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Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:28:24 +0000
Costa Rica pointed out the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister, Arnoldo André, in his speech this Wednesday before the United Nations General Assembly, on behalf of President Rodrigo Chaves, referred to the repercussions caused by Russia’s invasion of...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:58:05 +0000
Jalen Hill dies in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – Former UCLA basketball player Jalen Hill, 22, was confirmed to have died in Costa Rica while visiting the country. His father, George, through social networks, confirmed the death on Tuesday. Hill’s family said in an Instagra...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:32:46 +0000
When will the vehicular inspections resume?
QCOSTARICA – It is almost the end of September and no word yet when the vehicular inspections (RTV) will resume after the government announced on August 24 that the German company, DEKRA, would be in operation within 60 days. However, almost a ...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:52:34 +0000
Passing the blame: “Policia de Transito” for not closing Cambronero
QCOSTARICA – Luis Amador, the Minister of the Obras Públicas y Transporte (MOPT), continues insisting that he did not order the reopening of the Cambronero sector of the Ruta 1, the Interamericana Norte, on Saturday that resulted in tragedy cl...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:17:52 +0000
Traffic through Cambronero closed until further notice; Ruta 32 may be reopened today
QCOSTARICA – To protect people’s safety against landslides, passage through the Cambronero sector of the Ruta 1 will remain closed until further notice. Juan Carlos Calderón, the emergency coordinator of the Ministry of Public Works and ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:42:00 +0000
“If you don’t pay, your family pays”: new repressive pattern of the regime
TODAY NICARAGUA (Confidencial) Between September 4 and 18, the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo unleashed a new wave of persecution in Nicaragua against members of the Unión Democrática Renovadora (Unamos), formerly the Sandinista Renova...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:19:43 +0000
Costa Rica opens new trade office in London in renewed focus on the UK market
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica’s trade promotion agency, Procomer, prepares to open its first commercial office in the UK. Soon British consumers could be enjoying a much wider array of Costa Rican fruits and vegetables in addition to pineapples...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:53:26 +0000
Latin American migrants in the United States: a tool for political purposes?
Q REPORTS (DW) This week, the governor of the state of Texas, Greg Abbott, sent two buses with Latin American migrants to the vicinity of the residence of US Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington D.C.. Also, the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:40:58 +0000
A mask capable of detecting people infected with coronavirus
Q24N (DW) A team of researchers has designed a mask capable of detecting, after about 10 minutes, if a person is talking to another who is infected with one of the most common viruses, including the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, influenza A (...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:56:00 +0000
UN accuses Maduro and intelligence chiefs of crimes against humanity
Q REPORTS (DW) “President Nicolás Maduro and other high-level authorities (…) were the architects in the design, implementation and maintenance of a machinery to repress dissent,” said an international investigative mission created...



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