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Over 400 Global Buyers and Investors to Arrive in Costa Rica
Breaking Travel News
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August 8, 2025
From September 1 to 5, Costa Rica will welcome over 400 buyers and investors from 45 countries to the Costa Rica Trade & Investment Summit 2025, Latin America’s most influential business gathering for those seeking opportunities in exports and...
Over 400 Global Buyers And Investors To Arrive In Costa Rica For The Region's Most Important Business Event
MENAFN
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) "Costa Rica stands among the most reliable, strategic, and forward-looking trade and investment partners in the Americas, with access to two-thirds of the world's GDP and a prime location for business. Our value proposition...
Local youth volunteers bring hope to Costa Rica’s poorest communities
BayToday
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August 7, 2025
For nearly two decades, high school students have left the comfort of their homes for a few weeks in August, to volunteer in some of the poorest regions of Costa Rica through the Duke of Edinburgh program. On August 5th, 19 high school students...
The U.S. confirms its first human case of New World screwworm. What is it?
Public Radio Tulsa - Oklahoma
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August 25, 2025
The U.S. has confirmed its first human case of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite whose northward creep from South America has put the country's cattle industry on high alert in recent months. The Centers for Disease Control and...
3D Technology Improves Precision In Ophthalmology Surgeries At The Alajuela Hospital Costa Rica
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) The Ophthalmology Department at San Rafael Hospital in Alajuela has a modern system using 3D technology for ophthalmology surgeries. Using innovative visualization equipment, specialists can perform procedures with...
Costa Rica Hit by Trump’s Latest Tariff Hike Targeting Dozens of Countries
Tico Times
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August 2, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a executive order raising tariffs on dozens of countries, including Costa Rica, as part of a broader effort to address what the administration calls “persistent trade imbalances.” The increase will be...
Identifican en Estados Unidos un caso raro de infección por gusano barrenador del Nuevo Mundo tras viaje desde El Salvador
KVIA - Texas
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August 25, 2025
Por Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Un portavoz del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE.UU. informó que se identificó en Maryland un caso raro de gusano barrenador del Nuevo Mundo en un paciente que viajó desde El Salvador. Los Centros para el...
Shopping pace rises for healthy 0.5% rate in July
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 16, 2025
NEW YORK -- Shoppers spent at a healthy pace in July, particularly at the nation's auto dealerships, even as President Donald Trump's tariffs start to take a toll on jobs and lead to some price increases. But the figures also underscore anxiety...
Vacation Gone Wild: Couple’s Costa Rica Trip Ends with Unexpected Furry Family Member
The Costa Rican Times
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August 5, 2025
Most people bring home souvenirs like t-shirts or coffee beans after a Costa Rican getaway. But for one adventurous American couple, their trip took a delightfully unexpected turn when they returned home with a rescued dog, forever changing their...
Sensational U.S. Deportation Plan Targets Costa Rica
The Costa Rican Times
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August 5, 2025
In a controversial move that’s set to ignite political debate, the United States government plans to fund deportations of migrants specifically to Costa Rica, according to a confidential document recently revealed by Reuters. This policy could...
USNS Comfort Departs Costa Rica
MilitarySpot - Alabama
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August 5, 2025
LIMÓN, Costa Rica (July 28, 2025) Sailors assigned to the Mercy-class hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) assist a patient departing Comfort in Limón, Costa Rica during Continuing Promise 2025, July 28, 2025. Continuing Promise 2025 is the 16th...
Tristan Rogers, who played super spy Robert Scorpio on 'General Hospital,' dies at 79
WKBT - Wisconsin
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Tristan Rogers, who played legacy character Robert Scorpio on ABC's "General Hospital," died Friday at age 79, less than a month after he made a special appearance on the soap opera. "The entire 'General Hospital' family is heartbroken to hear of...
Despotism at the Door
The Bulwark
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Two years ago yesterday, Donald Trump was booked on racketeering charges at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia. Those charges—which stemmed from Trump’s open attempt to steal the 2020 election in the state—have gone up in smoke after the...
AP News Summary at 7:32 a.m. EDT
The Porterville Recorder - California
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Israeli airstrike on southern Gaza hospital kills 19, hospital says DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s health ministry says an Israeli airstrike has hit southern Gaza’s main hospital, killing 19 people. The ministry says the victims on the...
Trends in Conscious Tourism: What New Visitors Are Looking For in Costa Rica
Costa Rica News
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August 5, 2025
Where once the marketing focused on the sun and beaches and lush jungles, now it goes much further: leadership in conscious tourism. People don’t just go there to chase waterfalls or Instagram their trips. There’s a purpose. People want...
Horror as case of deadly flesh-eating parasite which burrows through human flesh detected
Daily Express
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August 25, 2025
The first case in the United States of a deadly flesh-eating screwworm parasite has been detected. A person in Maryland was treated for the parasite after travelling from Guatemala, which follows an outbreak among animals that began in Central...
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The 6 Best Healthy Habits to Help You Live Longer
EatingWell
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Long-lived Blue Zone residents focus on daily movement, plant-rich diets and social ties. Genetics play a small role in lifespan; lifestyle and environment make the biggest impact. Simple habits like cooking at home, limiting sugar and...
AP News Summary at 5:53 a.m. EDT
The Blackstone Valley Call & Times - Rhode Island
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Israeli airstrike on southern Gaza hospital kills 15, hospital says DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s health ministry says an Israeli airstrike has hit southern Gaza’s main hospital, killing 15 people. The ministry says the victims on the...
Firefly Retreat Launches Affordable Yoga Retreats In Bali, Emphasizing Wellness And Connection
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) Once reserved for luxury-seeking elites, health travel has evolved into a global phenomenon rooted in healing, mindfulness, and sustainability. From detox centers in Thailand to jungle-based yoga retreats in Costa Rica, many...
USNS Comfort Brings Care, Hope in Costa Rica with CP25
Dialogo Americas
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August 4, 2025
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Tyler Nichols, to the USNS Comfort, checks the temperature of a Costa Rican child at a medical site in Limón, Costa Rica during Continuing Promise 2025, July 27, 2025. (Photo: U.S. Army Private First Class Jordan Bristol) BY...