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| Sep.6 |
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Hurricane Felix death toll nears 100 Map of Puerto Cabezas Nicaragua Rescuers searched for survivors. The bodies of 25 fishermen were found along Miskito Coast, believed to be from a group of 109 Miskito Indians
| The storm hit land in north-eastern Nicaragua as a maximum strength category five storm.
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Felix death toll rises above 40 Desperate families searched for scores of missing Nicaraguans on the Caribbean coast where the hurricane blew away villages and flooded rivers
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| Sep.4 |
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Felix weakens, prompts fears of flooding Felix still posed a 'major flood threat' and could dump as much as 2 feet of rain in some areas
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Category 5 Felix makes landfall  | The hurricane made landfall with potentially disastrous rain and top wind speeds of 160 mph near the Nicaragua-Honduras border. Felix's center was about 10 miles north... | |
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| Sep.3 |
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Thousands fleeing coastal areas Hurricane Felix has weakened to a category 4 storm but is still packing winds of 230km/h and is 'extremely dangerous'
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Hurricane Felix heads for Central America A potentially catastrophic hurricane is packing winds of 160 mph or more
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| Jan.14 |
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Iranian, Nicaraguan leaders meet Mahmoud Ahmadinejad expanded his courtship of allies in his standoff with Washington
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| Jan.10 |
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Ortega takes office The one-time revolutionary, who fought for 2 decades to return to power, was sworn in during a ceremony in Managua
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| Nov.7 |
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Ortega wins presidency Former Marxist guerrilla leader bounced back to power in a presidential-election victory
| The 60-year-old president-elect won with 38%, 9 points ahead of his conservative rival Eduardo Montealegre
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| Nov.6 |
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Ortega headed for victory The revolutionary Marxist who battled a Contra insurgency in the 1980s, was closing in on presidency
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| Nov.5 |
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Ortega takes early lead Leftist Sandinista leader had a strong lead over 4 candidates after an election that could return him to power 16 years
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| Oct.30 |
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Hurricane Beta belts Nicaragua, Honduras The weakening storm moved inland following a landfall with 105 mph winds
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| Oct.29 |
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Hurricane Beta now Category 2| The hurricane lashed jungle coast, forcing thousands of Miskito Indians and other residents to race for shelter | |
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| Oct.28 |
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Beta nearly a hurricane Tropical Storm Beta was expected to strengthen before making landfall in Central America
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| Jul.7 |
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Police rifles reach terrorist group Smugglers in bought 3,000 assault rifles and a quarter-million bullets from Nicaraguan police for shipment to Colombia
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| May.28 |
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Floods force evacuation A dozen communities to the southwest of Managua were cut off by heavy rains
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| Nov.6 |
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Ortega concedes defeat Sandinista leader conceded defeat to the governing party candidate Enrique Bolanos
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| Nov.5 |
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Right claims poll victory| Conservative ruling party have taken the lead over Sandinista leader Ortega | |
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| Nov.4 |
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Ortega seeks comeback Sandinista leader has a strong chance to win presidency despite U.S. efforts
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| Nov.3 |
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Hurricane Michelle leaves 20 dead Coastal areas received half annual rainfall in 5 days
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