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Costa Rican economist and former vice president Rebeca Grynspan has fallen to second place in the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, but the contest remains far from decided. Grynspan received seven votes encouraging her cand

The Ministry of Health is investigating active hepatitis A outbreaks in Desamparados, Hatillo and Hospital, three heavily populated areas of San José. Health teams are looking for people with symptoms, investigating possible links between cases and taking

An American man is guaranteed a place in the Cincinnati Open final after Frances Tiafoe and Brandon Nakashima won their quarterfinal matches on Friday. Tiafoe defeated Italy's Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(2), 7-5 in a match that lasted two hours and 17 minutes. He

A group of astronomers has discovered the fastest known star in the Milky Way, traveling at 25,000 kilometers per second as it orbits the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. The star, named S301 and detected at the Paranal Observatory in

Unfortunately, the break in the rain won't last. Costa Rica's National Meteorological Institute expects instability to build over the weekend, and Saturday is shaping up as the wettest day. If you have outdoor plans, put them in the morning. Afternoon is

If you fly into Costa Rica and connect onward to Drake Bay, Tortuguero, Nosara or Puerto Jiménez, the government wants to move that second leg to a different airport. Under a plan announced yesterdat, domestic flights would shift out of Juan Santamaría In

A piece of land about the size of two tennis courts is being turned into a densely planted urban forest in Curridabat.The project, called Bosque Tacaco, will place approximately 1,540 native plants in a 515-square-meter area, or about 5,540 square feet, n

Anyone can enter Costa Rica's national parks without paying an admission fee on Monday, August 24, to celebrate National Parks Day. The free entry applies to Costa Ricans, legal residents and international visitors. It is offered each year under a 1986 go

Most of the world's chocolate begins its life far from where it is eaten. Cacao is grown in one country, shipped as a raw commodity to another, and turned into a bar somewhere the trees have never been seen. In Guanacaste, we set out to prove there was an

Argentina's Thiago Agustín Tirante saw his Cincinnati Open run end in the quarterfinals, but the 25-year-old will leave Ohio with a career-changing result and growing attention ahead of the US Open. Tirante lost 6-3, 6-2 to France's Arthur Fils on Thursda