Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino took the stage at the United Nations General Assembly this week, standing firm on his country’s control over the Panama Canal. In a speech that cut through ongoing frictions between major powers, Mulino made it clear that the waterway stays neutral and under Panamanian hands, no matter the pressure from …
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El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele chose not to attend the United Nations General Assembly this year, calling the event pointless and a waste of time. He shared his decision on social media, posting a video of his speech from last year’s session for anyone interested in hearing his past remarks. Bukele, who has led El …
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A Mexican tourist survived a shark bite during a dive near Cocos Island National Park, off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. The man, in his 40s, got attacked on his scalp and the left side of his face while exploring underwater at a site called Roca Sucia, about 30 meters deep. The shark also damaged his …
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Today marks World Tourism Day, held every September 27 to highlight tourism’s role in economies and communities worldwide. This year’s theme, “Tourism and Sustainable Transformation,” points to how the industry can drive positive changes while protecting environments and cultures. The United Nations established this day in 1980 to mark the adoption of its tourism organization’s …
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Costa Rica has rolled out plans for a new electric train system aimed at easing traffic snarls in the Greater Metropolitan Area. President Rodrigo Chaves presented the project, marking a shift from earlier proposals that he called wasteful and poorly planned. The initiative, dubbed TIBI, focuses on two key routes to connect San José with …
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Costa Rican courts have dealt another blow to Uber, ruling that the ride-hailing company must treat drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. In a decision in September, a labor court in San José found an employment link between Uber and a driver who worked from 2018 to 2024. The court ordered Uber to pay …
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An increasing number of farms in Panama are taking steps to reduce jaguar attacks on livestock, showing that coexistence between people and these American big cats is possible, a UN agency said Friday. The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a prominent figure in Maya and Aztec mythology, but many farmers kill them after an attack on …
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Costa Rica has issued a forceful appeal to the international community to respond more swiftly and collaboratively to humanitarian emergencies across the globe, citing past failures in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Haiti as cautionary examples. Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Costa Rican Foreign Minister Arnoldo André criticized the international community for acting …
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The United States wants to “steal” Venezuela’s oil reserves with the deployment of warships in the Caribbean, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump deployed eight ships and a submarine in the Caribbean nearly a month ago, arguing they were fighting drug trafficking after accusing his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, of having …
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The outlook for artificial intelligence in Latin America is promising, but the region still has low levels of training in this technology, says Google’s vice president for Spanish-speaking Latin America, Adriana Noreña, in an interview in Mexico. Visiting the country for Google Mexico’s 20th anniversary, Noreña laid out the company’s plans to develop AI in …
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