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Incidence of liver cancer is on the rise, according to specialist

September 6, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Around 850,000 cases of people with liver cancer are diagnosed around the world every year, and by 2025 that number is expected to rise to one million. Josep Llovet, director of the Liver Cancer Program at the University of New York and specialist at the Barcelona Hospital in Spain, mentioned that the development of the […]

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40 blood donors needed daily

September 6, 2017 by Staff News Writer

About 40 blood donors are needed daily to be able to supply the country’s hospitals. The National Blood Bank calls on the population to come and donate this week, at the facilities located on the southern coast of the Catholic church of Zapote. The call aims to reach the goal of 32,000 donors to meet […]

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Authorities are looking for more victims of the “matapobres”

September 6, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Staff of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Judicial Investigation Agency have carried out different proceedings in the home of a man named Arley who is suspected of having kidnapped five homeless people in Desamparados. It appears that the authorities are considering the possibility of more victims, since more complaints were received after the raids. […]

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Government keeps tax negotiations secret until meeting with Legislative Assembly

September 6, 2017 by Staff News Writer

This Thursday there will be one more attempt on the part of the government to advance in the fiscal subject with the legislators of the Congress. There will be a meeting between the two groups to discuss the possibility of giving a schedule to the discussions of taxes, VAT and Income, in addition to those […]

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Five legislators will be held accountable over cement case

September 6, 2017 by Staff News Writer

Five legislators would be called to clarify whether they have ties or not with the questioned Chinese cement importer, Juan Carlos Bolaños, in a motion promoted by several lawmakers. The proposal will be presented this Friday to the special committee of the Legislative Assembly that investigates the possible influence peddling in the granting of $30 […]

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This is how plane crash survivors were rescued in Pavas

September 6, 2017 by Staff News Writer

On Tuesday morning, a plane crashed on Torres River in Pavas and this video recorded the moment of the rescue. Two people died in the crash, a Costa Rican woman and American man. The aircraft that was heading for Guanacaste. Six people were traveling from Tobias Bolaños airport. In order to deal with the emergency, […]

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