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Monthly Archives: October, 2015

Costa Rica finishes eighth in World Junior Surfing Championship

Costa Rica finished eighth in the 2015 International Surfing Association (ISA) World Junior Surfing Championship in Oceanside, California.

Creating coral that can survive climate change

Scientists are working to develop strains of coral that will be able to withstand changing ocean conditions.

Public Urination in Costa Rica? There’s pee-proof paint for that

Not even the rains that have finally started in earnest this year seem to be enough to clean off the many San José sidewalks and corners that...

US trims aid to Mexico over human rights

The U.S. has cut by 15 percent some of the aid it provides to Mexico for fighting drug traffickers, citing concerns over human rights.

DEA agents open Rio de Janeiro office

U.S. agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration have opened an office in Rio de Janeiro, host city for next year's Olympics, to help local forces fight drug and weapons traffickers.

Costa Rica under-17 team wins World Cup opener

Costa Rica's under-17 team has the chance to make history if it can get deep into the knockout stages of the 2015 Under-17 World Cup in Chile.

Costa Rican consumers are shopping more often, but spending less

Results of a study on consumer habits in the past year showed that people in Costa Rica are visiting grocery stores and supermarkets more often however they are spending less on each buy.

Climate talks teeter as developing nations cry foul

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said the 195-nation climate negotiations in Bonn were "frustrating" and "slow." "We don't have any 'plan B' because we don't have any 'planet B,'" he said.

Costa Rica protesters march against street harassment

More than 100 people marched in the Costa Rican capital San José on Sunday to protest against sexual harassment in public places, or street harassment. They also marched in solidarity with the family of Gerardo Cruz, who was stabbed shortly after publicly denouncing a perpetrator of street harassment.

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