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Monthly Archives: August, 2013

Haiti-UN launch urgent 2013 aid appeal

Financial aid would help cover immediate needs for the rest of the year, notably for the most vulnerable 935,500 people who have not yet received assistance and who are at-risk of cholera or from the hurricane season.

Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson a repeat guest on Costa Rica’s Rainforest Radio

Costa Rican officials are sticking to their initial storyline that the murder of Tico turtle conservationist Jairo Mora was carried out by a band of thieves and turtle poachers. Paul Watson thinks officials are lying. On Wednesday, Rainforest Radio's Jani Schulz will find out why.

THX Energy president calls Costa Rica’s Chinchilla ‘vain’ and untruthful in newspaper interview

Carlos Arturo Espinosa lashed out at President Laura Chinchilla over her handling of the political scandal sparked by a private airplane THX loaned her in May.

What happens in Guatemala when the privileged live on $1 a day?

More than a billion people around the world barely survive on $1 a day. A group of students and documentary filmmakers from the U.S. find out just how truly devastating poverty is for many of the world’s inhabitants.

U.S. Embassy warns of Yemen threats, urges citizens to leave

A statement on the website of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen warned U.S. citizens "of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities and civil unrest."

Chief executive Bezos is noted for patience

Bezos has invested millions in a space flight company, a reflection of his passion for "moonshot" innovations, and, perhaps most symbolic of his endurance, he is also helping to lead an effort to build a clock that will tick for 10,000 years.

Brazilian scientists to test AIDS vaccine on monkeys

At its current stage of development, the vaccine would not totally eliminate the virus from the organism.

The Grahams: A family synonymous with The Post and with Washington

During Katharine Weymouth's tenure as publisher, the problems at The Post — and other papers — have worsened. Post circulation fell from 638,000 on weekdays to about 450,000 for the first six months of 2013. The newspaper's revenue dropped as well. The company's newspaper division took in $801 million in Weymouth's first year as publisher and $582 million in 2012 — a decline of more than 25 percent.

Tico astronaut Franklin Chang reaches first fundraising goal

Chang hopes to raise money to produce a documentary video about how the plasma rocket engine he designed will function.

Peru business mission seeks deals with Costa Rican companies

A free trade agreement between Costa Rica and Peru entered into force on June 1.

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