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Julian Assange denied final US extradition appeal

Julian Assange was on Monday denied permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court against moves to extradite him to the United States, where...
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New vaccine breakthrough lifts global hope against pandemic

Global hopes of overcoming the coronavirus pandemic were boosted Monday after a second vaccine was found to be nearly 95% effective in a trial.

United States sending Costa Rica $40.7 million to fight narcotrafficking and crime

The funding, which is part of a budget signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, amounts to a 33-percent increase over last year, according to the Foreign Ministry. 

Costa Rica y el ‘efecto Trump’ – sin protocolo de emergencia

"El problema es que varios políticos de Costa Rica (y quizás de otros países) vieron que esa fórmula funciona. Ya está probada."

PHOTOS: Nosara marches against Trump

About 100 residents of Nosara marched Saturday morning on Playa Guiones to protest the inauguration of President Donald Trump, toting signs advocating women’s rights, equality, love and peace.

What Trump’s achievement has inspired

Many of us fear what Trump may do in power, but we do not need to wait to be terrified by what he has already achieved in his campaign. We saw it already on Wednesday, in various acts of hate.

Meet Sarai González, the inspiring Tica in Bomba Estéreo’s “Soy Yo” video

Through the "Soy Yo" Bomba Estéreo music video, Sarai González wowed the world, became a Latina icon and met President Barack Obama, all for embodying pride in a heritage that includes Costa Rican roots.

Make Costa Rica great again?

The Tico Times is proud to present this new column from Álvaro Murillo, an experienced journalist who specializes in political coverage and has written...

U.S. Congress looks to condition loans to Nicaragua on political changes

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday designed to restrict international loans to Nicaragua unless the country enacts political reforms.

Campaign aims to ‘defeat Trump’ by encouraging more U.S. expat votes

Activist group Avaaz is trying to get more U.S. citizens living abroad to vote in the upcoming presidential elections in an attempt to weaken Donald Trump's chances at the presidency.

Costa Rica’s Christiana Figueres drops out of UN Secretary-General race

Costa Rican diplomat Christiana Figueres Olsen said Monday that she was dropping her bid to succeed Ban Ki-moon as the United Nations Secretary-General due to the lack of support at the U.N. Security Council.
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