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Captive macaws now reproduce in the wild in Costa Rica
May 8 2008, AP

Endangered scarlet macaws born in captivity are reproducing in the wild for the first time on Costa Rica’s southern Pacific coast.The ZooAve Center for the Rescue of Endangered Species has released 100 of the birds into the wild in the last decade. But...

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Photos of North Korean leader add to uncertainty
AP, Seoul
The first photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il released in two months show him in a setting very similar to photographs from August.
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American man arrested in Pakistani border region
AP, Peshawar
Pakistani police say they have arrested a 20-year-old American man near the Afghan border in a region where Pakistani troops are fighting Islamic militants.
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Canada PM, rival go coast to coast before election
AP, Ottawa
Canada’s Conservative prime minister and his Liberal rival planned to crisscross the country Monday in a final day of campaigning, with voters concerned the...
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NKorea lifts ban on UN inspectors at nuclear site
AP, Vienna
North Korea on Monday lifted its ban on U.N. inspections of the plutonium-producing plant it used to set up an atomic test blast and announced it will resume...
AS, Koreas, Nuclear, World
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Assailants attack US consulate in Mexico
AP, Monterrey
The gate at the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey was pockmarked with bullet holes Monday, a day after assailants shot at the building and threw a grenade that failed to...
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Goya engraving recovered unscathed in Colombia
AP, Bogota
Colombian police have recovered an unscathed engraving by the Spanish master Francisco de Goya that was stolen last month from a visiting exhibit.
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N. Korea allows UN inspectors at key nuclear site
AP, Vienna
North Korea on Monday lifted its ban on U.N. inspections of the plutonium-producing plant it used to set up an atomic test blast and announced it will resume...
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NKorea allows UN inspectors at key nuclear site
AP, Vienna
The U.N monitoring agency says North Korea is again allowing inspectors at its main nuclear facility.
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Diplomats: N. Korea lifts ban on nuke inspections
AP, Vienna
North Korea has lifted its ban on U.N. nuclear inspectors and is again allowing them access to the plutonium-producing plant it used to set up an atomic test explosion,...
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Czech author Kundera accused of informing on spy
AP, Prague
A document written by the Czech Communist police claims that author Milan Kundera informed on a purported Western spy in the 1950s, a state-sponsored institute said...
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Former global leaders in Iran to support moderate
AP, Tehran
Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan and several former European leaders attended a conference on religion in Tehran on Monday, offering what some saw as a gesture of support...
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EU nations divided over resuming talks with Russia
AP, Luxembourg
European Union nations were divided Monday over whether to resume talks on a political and economic pact with Russia that were frozen in protest at its war with...
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Thai police used tear gas laced with explosive
AP, Bangkok
Thai riot police used a cheap Chinese tear gas that contained an explosive powerful enough to rip craters in the ground to disperse crowds of anti-government protesters...
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Diplomats: NKorea renews UN access to nuclear site
AP, Vienna
Diplomats say North Korea is again allowing U.N monitors to inspect its main nuclear facility.
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Dalai Lama to leave Indian hospital after surgery
AP, New Delhi
The Dalai Lama was recovering Monday from surgery to remove gallstones and was likely to leave a New Delhi hospital early this week, a senior aide said.
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EU allows top Belarus officials to travel to EU
AP, Luxembourg
Diplomats say the European Union has temporarily lifted a travel ban on authoritarian Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
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Thabo Mbeki to Zimbabwe to mediate new crisis
AP, Harare
With Zimbabwe’s political power-sharing deal in jeopardy, South Africa’s former president Thabo Mbeki planned crisis talks Monday with both sides in...
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India's PM blames wave of violence on extremists
AP, New Delhi
The Indian prime minister warned Monday that a recent wave of bloodshed that has left scores dead across India threatens the “fundamental underpinnings” of...
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China lawmaker quits beauty contest after outcry
AP, Beijing
An ambitious young Chinese politician has withdrawn from a Hong Kong beauty pageant following withering criticism from commentators online, state media reported...
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Germany, Italy push EU to resume talks with Russia
AP, Luxembourg
Germany and Italy want the European Union to resume talks on a political and economic pact with Russia that were frozen owing to Moscow’s war with Georgia.
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US Navy seizes cocaine-laden sub off Costa Rica
AP, San Jose
A Costa Rican official says U.S. authorities have intercepted a submarine-like vessel packed with tons of cocaine.
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made popular Sep 17 2008
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Wanted US woman freed in Costa Rica
AP, San Jose
A Texas woman wanted by the FBI for international parental kidnapping has been awarded refugee status in Costa Rica and cannot be extradited to the United States.Costa...
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made popular Jul 26 2008
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US woman gets asylum in Costa Rica
AP, San Jose
A Texas woman wanted by the FBI for international parental kidnapping has been awarded asylum in Costa Rica and cannot be extradited to the United States.Costa Rican...
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made popular Jul 26 2008
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Doctors tell Costa Rican leader to rest voice
AP, San Jose
Doctors have ordered Costa Rican President Oscar Arias not to talk for a month due to a cyst on his vocal cords, his office said Wednesday.Arias, a 67-year-old Nobel...
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Costa Rica protests US airport security
AP, San Jose
Costa Rica has suspended legal cooperation with the United States and filed a diplomatic protest over what it called the “disrespectful” treatment of its...
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Costa Rica denies asylum to Colombian
AP, San Jose
Costa Rica has rejected a political asylum request by a Colombian presidential confidante accused of having ties with right-wing paramilitaries.The Foreign Ministry...
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Costa Rica Nabs 14 for 'Selling' Babies
AP, San Jose
Costa Rican police detained 14 people Tuesday, including a family court judge and a lawyer, on suspicion of participating in a scheme in which mothers allegedly were...
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Costa Rica Nabs 14 in Adoption Scheme
AP, San Jose
Costa Rican police detained 14 people Tuesday, including a family court judge and a lawyer, on suspicion of participating in a scheme in which mothers allegedly were...
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Costa Rica Wins CAFTA Delay
AP, San Jose
Costa Rica has until Oct. 1 to implement the Central American Free Trade Agreement with the U.S., the president announced Wednesday.The seven-month delay gives...
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made popular Feb 27 2008
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Missing WWII Plane Found in Costa Rica
AP, San Jose
Farmers in the mountains of Costa Rica found a Chilean air force plane that disappeared during World War II while flying from Texas to Chile.Police were led to the...
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made popular Feb 27 2008
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Costa Rica Reports Record Pot Bust
AP, San Jose
Costa Rican agents made the largest marijuana bust in the Central American nation’s history, seizing 4.85 tons of the drug found in an abandoned boat, police said...
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made popular Dec 23 2007
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Costa Rican Convicted in Reporter Death
AP, San Jose
A court convicted a businessman of ordering the 2001 murder of a journalist who denounced fraud at a religious radio station, but acquitted a priest of the killing.The...
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Costa Rica, China to Explore for Oil
AP, San Jose
Costa Rica and China announced Friday they have agreed to jointly explore for oil and natural gas in the Central American country.It wasn’t clear if the proposed...
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CAFTA Becomes Law in Costa Rica
AP, San Jose
Costa Rica’s president on Wednesday signed into law a free trade agreement with its Central American neighbors, the United States and the Dominican Republic.At...
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Costa Rica to Boost Forest Conservation
AP, San Jose
The U.S. government and environmental groups will trim $26 million off Costa Rica’s debt rolls in exchange for the country spending the same amount on tropical...
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made popular Oct 17 2007
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Costa Rica: Trade Pact Appears to Pass
AP, San Jose
A referendum on a free trade pact with the United States appeared to be heading toward approval late Sunday according to partial results, prompting the nation’s...
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made popular Oct 8 2007
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Costa Rica Votes on Trade Deal With US
AP, San Jose
A referendum on a free trade pact with the United States appeared to be heading toward approval late Sunday, according to partial results.The deal has sharply divided...
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made popular Oct 7 2007
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Costa Rica Urged to OK US Trade Deal
AP, Washington
The White House said Saturday that if Costa Ricans vote against joining a U.S.-Central American free trade agreement, the Bush administration will not renegotiate the...
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made popular Oct 6 2007
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Rio Segundo De Alajuela:

Endangered Great Green Macaws are seen in a captive breeding center in Rio Segundo de Alajuela, Costa Rica, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. Experts are meeting this week in Costa Rica to establish a strategy for saving the rare birds, numbering around 200 in...

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