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The Instituto Meteorológico Nacional (IMN) is forecasting variable conditions across Costa Rica this week, with weak trade winds driving heat, humidity, and afternoon storm activity through midweek before stronger winds shift the weather pattern toward the end of the week. Today, partly cloudy skies cover the South Pacific early in the morning with a chance …

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One worker died and two firefighters suffered minor burns Monday when a tanker truck exploded at a private fuel terminal beneath the Bridge of the Americas in Panama City. The blast sent flames shooting toward the underside of the viaduct and produced a thick plume of black smoke that rose over the Pacific entrance to …

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Starbucks has announced a new phase of its coffee tree donation program, with Costa Rica among the countries selected to receive trees as the company pushes to strengthen global coffee production in the face of climate change. The initiative follows Starbucks reaching its original goal of donating 100 million coffee trees to farmers across multiple …

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Banco Nacional customers in Costa Rica will now need to use a new access system for the bank’s digital channels, as changes affecting BN Móvil and Banca en Línea took effect today. The update is aimed at tightening account security while changing the way users log in and validate transactions. The biggest change is that …

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San José is preparing for the return of Transitarte this week, with the annual urban arts festival set for April 10, 11 and 12 across parks, boulevards and public spaces in the capital. The festival remains free to attend and is entering its nineteenth edition. This year’s version is larger than in previous editions. Organizers …

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The astronauts of the Artemis II mission are making history by venturing farther into space than any human before and catching live glimpses of parts of the Moon never before seen directly. The mission began the final phase of its approach to the Moon on Monday, reaching the tipping point where the Moon’s gravity exerts …

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At least eight people died and eight others were injured when a bus collided head-on with a tanker truck on a major highway in western Honduras on Sunday. The crash happened around 5 p.m. April 5 on the CA-4 highway in the community of La Ceibita, Quimistán municipality, Santa Bárbara department, about 170 kilometers northwest …

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Williams Díaz was detained by soldiers more than three years ago while on his way to work. Today, in El Salvador’s mega-prison for gang members, he awaits his collective trial. He is innocent and will be judged alongside criminals, his mother laments. Mass trials are moving forward in El Salvador against some 91,000 people detained …

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Marie Bouzkova captured the Copa Colsanitas title in Bogotá on Sunday, battling back from a set down to defeat Hungary’s Panna Udvardy 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the WTA 250 event. The top seed needed 2 hours and 50 minutes to finish the comeback and secure the third singles title of her career. …

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A Costa Rican documentary short about leaf-cutting bats has earned a spot in the international competition at the Santiago Wild Film Festival, Latin America’s leading event for nature and wildlife cinema. Leaf Architects will screen in the Nature Stories category, which features scientific takes on wildlife told through fresh approaches. The 20-minute film, completed in …

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