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Monthly Archives: September, 2015

Prosecutors begin to close in on Eduardo Li and other FIFA officials

Eduardo Li was ordered extradited to the United States on Tuesday, according to Swiss authorities, though he's expected to appeal the ruling. The decision is just the latest blow to FIFA and its embattled chain of officials.

Low rainfall conditions prompt water rationing until mid-2016

At least half a million residents of Costa Rica’s Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM) will suffer water shortages and rationing until next year due to low rainfall levels recorded in the current rainy season, the Water and Sewer Institute (AyA) reported Monday.

Former football official Jack Warner shrugs off FIFA life ban

In a statement on his official Facebook page, former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner said he was nonplussed by the ban, which came four years after he was removed from office.

Fugitive selfie-loving Brazilian mayor surrenders

A 25-year-old Brazilian mayor who reveled in posting glamorous pictures of herself on social media and who is suspected of embezzling from the town coffers has surrendered after vanishing for more than a month.

Switzerland approves extradition to US of Costa Rican FIFA official Eduardo Li

The Swiss Justice Ministry on Tuesday approved the extradition to the United States of Costa Rican national Eduardo Li, one of the FIFA officials whose arrest in May ignited an unprecedented crisis in world football.

Congrats to our August Sloth Kong Airport Photo Contest winner!

Congratulations Esteban Ramírez!

Soccer needs new guardians, not Old Guard

It's far-fetched to imagine that a successor to FIFA President Sepp Blatter who comes from within FIFA's inner circle would represent reform, as opposed to business as usual.

Costa Rica’s Nature Air invites artists to design plane tails

The Costa Rican airline Nature Air invites artists to submit designs for plane tails. The prize — you guessed it — involves a plane ride.

Gasoline prices set to drop this week

The new gas prices will be 27 percent cheaper than those in force in October last year, according to ARESEP.

Obama, Castro call for end to Cuba embargo at UN

U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raúl Castro both called for an end to the U.S. embargo on Havana at the United Nations Monday, on the eve of their scheduled meeting in New York.

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