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Costa Rica Landslide Kills 20; At Least 14 Missing
By not in system - AOL NewsSAN ANTONIO DE ESCAZU, Costa Rica (Nov. 4) -- A rain-sodden hillside collapsed on homes in a suburb of Costa Rica's capital early Thursday, killing at least 20 people, many as they slept. At least 14 people were missing. Dozens of rescuers, some using dogs, searched throughout the day for survivors and the missing. But they found only corpses, including the body of a child, said Hector Blanco, a Red Cross spokesman. None of the dead had been identified. Blanco said Red Cross rescue crews suspended the search Thursday evening because more rain made conditions dangerous. He said they would ...
Laura Chinchilla Elected First Female President of Costa Rica
By David Sessions - Politics DailyLaura Chinchilla won Costa Rica's presidential election Sunday with 47 percent of the vote, becoming the first woman to lead the Central American nation. Inside Costa Rica reports that her two male opponents conceded before even half the votes had been counted. Chinchilla, 50, is a career politician who has held numerous positions in the Costa Rican government and served on the cabinet of outgoing President Oscar Arias. She was previously a public safety minister, a congressional deputy, vice president of the cabinet, and a justice minister. She supports liberalizing the nation's economic ...
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