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RECOPE Denies Links to Chinese Businesses Ahead of Criminal Allegations
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - RECOPE officials who denied the existence of links between the company China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation (HQCEC) that conducted the feasibility study for the refinery expansion in Moin and China National Petroleum...
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2 Pacific Coast Earthquakes Rattled Costa Rica Today
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The first earthquake was at 1:35 pm, 3.7 magnitude with epicenter 17 km northwest of Samara, Nicoya, and wasa strong earthquake felt mostly in the area of the quake.A second quake of 5.5...
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Honduras Issues Health Alert for Dengue Epidemic
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Government of Honduras issued a press release which stated health alert in 112 of the 298 municipalities in the country, by a dengue epidemic that has claimed the lives of four people,...
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Costa Rica is in Solidarity with Nicaragua after the Crash of a Military Helicopter
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) -Costa Rica's government expressed solidarity with Nicaragua after the accident last Thursday in which a military helicopter crashed with 10 passengers on board, and according to Nicaraguan authorities. Chances of survivors being found alive...
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47,000 under 18 Child Labor Workers in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - At least 47,000 children under 18 work in Costa Rica, mainly in agriculture, which affects their access to education, said the Costa Rican minister of Labour, Olman Segura."According to the National Household Survey,...
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Costa Rica Celebrates the end of a Canadian Mining
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica's government passed a resolution in the Constitutional Court, the highest legal body in this country, which closed the door permanently to a controversial mining project driven by a Canadian company.The Minister...
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Brazil: Dilma Rousseff calls Emergency Cabinet Meeting Amid Protests
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, is meeting with an emergency Cabinet to discuss the worst riots that Brazil has seen in two decades.On Thursday, more than a million people demonstrated across the...
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Tropical Storm Barry Makes Landfall in Mexico
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Tropical Storm Barry made landfall on Thursday in the Mexican coast, in the state of Veracruz, with sustained winds of 65 miles per hour, leaving heavy rain and some flooding.According to the National...
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Over 100 Americans Charged for Illegal Gambling and Sports Betting Originating from Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Judicial authorities in New York, Kansas City, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Chicago and Arizona currently have accused 117 Americans who developed sports betting business from centers operating from Costa Rica.The Federal Bureau...
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ICE Deploys 4G network in the East and West San Jose this Month
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE) announced the launch of Long Term Evolution networks (LTE) fourth generation (4G) broadband ultra as part of the services offered by Kolbi operator to users.LTE technology allows...
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Costa Rica Doubles Number of Deceased Donors and Sets Historic Transplant Record in 2025
In five months, Costa Rica surpassed all records for organ and tissue donation, with twice as many deceased donors...