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Monthly Archives: October, 2013

Irish president lauds Costa Rica as model for sustainable development

Presidents Micahel Higgins and Laura Chinchilla met Monday to discuss models for "inclusive and sustainable development" as the Irish leader announced his support for "La Sele" in the 2014 World Cup.

Singer, songwriter Lou Reed dead at 71

The godfather of punk, Brooklyn-born Reed forged a new cultural universe with his arthouse band the Velvet Underground, in an age of evolving youth identity.

21 nations line up behind U.N. effort to restrain NSA

The push marks the first major international effort to curb the National Security Agency's vast surveillance network, and its momentum is building.

Ticas reluctant to fund Johnny Araya’s presidential bid

An analysis of political fundraising shows women in Costa Rica are least likely to donate to the ruling National Liberation Party.

Costa Rican police seize 15 tons of cocaine in 2013

Authorities have seized more than 40 tons of cocaine so far during the Chinchilla administration.

The colonists, 15 years later

A visit to the Julia and David White Artists’ Colony outside the Costa Rican capital.

What dengue feels like

The numbers show a drastic increase in dengue fever across Costa Rica. What they don’t show is how painful the virus can be.

Latin American journalists honored for their courage at New York event

Mexico remains the deadliest country for journalists in the Americas, with more than 50 killed or disappeared in the past six and a half years.

Inmates share their work at annual Costa Rican poetry festival

Alianza Francesa hosted readings from a penitentiary’s writing workshop.

Dengue fever deaths climb to 12 in Nicaragua

Nicaragua's government reported two deaths on Wednesday, as the country enters the peak of rainy season with nearly 5,000 cases reported so far.

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