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Nicaragua opposition leader flees to Costa Rica to avoid detention

The head of Nicaragua's opposition party Citizens Alliance for Liberty said Tuesday she had left the country for Costa Rica, fearing she would be added to the list of rival politicians arrested by President Daniel Ortega's government.

Nicaraguan ex-diplomat becomes 32nd critic arrested by Ortega

The arrests come amid accusations that Ortega is wiping out his competitors just months before the vote.

Activists push Costa Rica to ban oil and gas exploitation forever

Personalities from the entertainment world and international diplomats pressured the Legislative Assembly to pass a law that would permanently ban the exploitation of fossil fuels in Costa Rica.

Countries eye electric car future

Cape Verde wants clean cars to account for 100 percent of the market in 2035 while Costa Rica has set a 2050 date.

Costa Rica says goodbye to Tokyo Olympic Games with 4 in top 10

Costa Rica completed its participation in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on August 6 and, although it did not win medals, it did make...

Acceleration of global warming ‘code red’ for humanity

The world must brace itself for worse -- potentially much worse -- to come as the climate changes, the report made clear.

Foreign investment in Latin America plummets, says UN

Foreign investment in Latin America plummeted 35 percent in 2020 compared to the previous year, the UN regional commission on economic cooperation said on...

Panama, Colombia to facilitate safer migrant passage to US

Panama and Colombia agreed Friday to facilitate the controlled transit of undocumented migrants seeking to reach the United States, in an attempt to slow...

Main Nicaragua opposition party disqualified ahead of elections

Nicaragua's electoral council on Friday disqualified the country's main opposition party from upcoming presidential polls, in the latest move in an escalating political crackdown...

Nicaragua opposition denounces detention of VP candidate

Nicaragua's main opposition alliance hit out at authorities on Wednesday after revealing its candidate for the vice presidency has been held under house arrest...

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