Q24N (DW) An arson attack on a Buenos Aires hotel that killed three lesbian women has shocked Argentina. The LGBTQ+ community warns of increasing hate crimes and accuses President Javier Milei’s government of allowing homophobia to fester. Watch the video here. – Advertisement – Source link Deutsche Welle Favorite
Daily Archives: May 24, 2024
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In the verdant hills of Costa Rica, a crisis brews as the nation’s iconic coffee industry faces a bitter blend of challenges in the market year 2024/25. Despite the picturesque landscapes that suggest a haven for coffee cultivation, Costa Rican coffee growers are grappling with labor shortages, unfavorable weather patterns, […]
Q24N (DW) Following the recent election victories of pro-business candidates in Argentina and Ecuador, voters in Panama also chose a staunch free-market advocate as their next president in a poll held earlier this month. Jose Raul Mulino, a 64-year-old former security minister in the government, stormed to victory on the […]
QCOSTARICA — If you have loans in colones, you will likely have to pay high interest rates throughout the rest of the year. This because the Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR) – Central Bank – is lowering the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) in dribs and drabs and, with this, […]
In a world constantly on the move, the skies are not always friendly for everyone. Tori Hunter, a 26-year-old Canadian travel blogger and advocate for accessibility, recently brought to light the significant barriers that wheelchair users face when flying. Her distressing ordeal during a flight disembarkation in Costa Rica has […]
Q24N (DW) Extreme heat in Mexico has killed dozens of people, according to the Health Ministry, with temperatures forecasted to rise further. Meteorologists say a weather phenomenon known as a “heat dome” has trapped hot air over the southern Gulf of Mexico and northern Central America, causing temperatures to soar […]
Goalkeeper Keylor Navas announced his retirement from the Costa Rican National Team. Navas published a heartfelt message on social media on Thursday in which he thanked everyone he has shared these years with. “This chapter of my life, full of challenges, defeats, and victories, comes to an end. I leave […]
QCOSTARICA — Trade and economic relations between Ukraine and Costa Rica have “a great potential for growth”, said Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister, Economy Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko during an online meeting with Costa Rican Foreign Trade Minister Manuel Rivera. “Prior to the Russian full-scale invasion, Costa Rica was one of Ukraine’s […]
Every year, as the International Day for Biological Diversity unrolls, the spotlight intensifies on the critical necessity of shielding our planet’s ecosystems. Amidst this backdrop, the relentless global deforestation continues unabated, with around ten million hectares—a landmass equivalent to nations like Cuba or South Korea—being stripped annually. This ecological hemorrhage […]
Q REPORTS — As Europe divided into armed camps in the late 1940s, Costa Rica decisively rejected the military that had long undermined its democracy, becoming the most peaceful, prosperous and healthy state in Central America. Sean Howard believes that Europe must learn from it to achieve the unrealized dream […]