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| Oct.7 |
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Costa Rica supports US trade deal| President Oscar Arias, has said the country has given its backing to a free trade agreement with the United States | |
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| May.11 |
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Russian ambassador taken hostage| A 20-year-old Kazakhstan native turned himself over to police, ending a 3-hour standoff and safely releasing a man | |
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| Jun.9 |
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Germany 4-2 Costa Rica, in Cup opening Klose's double and brilliant strikes from Lahm and Frings lit up the World Cup's opening match as
hosts won in style
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| Mar.7 |
Costa Rica |
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Arias declared election victor| Nobel Peace Prize winner Oscar Arias favors a contentious free trade agreement with the U.S | |
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| Feb.5 |
Costa Rica |
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Polls: Arias wins presidential vote| Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president is likely to avoid a second round of voting in April | |
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| Jan.16 |
Costa Rica |
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Flooding forces hundreds from homes Flooding from heavy rains has forced 350 people from their homes and left at least one missing along Caribbean
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| Jul.12 |
Costa Rica |
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Hospital fire kills 17| 16 patients and a nurse have died in a blaze in a hospital in San Jose's Calderon Guardia hospital | |
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| Mar.14 |
Costa Rica |
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Venezuelan strike boss granted asylum Carlos Ortega, was sought by authorities for leading a crippling strike against President Chavez
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| Sep.25 |
Costa Rica |
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Man rescued after 4 months at sea 62-year-old Richard Van Pham says his crippled sailboat was adrift at sea for almost four months
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