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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...
How To Enjoy Costa Rica’s Beaches and Wildlife Without the Crowds
AFAR
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August 4, 2025
Costa Rica is one of my favorite places in the world—and I’m clearly not alone. Well over 2 million visitors arrive each year to see the country’s incredible, diverse landscapes. After all, the tiny Central American nation boasts more than 300...
Donald Trump raises tariffs on Costa Rica to15%
Q Costa Rica
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August 4, 2025
Q COSTARICA — An executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on July 31 will increase import tariffs by 15%, from the previously announced rate of 10%, on products from Costa Rica, a decision that is part of a strategy by Washington,...
The best companies for attracting and retaining talent in Costa Rica
Q Costa Rica
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August 4, 2025
The second edition of MERCO Talento Costa Rica revealed the leading companies in attracting and retaining staff in Costa Rica. The Dos Pinos Cooperative takes first place, followed by BAC and Florida Ice and Farm Company (FIFCO) in second and...
Billy and Dom Eat the World: Glasgow Lord of the Rings actor hosts global food travel series with hobbit pal
GlasgowWorld
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August 5, 2025
Glasgow actor Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan, stars of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, have reunited to present Billy and Dom Eat the World, a travel and food series. Known for playing Middle Earth Hobbits Merry and Pippin, the two real-life...
Embracing the Innovation Imperative: Tech-Governance at a Crossroads
Inter Press Service
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August 6, 2025
Civil Society, Featured, Global, Global Governance, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Technological change is unleashing a new era in productivity and creativity with far-reaching implications for global...
Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the U.S. after a previous migrant deal with the U.K. collapsed
Los Angeles Times
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August 5, 2025
KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda on Tuesday became the third African nation to agree to accept deportees from the United States under the Trump administration’s plans to send migrants to countries they have no ties with to get them off American soil....
Rwanda agrees to take deportees from US after previous migrant deal with UK collapsed
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe speaks during an appearance in the Oval Office of the White House on June 27, 2025, as President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance listen. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP) KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda on...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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August 5, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
The real threat to American freedom is not big government but one too small to serve its people
The Milwaukee Independent
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August 5, 2025
As Franklin D. Roosevelt said in his March, 1933 inaugural address: “A necessitous man is not a free man.” If you or your children are sick but afraid to go to the hospital because you know the bills will leave you broke and homeless, you are not...
8 Stylish Fanny Packs for the On-the-Go Traveler
Harper's Bazaar
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August 5, 2025
In recent years, the fanny pack—also known as the bum bag or belt bag—has reentered the trend cycle, thanks to cosigns from major brands like Gucci and Chanel, in addition to its popularity among sporty outfitters like Patagonia. The best travel...
Albanese government in the dark over US threat to deport Iranian to Australia
WAtoday
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August 6, 2025
Asked about any agreement with the US to accept deportees, the spokesperson said: “There have been no new agreements made with the Trump administration on immigration.” An old agreement struck in 2016 between former leaders Malcolm Turnbull and...
DHS Sending 250 Migrants to Rwanda
Breitbart
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August 5, 2025
Rwanda’s government has agreed to accept 250 illegal migrants whose deportations are being rejected by their home countries. “If Rwanda is willing to take them, great … mass deportations can continue,” said Rosemary Jenks, founder of the...
Limp Bizkit announces Latin American Loserville tour with Yungblud & 311
My Iowa Info
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Fred Durst, singer of Limp Bizkit band, performs during a concert as a part of Machaca Fest 2024 at Paqrque Fundidora on November 30, 2024 in Monterrey, Mexico. Medios y Media/Getty Images Limp Bizkit has announced a Latin American leg of their...
Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the US after migrant deal with UK collapsed
Breaking News from Ireland
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Rwanda on Tuesday became the third African nation to agree to accept deportees from the United States under the Trump administration’s plans to send migrants to countries they have no ties with to get them off American soil. Rwandan government...
Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the US after a previous migrant deal with the UK collapsed
The Messenger - Kentucky
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Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo told The Associated Press in a statement that the East African country would accept up to 250 deportees from the U.S., with "the ability to approve each individual proposed for resettlement” under the...
Here's Every Tariff In Effect After Trump's Deadline
Investopedia
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After several delays, President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs have gone into effect on numerous countries. President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs went into effect at midnight Eastern Time Thursday, affecting dozens of U.S. trading...
Canada slips to No. 9 in latest FIFA women’s rankings, with Spain taking top spot
The Globe and Mail
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August 8, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Canada head coach Casey Stoney looks on during the warm-up ahead of an international friendly soccer match against Haiti in Montreal on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press Canada fell one place to No....
Amid Crime Concerns, Canada Updates the Travel Advisory for Costa Rica
Newsroom Panama
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August 3, 2025
The Canadian government updated its travel advisory for Costa Rica this week, recommending that its citizens “exercise a high degree of caution” due to an increase in violent crime and petty crime in key tourist destinations in the Central...
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...