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Police operations resulted in three arrests

February 14, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Three people were arrested this weekend as suspects of robbery and attempted assault in the province of Guanacaste. One of them, a 22-year-old man named Méndez, was arrested in the Curime district of Liberia, after allegedly assaulting a minor to steal a cell phone. Méndez already had a record for fraud, drug possession and robbery. […]

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Influenza killed more people in December

February 14, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The peak of respiratory infections that began to increase since October 30th already claimed 59 lives in the country. Most deaths occurred from December 18th to December 24th. In this period, 12 people died from complications resulting from the virus; one less death than the ones recorded in 2017. -37 of the 59 deaths had […]

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Turrialba Volcano erupted blocks on Monday

February 14, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A video captured by the cameras of the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) shows Turrialba Volcano’s activity on Monday morning. The images recorded the activity from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on Monday. During the eruption, the walls of the volcano and the magma broke in blocks that were expelled from 2:12 […]

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Costa Rican bishops want Pope Francis to visit Costa Rica

February 14, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The eight Costa Rican bishops of the eight dioceses of the country asked Pope Francisco to visit Costa Rica. The petition was made during a meeting held with the religious hierarch on Monday. Francisco will visit Panama in 2019, as part of the World Youth Day, so the bishops suggested he should escape to Costa […]

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