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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 14, 8:23 pm ET
Mexican drug gangs are increasingly using Costa Rica as a pick-up point for South American cocaine headed north and the problem is likely to get worse, President Oscar Arias said on Monday.
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People's Daily - Wed Dec 9, 11:24 pm ET
Costa Rican health authorities confirmed the death of former Costa Rican President Rodrigo Carazo, who was in a critical condition after having undergone heart surgery, on Wednesday. Carazo, 82, president of Costa Rica from 1978 to 1982, died on Wednesday at about 1:30 p.m. in Mexico Hospital, San Jose, where he had been hospitalized for more than a week. He was brought to the hospital on Nov ...
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Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 14, 5:56 pm ET
MILWAUKEE----Sensient Technologies Corporation has opened a new state-of-the-art facility in Alajuela, Costa Rica. The new flavors center in Costa Rica will serve as the base of Central American and Caribbean operations.
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San Francisco Chronicle - Wed Dec 9, 7:10 pm ET
Former Costa Rican President Rodrigo Carazo Odio has died of complications from open-heart surgery. Costa Rica's Social Security Department said in a statement that the 82-year-old former leader died Wednesday following surgery for a coronary obstruction. The... Costa Rica - Central America - Rodrigo Carazo Odio - Surgery - Cardiac surgery
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Sun-Sentinel - Wed Dec 9, 6:49 pm ET
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Former Costa Rican President Rodrigo Carazo Odio has died of complications from open-heart surgery.
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New York Times - Sat Dec 12, 6:18 pm ET
Mr. Carazo governed Costa Rica from 1978 to 1982 and was viewed as a supporter of the Sandinista revolution that toppled the dictator Anastasio Somoza in neighboring Nicaragua in 1979.
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Los Angeles Times - Sun Dec 13, 5:29 am ET
COSTA RICA Southern-sky gazing Can you believe there's a better place than L.A. to stargaze? It's Costa Rica. During TravelQuest's annual Costa Rica Southern Sky Party tour, amateur astronomers can take in the vast southern sky with deep-sky experts. Other activities will include birding, cultural experiences and boating to Isla Chira.
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MalaysiaNews.net - Wed Dec 9, 7:56 pm ET
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- Former Costa Rican President Rodrigo Carazo Odio has died of complications from open-heart surgery.Costa Rica's Social Security Department said in a statement that the 82-year...
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Chicago Tribune - Sat Dec 12, 10:01 am ET
During TravelQuest's annual Costa Rica Southern Sky Party tour, amateur astronomers can take in the vast southern sky.
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Business News Americas - Fri Dec 11, 4:43 pm ET
Panamanian and Costa Rican authorities are likely to begin construction of a binational bridge over the Sixaola river in 2010, the executive director of integration initiative Mesoamérica Project, María Teresa de Rendón, told BNamericas.
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Asbury Park Press - Wed Dec 9, 4:19 am ET
NEWARK — A Costa Rican woman who was on an international most wanted list after a murder 12 years ago until her arrest in the United States has filed a federal lawsuit over what she says is a lack of health services in New Jersey so severe that her advanced stage of breast cancer went undetected.
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OurSports Central - Thu Dec 10, 6:19 pm ET
PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland Timbers general manager and head coach Gavin Wilkinson recently returned from a three-day trip to Costa Rica, where he spent time visiting with premier clubs, observing talent and meeting with the country's soccer federation.
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People's Daily - Tue Dec 8, 11:25 pm ET
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday announced the appointment of former Costa Rican Vice-President Rebeca Grynspan to be second-in-command at the United Nations agency tasked with providing countries with the knowledge, experience and resources that aid economic growth. Grynspan has been named Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the UN Development Program (UNDP), which ...
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Scoop.co.nz - Tue Dec 8, 7:33 pm ET
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of former Costa Rican Vice-President Rebeca Grynspan to be second-in-command at the United Nations agency tasked with providing countries with the knowledge, experience and resources that ...
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The Forex Market - Tue Dec 15, 4:24 am ET
Current Prior Producers Angola (Readj Kwanza) AOA 85.8 85.8 Bolivia (Boliviano) BOB 7.02 7.02 Brazil (Real) BRL 1.7413 1.7595 Burundi (Franc) BIF 1239.5 1240.5 Central African States XAF 449.5 446.5 Central Bank of West AfriXOF 452.895 446.5 Colombia (Peso) COP 1990.6 2000.55 Costa Rica (Colon) CRC 565.7 565.4 Cuba (Peso) CUP 1 1 Dominican Rep (Peso) DOP 35.975 35.975 Ecuador (USD) USD 1 1 El ...
