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Monthly Archives: August, 2015

Comcast’s NBCUniversal invests $200 million in BuzzFeed

The investment gives NBCUniversal a chance to learn from a website that is popular among younger audiences who are increasingly forgoing traditional television, causing ratings and advertising revenues to fall.

Lawmakers move forward with $13.5 million bailout plan for tourism sector

If passed by the full Legislative Assembly, the program would restructure the debt of more than 70 tourism businesses and provide them with administrative consulting.

UN Reports 4 Billion More People by 2100 – What It Means

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Think the world is crowded now? You haven't seen anything yet. The world is expected to add another billion people within...

Watch as opera singer performs throughout his own brain surgery

A video, taken in June 2014, shows professional opera singer Ambrož Bajec-Lapajne singing Franz Schubert's "Gute Nacht" during his own surgery.

Teachers can’t take cellphones from students, says Costa Rican Education Ministry

Even though students aren't allowed to use cellphones and smartphones in class for personal matters, teachers are now not allowed to take phones away as punishment.

Gas prices, bus fares in Costa Rica could soon drop

If approved by ARESEP, fuel prices would drop in September while new bus fares would apply starting October.

Salman Rushdie, Paul Aster and other prominent writers blast Mexican president over journalist slayings

"An attempt on the life of a journalist is an attack on society's very right to be informed."

Citigroup pays $180 million to settle hedge fund fraud case

"Advisers at these Citigroup affiliates were supposed to be looking out for investors' best interests, but falsely assured them they were making safe investments even when the funds were on the brink of disaster," said Andrew Ceresney, director for the SEC's enforcement division.

Nicaragua gang kills 5 police officers and volunteers

The assault in the municipality of Bluefields took place when the gang attempted to free one of their own, who had been arrested, according to a statement.

In heroin fight, White House tries to break down walls between public health, police

As heroin overdoses and deaths soar in many parts of the United States, the White House plans to announce on Monday an initiative that will for the first time pair public health and law enforcement in an effort to shift the emphasis from punishment to the treatment of addicts.

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