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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Costa Rica, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 415 stories have been published about Costa Rica which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Costa Rica, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 415 stories have been published about Costa Rica which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Oceania · Costa RicaChina apologised to Costa Rica for a balloon that flew over its territory, the Central American country's government said. A separate suspected Chinese spy balloon travelling over the United States sparked a major political and diplomatic spat. A US military jet shot down that balloon just off its Atlantic coast on Saturday.
Costa Rica says China apologises for balloon 'incident' over its airspace
Coverage: 5 sources
Amazon · Costa RicaThe company is terminating 2,300 employees in Seattle and Bellevue. The U.S. labor law requires companies planning a mass layoff to inform employees 60 days before the closure. Amazon.com Chief Executive Andy Jassy said earlier this month the cuts would mostly impact the e-commerce and human resources divisions.
Amazon to lay off staff in U.S., Canada and Costa Rica by end of day
50% Center coverage: 10 sources
US & Canada · Costa RicaCosta Rica had one of the world's highest deforestation rates in the 1980s. A program that has paid landowners not to cut down trees depends almost entirely on fuel tax revenue. The program currently enrolls more than 680,000 acres (276,000 hectares) Costa Rica hopes to double the amount of protected forest.
Costa Rica ponders ways to sustain reforestation success
52% Left coverage: 21 sources
Daniel Ortega · Costa RicaA human rights organization estimates that more than 50 religious leaders have fled since 2018, when a social security reform triggered massive protests. Many priests and nuns in exile worry about reprisal from Ortega and fear going public with their stories. There are multiple accounts of masked men breaking into churches, theft or destruction of religious objects, and the prohibition of religious processions.
Fear, anxiety follow Nicaraguan faith leaders into exile
67% Center coverage: 9 sources
Costa Rica · Costa RicaCarlos Alvarado Quesada, the former president of Costa Rica, gave a lecture on Tuesday. The lecture was part of the Bartels World Affairs Lecture, a series of talks hosted by the Einaudi Center for International Studies. The program brings distinguished international figures to campus each year to speak on global topics.
Bartels World Affairs Lecture: Fighting for Democracy and the Planet
NFL · Costa RicaGisele Bündchen and her trainer Joaquim Valente further fueled dating rumors when they were seen riding horses together in Costa Rica on Tuesday.
Gisele Bündchen and trainer Joaquim Valente ride horses together in Costa Rica
75% Left coverage: 4 sources
Jesús · JesúsThe Jesus Revolution is a faith-based historical film about a religious movement that brought Hippies to Jesus. The movement began when a conservative pastor opened his church doors to long-haired searchers. Members of the choir are arguing that crowds flocking to The Jesus Revolution signals a hunger for Christianity that will fill the pews.
The Jesus Revolution
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
