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Costa Rican journalist attacked, injured by mob at crime scene

Telenoticias reporter Ɓlvaro SƔnchez was attacked by a mob while covering a news story on Monday night in Desamparados, south of Costa Rica's capital. He suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon.

Rescued Costa Rican monkeys star in IKEA commercial

Howler, capuchin and spider monkeys are making an international media splash as the stars of a new IKEA commercial filmed at the Jaguar Rescue Center in Puerto Viejo on the Caribbean coast.

NBC permanently replaces disgraced star news anchor Brian Williams

NEW YORK ā€“ NBC on Thursday announced a permanent replacement for disgraced star news anchor Brian Williams and shifted him to sister cable network MSNBC over his embellishment of an Iraq war story.

Grupo NaciĆ³n begins charging for online content

The daily La NaciĆ³n and the weekly El Financiero on Tuesday began charging a monthly readership membership of ā‚”3,000 ($5.50).

SolĆ­s looks to reset relations with Costa Rican media

SolĆ­s signed the Declaration of Chapultepec on Wednesday, a commitment that "No law or act of government may limit freedom of expression or of the press, whatever the medium.ā€

President SolĆ­s sacks technology minister over media ‘gag law’

La NaciĆ³n reported that many of the draft legislationā€™s most controversial articles were copied from media laws in Venezuela and Ecuador, nations that have been criticized for restrictions on the press.
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No Damage Reported After 5.4 Earthquake Hits Panama-Costa Rica Border

A 5.4 magnitude earthquake, which caused no casualties or damage, shook the border between Panama and Costa Rica this Saturday, according to Panamanian authorities. The...

Global Leaders Condemn Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump

Numerous world leaders condemned and expressed their shock at the attempted assassination of former U.S. President and Republican candidate, Donald Trump, during a shooting...

Costa Rica Birding: Meet the Little Tinamou

Forty-six species of tinamous inhabit the Americas with five calling Costa Rica home. Today we discuss the little tinamou, a secretive little bird that...