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Costa Rica election poll shows Chaves gaining ground over ex-president
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Former Costa Rica finance minister Rodrigo Chaves is emerging as the favorite in April's presidential election...
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Cubans protest in Havana as Costa Rica tightens visa requirements
By Nelson Gonzalez and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - At least 200 Cubans protested near Costa Rica's embassy in Havana...
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Costa Rican presidential candidate says he would change IMF agreement
By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica's leading presidential candidate Jose Maria Figueres said he would negotiate adjustments...
Read moreCosta Rica imposes visa requirements for Venezuelans as migration surges
By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rican authorities, concerned about surging migration from Venezuela, have imposed visa requirements...
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Costa Rica president tests positive for COVID-19
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado has tested positive for COVID-19, his office said on Thursday. "He...
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Ex-president heads into Costa Rica run-off, ex-finance minister likely awaits
By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Former president Jose Maria Figueres comfortably led the preliminary vote count in Sunday's Costa...
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Ex-president Figueres, conservative Alvarado lead early Costa Rica vote count
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Former Costa Rican President Jose Maria Figueres and conservative contender Fabricio Alvarado led a preliminary partial...
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Factbox-The main candidates in Costa Rica’s presidential election
By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Voters in Costa Rica will head to the polls Sunday to choose a...
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Costa Rica’s Sunday presidential elections likely to head to second round – study
By Alvaro Murillo SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Ricans will head to the polls on Sunday for a general elections...
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Record number of Nicaraguans sought asylum in Costa Rica in 2021
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A record number of Nicaraguans sought refuge in neighboring Costa Rica in 2021, Costa Rican immigration...
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Omicron will spread through Americas in time, warns regional health agency
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has so far been detected in the Americas in Argentina, Brazil,...
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Coffee crisis in Central America fuels record exodus north
By Maytaal Angel, Gustavo Palencia and Sofia Menchu EL LAUREL, Honduras/LA LAGUNETA, Guatemala (Reuters) - The four sons of María...
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Nicaragua eliminates visa requirement for Cubans
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Nicaragua announced on Monday that it is lifting the visa requirement for Cuban nationals in a...
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Exiled Nicaraguan youth battle to build a future after Ortega win
By Daina Beth Solomon SAN JOSE (Reuters) - When asked about the three days she spent in a Nicaraguan prison...
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COVID-19 deaths decline 17% in the Americas, says health agency
BRASILIA (Reuters) -COVID-19 deaths have decreased 17% in the Americas over the past week, but the most populous countries like...
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Analysis-Ortega win is new blow to Biden’s Central America strategy
By Daina Beth Solomon and Matt Spetalnick SAN JOSE (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's efforts to tackle migration from...
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Nicaragua’s Ortega secures fourth term, U.S. threatens sanctions
By Daina Beth Solomon SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega clinched a fourth consecutive term, results showed on...
Read moreQuake strikes off coast of Nicaragua, no initial reports of damage
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Buildings shook in the Costa Rican capital San Jose on Monday after an earthquake measured at...
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Nicaragua’s Ortega secures another term, U.S. threatens action
By Daina Beth Solomon SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ortega-murillo-presidential-couple-with-an-iron-grip-nicaragua-2021-11-05 easily locked in a fourth consecutive term...
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Nicaragua’s Ortega set to win election that U.S. blasts as ‘pantomime’
By Daina Beth Solomon SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was set to win re-election on Sunday after jailing...
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