reinstatement of ousted President Mel Zelaya.

ARGENTINA
Argentina Launches “Medical Tourism” Plan
BUENOS AIRES – The Argentine government on Monday launched a plan to promote “medical tourism,” whereby it hopes to attract visitors who divide their stays between getting medical treatment or operations and sightseeing.

PERU
 500-Year-Old Wooden Statues Found in Peru
LIMA – Peruvian archaeologists found 12 anthropmorphic wooden statues more than 500 years old in the archaeological complex of Chan Chan, the biggest adobe city in the Americas.
 
SPECIAL REPORTS
 
NICARAGUA:
Young People Exiled by Poverty
If they could, about 60 percent of Nicaraguans under 30 would go to live abroad, according to studies on migration, which find that the country's chronic poverty is the main reason for wanting to migrate.
 

 
 


 
   
   

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BlackBerry Storm 2, Challenges iPhone
 BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has unveiled the Storm 2, a new version of its touch screen Storm smartphone, marking its latest move in the battle with Apple's iPhone.
 

 
 

 
 
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