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Olympics: Rio chief pledges to ‘fix’ water pollution

Last week, German sailor Erik Heil revealed that he had to undergo an operation on a serious skin infection after competing in the Olympic test regatta at Guanabara.

Olympic official: Brazil’s preparations for 2016 ‘the worst I have experienced’

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Rio Olympic Games organizers Tuesday countered criticism of slow preparations with an assurance they would deliver the 2016 event on time and on budget.

Olympic complaints on Twitter more popular than official account

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Complaints about hotels and venues at the Winter Olympics in Russia are proliferating to the point where a Twitter account hosting them now has more followers than the official games feed.
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Costa Rica Raises El Niño Alert as Rainfall Shortage Deepens

Costa Rica has placed 23 municipalities under orange alert as months of below-normal rainfall linked to El Niño raise concerns over water supplies, agriculture and the approaching dry season.

Video of Costa Rica’s 119-Year-Old Man Making a Bid to Be Oldest Ever

José Flores Flores, the Guanacaste farmer who turned 119 in July, is now at the center of a formal effort to have him recognized...

Dental tourism, because Medicare doesn’t cover for dental treatment

C. Everett Koop, known for his tenure as U.S. surgeon general during the Reagan administration, was renowned for his pediatric surgery and attention to...

Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan retakes lead in race to head the UN

Costa Rican economist Rebeca Grynspan moved back to the front of the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations on Friday....