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Costa Rica puts brakes on popular stem cell tourism

Leslie Josephs Reuters India 06/07/2010

Costa Rica elects Laura Chinchilla first woman president

Robert Campbell and Leslie Josephs Reuters 02/08/2010
Costa Rica puts brakes on popular stem cell tourism

Costa Rica is cracking down on an unauthorized stem cell clinic that has attracted hundreds of foreigners seeking relief from degenerative diseases and serious injuries.

Costa Rica elects Laura Chinchilla first woman president

Laura Chinchilla, a protege of Nobel peace laureate President Oscar Arias, won a landslide election victory in Costa Rica on Sunday to become the country's first woman elected president.

No breakthrough in Honduras peace talks

Rivals for power in Honduras held to their conflicting and seemingly intractable positions on Friday as hopes faded for a quick negotiated solution to the crisis triggered by last month's coup.

Ousted Honduras President Zelaya and coup chief to hold talks today

Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, ahead of planned discussions Thursday with the man who ousted him and the host country's president, vowed not to negotiate.