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Costa Rican Agrotransformation 2025 Bets On Innovation And Knowledge For The Future Of Its Agriculture
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) With more than 10% of the national workforce linked to the agricultural sector and a growing need for productive modernization, Agrotransformation 2025 is consolidating its position as the main meeting and exchange of...
Female Filmmakers Lead New Wave of Costa Rican Cinema: 5 Names to Watch
Variety
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July 1, 2025
Early in 2021, Costa Rican filmmaker Antonella Sudasassi launched a pioneering initiative in her home country: the Unión de Directoras de Cine Costa Rica, or the Union of Female Film Directors of Costa Rica, in literal translation. The...
OAS SG outlines comprehensive financial reform strategy as Antigua and Barbuda praised for “excellent” hosting of landmark Assembly
The Antigua Observer
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July 1, 2025
By Robert Andre Emmanuel [email protected] Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS) Ambassador Albert Ramdin unveiled his multi-pronged approach to addressing his organisation’s chronic financial crisis during Friday night’s...
Gold Cup Qfs: Guatemala upsets Canada; US gets past Costa Rica
Nagaland Post
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June 30, 2025
José Morales sent Guatemala to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with the clincher over Canada in a 6-5 penalty-kick decision after a 1-1 draw on Sunday. Rubio Rubín scored the tying goal with a header in the 69th minute for Guatemala, which...
Costa Rica to Launch Electric Air Taxis for Sustainable Travel in Guanacaste
Tico Times
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June 30, 2025
Costa Rica is poised to revolutionize its transportation landscape with the introduction of electric air taxis, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional ground travel for both tourists and residents. This innovative leap forward comes as...
Diego Luna Scores First USMNT Goal In Close Win Over Costa Rica
KSL Sports - Utah
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June 30, 2025
Real Salt Lake star Diego Luna continues to be a difference-maker for the USMNT. In the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarterfinals against Costa Rica, Luna netted a first-half equalizer — his first international goal for the U.S. The USA gets the job...
EVE Air Mobility signs major eVTOL deal in Costa Rica
AeroTime News
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June 30, 2025
EVE Air Mobility, Embraer’s eVTOL arm, has announced a tri-partite agreement with advanced air mobility operator Aerosolutions and Bluenest, a subsidiary of Spanish infrastructure management firm Globalvia, to develop eVTOL operations in Costa...
Nicaraguan State Terrorism in Costa Rica
Havana Times
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June 30, 2025
Claudia Vargas, Roberto Samcam’s wife, together with her children and other loved ones at his funeral on June 22nd. The retired Nicaraguan Army Major was assassinated in Costa Rica, where he was exiled. Photo: Ivan Olivares / Confidencial The...
Costa Rica Rattles the Globe: 24th Most Quake-Prone Country in 2024
The Costa Rican Times
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June 30, 2025
Costa Rica, June 2025 – Costa Rica may be known for its “Pura Vida” lifestyle, but in 2024 it also earned a spot among the world’s top 30 most earthquake-active nations. According to a May report from Ranking Royals—drawing on data from...
Electric Air Taxis From Brazil Set to Transform Costa Rica’s Tourism Travel
The Rio Times
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June 30, 2025
Eve Air Mobility, a company started by Embraer, has agreed to work with Aerosolutions and Bluenest by Globalvia to bring up to 50 electric air taxis to Costa Rica. This deal, announced on June 30, 2025, focuses on making travel easier for tourists...
Singapore Facilitates the UAE’s Entry into Digital Economy Pact
OpenGov Asia
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June 30, 2025
The Digital Economy Partnership Agreement (DEPA) Joint Committee has agreed to establish an Accession Working Group (AWG) to formally begin the United Arab Emirates’ accession process. The move follows the UAE’s application to join DEPA on 7 June...
Eve targets potential air taxi operations in Costa Rica
FlightGlobal
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US air taxi developer Eve Air Mobility has secured a letter of intent that calls for the potential delivery of up to 50 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles to a start-up operator in Costa Rica. Eve disclosed on 30 June the...
International Reggae Day festivities grow global momentum
Loop News
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June 30, 2025
30 Countries join the movement as media, and fans across multiple platforms prepare for global unity on July 1. With the theme ‘One Love. One Voice. One Day…’ International Reggae Day (IRD) 2025 is striking a powerful chord across continents,...
No More Waiting: Costa Rica Rockets Into U.S. Global Entry Club
The Costa Rican Times
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June 30, 2025
Costa Rica, June 2025 – On Wednesday, Costa Rica vaulted into the fast lane of U.S. immigration when Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and President Rodrigo Chaves inked the long-awaited Global Entry agreement at Casa Presidencial. This...
Watch: Why Costa Rica's eco-friendly coffee culture is thriving
Euronews
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By Gregory Ward & Souleyman Messalti Published on 30/06/2025 - 18:30 GMT+2 Over 4,500 local farmers are part of Costa Rica's largest coffee cooperative, CoopeTarrazú. The organisation offers its members fair prices, free compost, and...
Costa Rica’s Pride March 2025 Defies Restrictions and Celebrates Diversity
Tico Times
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June 30, 2025
A large crowd gathered in Paseo Colón, San José, to participate in the LGBTIQ+ Pride March 2025. It began at noon, as people marched from the statue of León Cortés, in the western sector of La Sabana, toward the central building of the Costa Rican...
Freese’s Wall: USMNT Holds Nerve in Heart-Stopping Gold Cup Shootout Thriller Against Costa Rica
The Costa Rican Times
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June 30, 2025
Costa Rica, June 2025 – The United States men’s national soccer team (USMNT) booked its 17th straight Concacaf Gold Cup semifinal berth after a pulsating quarterfinal in which goalkeeper Matt Freese emerged as the unlikely hero. With regulation...
Refugees worry: Is Nicaragua assassinating government critics in Costa Rica?
WLRN - Florida
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Roberto Samcam Ruiz took security measures seriously. A retired Nicaraguan army major who had spoken out against the Sandinista government, he fled to neighboring Costa Rica after his name started popping up on wanted posters. When out in public...
U.S. beats Costa Rica in thrilling penalty shootout to advance in Gold Cup
NBC News
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June 30, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS — Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with a 4-3 penalty-kicks win over Costa Rica after a 2-2 tie on Sunday night. The U.S....
With USMNT GK role in flux, Freese stops Costa Rica cold with PK heroics
The Athletic
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June 30, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS – Any college advisor will try to guide a pupil to find a thesis topic that’ll both lean into their interests while setting themselves up for success once they enter their respective workforce. Thankfully for Matt Freese, who graduated...