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Fri, 21 May 2021 00:26:23 +0000
Business heats up again with the return of sex workers in Amsterdam after six ‘boring’ months off due to Covid
Q MAGAZINE – Sex workers returned to the red light district in Amsterdam on Wednesday, after six “boring” months of no activity, as the government began to ease sanitary restrictions. The women can already be seen in their canal-sid...

Fri, 21 May 2021 00:05:16 +0000
Woman records UFO in Plaza González Víquez
QCOSTARICA – At dawn on Sunday, May 16, Costa Rica was visited by a UFO. At least that is what Dayana Montreal, who was watching television in her apartment, near Plaza González Víquez, in San José, recorded with her cellphone phone when som...

Thu, 20 May 2021 23:11:25 +0000
Tody’s Covid News: 40 deaths in last 24 hours, ICU at record levels
QCOSTARICA – The Ministry of Health reported 40 deaths associated with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The number is the second highest so far; the highest was 48 two days ago. Tuesday, May 18. That is a death every 36 minutes in the last 24 hou...

Thu, 20 May 2021 14:00:41 +0000
Second doses of Pfizer vaccines will be 12 weeks apart
QCOSTARICA – The Ministry of Health announced Tuesday, May 18, that people who get the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 will no longer get their second dose 21 days (3 weeks) after the first, but rather up to 12 weeks. Daniel Salas, Minister of ...

Thu, 20 May 2021 13:21:59 +0000
11 Latin American and Caribbean countries lead Costa Rica in percentage of vaccinated
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica ranks 12th of Latin America and the Caribbean countries with the greatest advance in vaccination against covid-19. In eleven nations of the region, the percentage of people inoculated is higher than the one registered in...

Thu, 20 May 2021 11:30:07 +0000
Costa Rica received this Wednesday the largest batch of vaccines since December
QCOSTARICA – On Wednesday night, May 19, Costa Rica received the largest shipment of covid-19 vaccines since the first to arrive last December. 174,330 doses of the product developed by the companies Pfizer and BioNTech arrived, confirmed the C...

Thu, 20 May 2021 11:18:48 +0000
Several deaths after riot in Cantel prison in Guatemala
Q24N – The National Civil Police (PNC) of Guatemala reported this Wednesday the death of at least seven prisoners after a riot that broke out in the Cantel prison, located in the city of Quetzaltenango. According to preliminary reports, in addi...

Thu, 20 May 2021 11:12:16 +0000
‘Narco-Tunnel’ Allegedly Linked to Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’ Found Near Mexican National Guard Base
Q24N – A 200-meter (650 ft) tunnel was discovered in Tijuana, in a house that sits right across the street from a local National Guard base, Mexico Daily News reports. According to the media outlet, the authorities located the “narco-tunn...

Thu, 20 May 2021 11:03:59 +0000
Cosmic-themed games from Costa Rica and beyond
While video games have been around for roughly 50 years, Costa Rica only jumped on board of the gaming development trend in 2015 when they launched their first video game, Color Guardians. Image: Unsplash Spanning across 70 levels, players are challe...

Thu, 20 May 2021 10:54:35 +0000
Why isn’t Costa Rica Listed as One of the World’s Top Casino Locations?
Costa Rica is home to more than 40 casinos, and gambling is one of the top pastimes in the nation. Despite this, the Central American country rarely turns up in lists of top casino holiday destinations. The tourism industry is booming, and it is the ...



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