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Nelson Merentes, president of the Central Bank of Venezuela said the amount of debt in the foreign currency has increased by about 230% in the last five years. As per the reports by BCV or the Central Bank of...

Libya has cost America USD896 million. While UK tax payers have to fork out £200m the total costs to Britain are likely to amount up to £1bn and rising – just to kill one man!"]COLOMBO (IDN) - In 2009...

The great irony of evolution is that, though it took billions of years to evolve a brain capable of awareness of the sacred through self-knowing, employing time prevents us from the realization of that potential.Most people believe, consciously or...

Teobaldo Fumero and Felipe Camacho gave Costa Rica its first win in the Panamerican Games wich are being held in Mexico.Fumero and Camacho, both competing in racquetball, imposed on Colombia with a partial 15-13 and 15-19.It was the first...

China and India face the common task of advancing reform and promoting the comprehensive, balanced and sustainable development of each country, according to Agreed Minutes of the First China-India Strategic Economic Dialogue. They concur that the formulation and effective...

Having been raised Catholic when the Mass was still in Latin, and before the Roman Catholic Church became linked with pedophilia, I learned a lot about guilt. Most of all, I learned that guilt is a junk emotion.What is...

More than 20 roads are closed in 10 communities due to landslides caused by the heavy rains that have poured over the country since Friday, last week.According to the National Meteorological Institute (IMN), a low pressure system is responsible...

The New York Times recently reported on the rise of alternative economic networks in Greece ("Battered by Economic Crisis, Greeks Turn to Barter Networks," October 1). As the shortcomings of the mainstream economy become more apparent globally, we can...

The question of housing looms large for potential retirees to Costa Rica.Deciding whether to rent, buy or build is probably one of the most vexing issues you will face as you consider relocating here. As regular readers of this...

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba's tiny dissident community gathered on Saturday to mourn the loss of one of its most prominent leaders, Ladies in White founder and leader Laura Pollan, who for years made her home a headquarters for planning...