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FARC delivers weapons to UN in second phase of disarmament in Colombia

June 13, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The FARC delivered a batch of rifles, guns, grenade launchers and rocket launchers to the UN mission in Colombia, in compliance with the second phase of the disarmament process envisaged in the peace pact signed by guerrillas and the government. It is a very important step to abandon weapons,” said President Juan Manuel Santos in […]

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Poás gas plume reaches 1 kilometer

June 13, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Poás Volcano is currently emitting a gas plume that reaches up to one kilometer in the sky. According to Guillermo Alvarado, from the National Seismological Network (RSN), seismographs mainly record LF earthquakes and several VTs. The tremor signal is small.” He added that the plume is quite vertical, with a height that fluctuates about 1 […]

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Project to simplify adult adoption makes progress

June 13, 2017 by Staff News Writer

On Tuesday, the Social Affairs Committee of the Legislative Assembly affirmed a bill to simplify the adoption of people over 18 years old. This initiative seeks to amend article 106 of the Family Code so that the age gap between the adopted person and the adopter is reduced to 10 years, as long as the […]

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Sea turtle was rescued from fishing net

June 13, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) was spared from dying trapped in a fishing net irresponsibly placed by some fishermen in the waters of Golfo Dulce, in the South Pacific of the country. The animal was rescued by officers of the Golfito Coast Guard Station when they were conducting a patrol to prevent drug trafficking and […]

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Project aims to improve divorce processes

June 13, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Legislator Edgardo Araya, from Frente Amplio, propsed a reform to the Family Code that intends to establish the impossibility of living a common life as a cause for divorce. According to the current Family Code, when a person wants to dissolve the marriage bond because they no longer wish to live with their spouse, they […]

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People with visual impairment will have access to books

June 13, 2017 by Staff News Writer

On Monday afternoon, President Luis Guillermo Solís and Chancellor Manuel González signed the Treaty of Marrakech, which will allow visually impaired people to have access to literary material. Costa Rica is the 13th country to sign the treaty, which encourages books, newspapers, magazines, and other similar texts to be produced in formats fit for the […]

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