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Monthly Archives: April, 2013

UN adopts groundbreaking global treaty on weapons trade

The United States welcomed the vote, saying the U.N. treaty would help stem weapons shipments fueling war crimes.

National Arts Festival returns

Festival takes place April 5-14 in the San José cantons of Mora and Puriscal, as well as Santa Ana.

Sweet honey wine

Alajuela couple keeps bees and makes mead.

Energy project puts national parks in danger, parks founder says

A row is developing between environmental activists and government officials over Costa Rica’s future.

Tico workers win battle for fair wages against Canadian firm

Foreign workers were paid half as much as others for doing the same job.

Costa Rica’s first quarter inflation reaches 2.46 percent

Accumulated annual inflation is 4.21 percent higher than a year ago.

New fuel prices approved

Gasoline prices go up, diesel goes down.

Taxis drivers block capital roads to demand crackdown on ‘piratas’

Protesters accused officials of allowing informal taxi drivers to operate at will.

Dollar drops after downbeat U.S. manufacturing data

The U.S. dollar weakens against all major currencies.

Soccer legend Pelé probed by Brazil’s military junta, records show

The Cold War-era military regime often probed leftists, as well as people suspected of being leftists.

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