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Juan Guaidó appoints new diplomatic representative in Costa Rica

January 29, 2019 by Staff News Writer

(Claudio Sandoval), Panama (Fabiola Zacarce) and Peru (Carlos Scull). The appointment of new diplomatic representatives was unanimously approved in ordinary session,” reported Juan Guaidó, interim president of Venezuela, in his Twitter account. The inauguration of Guaidó during an opposition march was followed by more anti-Maduro protests and riots that left some 40 dead and at […]

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Fumigators may be using inappropriate pesticides in your home

January 29, 2019 by Staff News Writer

Are you one of those people who use agricultural pesticides to fumigate your home or office? If your answer is affirmative, you better be very careful because these chemicals are used exclusively for open fields and for the use of professionals. The Ministry of Health issued a health warning asking the population to use “prepared” […]

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Four foreigners arrested suspected of money laundering

January 29, 2019 by Staff News Writer

The Deputy Prosecutor’s Office of Alajuela issued three months of preventive custody against four foreigners. The three men with named Pérez Barrera, Suchite Galdámez, and Morán Mazariegos, as well as a woman named Aldana Ruano, were arrested at the Juan Santamaría International Airport, as suspects of the crime of money laundering. The Criminal Court of […]

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Baby is the first to die in a dog attack in 15 years

January 29, 2019 by Staff News Writer

From 2004 to date, the doctors of the National Children’s Hospital (HNN) have treated and hospitalized 341 children due to injuries caused by a dog attack. In those 15 years, despite the seriousness of some of the injuries, no child had died until Monday. The 11-month-old baby who died after being attacked by an American […]

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Every two minutes, five people are diagnosed with cancer in Latin America

January 28, 2019 by Staff News Writer

The latest global data indicate that cases and deaths from cancer will grow in the region at a faster pace than the average. From different sectors, they warn about the need to act to improve access to cancer care. Better infrastructure, more financing, human resources and availability of treatments are some of the most mentioned […]

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Canine Federation after baby death: we said it seven months ago

January 28, 2019 by Staff News Writer

On Monday, an 11-month-old baby died after being attacked by a dog in Tibás, and in this regard, the Canine Federation of Costa Rica (ACAN) regretted what happened and reiterated the importance of a regulation of “powerful dogs” in the country, because they had already warned that something like this could happen. Through a press […]

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