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AH1N1 Vaccines Tested
in Costa Rica Get FDA Approval
One group of Costa Ricans is totally
protected against the AH1N1 flu virus. This
is the group that has been taking part in
testing one of the five vaccines being
tested in Costa Rica and getting approval
from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
in the United States,
AH1N1 Deaths In Costa
Rica Rises To 37
The number of deaths related to the AH1N1
flu virus in Costa Rica has shot up to 37,
three more than last week, according to
information released by the Ministerio de
Salud.
Dollar Shot Up ¢7 In
One Day
Following more than a week of continuous
drops the U.S. dollar exchange against the
Costa Rican colon rose ¢7.17 colones in one
single day.
Error Means Gas Price Hike Takes Effect
Tomorrow, Taxis Today
If you didn't fill up your gasoline tank
last night ahead of the increase that was to
take effect this morning, don't worry, since
the price hike won't take effect until
12:01am Friday due to a technical error.
Costa Rican Drug
Police Lack Resources To Combat Drug
Trafficking
Drug trafficking is one of the major
problems facing Costa Ricans, but despite
this fact the resources received by the drug
police is minimal.
Honduran Candidates Support Costa Rican
President's Crisis Settlement Proposal
Four Honduran presidential candidates
expressed their support on Wednesday for
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias' proposal
of solving the political crisis in their
country, which would allow ousted President
Manuel Zelaya to return to power.
Multiplaza Escazú Job
Fair Begins Tomorrow
If you are looking for work, don't look
further than Multiplaza Escazú, where
beginning tomorrow, Friday, September 18, a
job fair will take place. The fair will run
until Sunday.
Brazilian Rene Simoes Named Costa Rica's
Coach
Brazilian Rene Simoes will coach Costa
Rica's "sele" (national soccer team)
in the last leg of World Cup qualifying.
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Was it hot enough for you yesterday? The
temperature in the San José hit a record
28.9 Celsius (84.02 Fahrenheit), the hottest
in the last 15 years, where the average day
temperature has been 26 Celsius (78.8
Fahrenheit) according to the Instituto
Meteorológico Nacional (IMN), the national
weather service. The temperature head
reached 28.8 Celsius (83.8 Fahrenheit) on
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BOLIVIA: A Race with
a Foregone
Conclusion
President Evo
Morales and Vice
President Álvaro
García are set to
handily win the Dec.
6 elections in
Bolivia, against a
fragmented
opposition.
In a Gallup
International poll
published early this
month, more than 57
percent of
respondents said
they would vote for
the left-wing
Morales, compared to
less than 10 percent
each for the two
most popular
right-leaning
candidates, Samuel
Doria Medina of the
National Unity Front
(FUN) and former
Cochabamba governor
Manfred Reyes Villa
of the New
Republican Force (NFR).
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Rocking Time
Often when planning a trip,
you can do a little too much
of well – planning. Ruining
your vacation like pulp
ruins a glass of OJ. Its not
juice. Researching where to
stay and what beaches to
visit, you strip your
travels of any spontaneity
and uncertainty.
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Could Costa Rica
Overthrow Its President?
The
Honduran legislature
decided last week
decided that that the
president as unfit to
govern and Sunday
morning a group of
soldiers took Manuel
Zelaya by force and put
on a plane headed for
Costa Rica, in a coup
d'etat since the Cold
War. Zelaya said he was
kidnapped by Honduran
military officers, who
dragged him from his
residence. |
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