An Unconventional Canvas: The Mona Lisa’s New Look In a bizarre twist at the Louvre Museum, Paris, the world-renowned Mona Lisa experienced a different kind of brushstroke – a soup attack by climate activists. The enigmatic lady, known for her elusive smile, became the canvas for an unexpected art medium: […]
Daily Archives: January 29, 2024
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An innovative collaboration between the Center for Advanced Applied Research (CAIA) in Alexandria and the Tropical Agronomic Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) aims to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of coffee and vegetable farming in Costa Rica’s prime coffee-growing regions. The organizations have jointly launched “Project One,” an ambitious […]
Q24N (VOA) Bogotá, Colombia — Colombia has declared a state of emergency in two regions as dozens of forest fires burned wide swaths of the country and left the capital choking on smoke during record temperatures linked with the El Nino weather phenomenon. Colombia has extinguished hundreds of fires this […]
QCOSTARICA — Despite being a global trend, Ticos (Costa Ricans) seem not to be very interested in learning more about the scope and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to the ‘Encuesta de Actualidades’ (Current News Survey) carried out by the School of Statistics of the University of Costa (UCR). […]
QCOSTARICA — On Monday, January 22, Costa Rica’s water and sewer utility, the Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA), received the first report of tap water smelling and tasting like gasoline. That was the situation in three cantons located northeast of San José: Tibás, Moravia, and Goicoechea. The complaints […]
A composed Jannik Sinner is ready for what comes next after winning a maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, saying he likes to “dance in the pressure storm”. Ever since bursting on the scene as a 17-year-old in 2019, the Italian has been touted as one of tennis’ future greats. […]
QCOSTARICA — With possible wind gusts of up to 90 km/h, the beginning of the week will be characterized by the influence of cold thrust number 14 over the entire country. Winds are expected to increase in speed, in regions such as northern Guanacaste. – Advertisement – For the Northern […]
QCOSTARICA — Fourteen people died from COVID-19 related causes in the third epidemiological week of 2024, from January 14 to 20; This was stated by the Ministry of Health in its latest epidemiological report. Photo: Katya Alvarado / SemanarioUniversidad.com This means that in this period there were almost five times […]
Q24N (VOA) ACULCO, Mexico — The corral gate swings open and an energetic calf charges in, only to be wrestled struggling to the ground and immobilized by having its legs tied. The men go to work vaccinating the calf and marking its number with a burning iron on its back. It […]
QBLOGS –Tropical paradises attract tourists and retirees in large part for their more relaxed pace of life. But when this state of languor extends to government institutions it can turn one’s heaven into a personal hell. This is nowhere more evident than in the justice system of Costa Rica, as […]