Pilots killed as two crop-dusters collide in Costa Rica
June 22nd, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
San Jose, June 22 (IANS/EFE) Two pilots died Tuesday when their crop-dusting aircraft collided over a town on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, authorities said.Fernando Salazar Aguilar, 43, and Ricardo Joaquin ... Read more...
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Gordon Ramsay held at gunpoint in Costa Rica
January 4th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
San Jose, Jan 4 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Seems Gordon Ramsay wanted to investigate shark finning and he got one of the scariest moments in his life when he was doused in fuel and ... Read more...
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14,000 teenage pregnancies shocks Costa Rica
August 15th, 2010 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
San Jose, Aug 15 (IANS/EFE) Teenage pregnancies have become a major concern in Costa Rica as 14,000 girls under the age of 19 became pregnant and over 500 girls under 14 years ... Read more...
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6.2-magnitude quake hits Costa Rica
May 21st, 2010 - 7:38 am ICT by IANS
San Jose, May 21 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit Costa Rica Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The quake, which struck at 4.16 p.m. local time (2216 ... Read more...
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Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Costa Rica
May 21st, 2010 - 5:39 am ICT by BNO News
SAN JOSE (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica on Thursday afternoon, shaking buildings in the capital of San Jose.
The 6.2-magnitude earthquake at 4.16 p.m. ... Read more...
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1,045 kg cocaine seized in Costa Rica
March 26th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
San Jose, March 26 (IANS/EFE) Costa Rican police have seized more than a tonne of cocaine transported from Colombia and arrested four Colombians, a Nicaraguan and two Costa Ricans, a minister said.
Two ... Read more...
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Three tonnes of cocaine seized in Costa Rica
February 28th, 2010 - 5:53 am ICT by IANS
San Jose, Feb 28 (IANS/EFE) Costa Rican authorities have seized about three tonnes of cocaine in a major drug haul in recent years, officials said Saturday.
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) told EFE ... Read more...
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Over two tonnes of cocaine seized in Costa Rica
November 13th, 2009 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
San Jose, Nov 12 (DPA) Costa Rican police seized over two tonnes of cocaine in San Francisco de Dos Rios, in the southern suburbs of the capital, San Jose.
The drugs were found ... Read more...
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