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San José
Head of State
President Rodrigo Chaves Robles
Head of Government
President Rodrigo Chaves Robles
Americas and the Caribbean
Costa Rica elects tough-talking right-winger for president
Laura Fernandez, a protege and former chief of staff of the outgoing president, has pledged to continue his tough security policies.
2 Feb 2026 - 3:06PM
US-China relations
China says US visa threats to Central America show ‘lack of basic respect’
21 Oct 2025 - 10:17PM
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Climate change
Macroscope
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Why force of law is world’s best hope for beating climate change
2 Aug 2025 - 4:30PM
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United States
‘No vital signs’: doctor recounts bid to save Malcolm-Jamal Warner
The doctor tried to save the ‘Cosby Show’ actor from ‘rough’ waters on Costa Rica’s Playa Grande, a beach known for its rip currents and lack of lifeguards.
26 Jul 2025 - 12:25AM
Obituaries
Cosby Show’s Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies by drowning at 54
Actor known for playing Theo Huxtable was caught in a rip current while swimming in the Caribbean.
22 Jul 2025 - 3:06PM
Americas and the Caribbean
Costa Rica’s Nobel-winning ex-president loses US visa
Two-time president Oscar Arias won the Nobel in 1987 for his efforts to end civil wars in Central America.
2 Apr 2025 - 11:11PM
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Fame and celebrity
Who is Brett Gardner’s wife, Jessica Clendenin, and what happened to their son?
The 41-year-old MLB outfielder and his wife Jessica are in shock after losing their 14-year-old son Miller Gardner while on holiday together in Costa Rica this weekend.
25 Mar 2025 - 7:00PM
Fame and celebrity
Meet Daniel Zovatto, who plays Rodney Alcala in Netflix’s Woman of the Hour
The 33-year-old’s chilling portrayal of real-life killer Rodney Alcala follows a starring role alongside Russell Crowe in 2023’s The Pope’s Exorcist – so why is he aiming for a Pixar film next?
21 Mar 2025 - 5:00AM
US-China relations
Eyeing China, Rubio makes Central America his first trip as top US diplomat
Countering Beijing and ‘deepening economic partnerships’ to boost regional prosperity said to be on agenda in tour that starts in Panama.
1 Feb 2025 - 5:36AM
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Venezuela
Venezuela opposition leader Machado is in ‘hiding, fearing for my life’
In Wall Street Journal, Machado wrote: ‘I could be captured as I write these words.’ President Maduro has said she ‘should be behind bars’.
2 Aug 2024 - 7:29AM
US-China relations
Blinken announces US initiative to produce semiconductors in Latin America
The effort, intended to counter China, will expand chip manufacturing in Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama, and possibly other countries in the future.
18 Jul 2024 - 6:21AM
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Wellness
How ‘blue zones’ of health and longevity are spreading around the globe
He coined the term ‘blue zones’ for communities with healthy centenarians. Dan Buettner says there are no magic solutions to long life, but we can all follow the ‘Power 9’ lifestyle principles he learned.
26 Jun 2024 - 6:15PM
Brazil
Messi’s Argentina to defend Copa America in US as Uruguay, Brazil await
Everything you need to know as the oldest continental tournament in world football kicks off for its 48th edition, 108 years on from its debut campaign.
21 Jun 2024 - 1:31AM
Hong Kong economy
One-third of Hong Kong firms expect to hire more staff but bosses remain cautious
Human resources firm releases quarterly survey on city’s employment outlook,
18 Jun 2024 - 7:30PM
Asean
Opinion
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Climate change threat is more than a storm in Vietnam’s coffee cup
From Brazil and Colombia to Indonesia and Vietnam, crops over the last decade have been hit by adverse weather and disease. Supply is increasingly unstable and shrinking, even as land suitable for cultivation disappears
29 May 2024 - 5:30AM
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Asia travel
Hyatt’s ryokan brand Atona to take traditional Japanese inns mainstream
Hyatt is taking Japan’s traditional ryokan inns mainstream, introducing Western features including beds as well as futons; à la carte menu options; and private hot baths to go with communal ones.
28 May 2024 - 4:15PM
China GDP
China was predicted to join ranks of high-income nations by 2022. What happened?
Predictions China would have already joined the group of high-income nations have yet to bear fruit. Is it still possible to break through the middle-income ceiling – and is it still an important benchmark?
1 May 2024 - 11:02AM
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Artificial intelligence
Killer robot arms race: AI faces its ‘Oppenheimer moment’
Regulators who want to get a grip on an emerging generation of artificially intelligent killing machines may not have much time left to do so, governments have been warned.
30 Apr 2024 - 11:13AM
Malaysia
She left Malaysia to sail the world for freedom, adventure – and the ‘soft life’
Syasya Syahirah Nor Azmi gave up her life in Penang for the gentle sway of a sailing boat thousands of miles from home. Life is good, even if it can get lonely at times. And she misses the food.
28 Apr 2024 - 4:00PM
Old Hong Kong
Then & Now
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Good luck finding expert guides to tell tourists truths about Hong Kong
Tourists to Hong Kong have long been fed rote-learned clichés about its history by uninspiring and uninspired guides. In today’s new normal, who would dare risk offering them anything different?
28 Apr 2024 - 8:17AM
Science
China’s hi-tech progress reshaping global politics, study says
China’s status as a ‘near-peer competitor’ is driving efforts to limit access to key technologies such as semiconductors and counter its global influence.
25 Apr 2024 - 12:00PM
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Trending in China
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Who is China’s Yang Siqi? From farm girl to Olympic surfer
A young woman who was raised in a landlocked part of rural China and first set eyes on the sea at nine-years-old has made history by becoming the country’s first surfing Olympian. But who is Yang Siqi?
7 Apr 2024 - 2:00PM
ONE Championship
Submission grappling champ Ruotolo expects Michell to be ‘most difficult opponent’
The American makes the first defence of his belt at ONE Fight Night 21 on Saturday, against an opponent who has won his past six matches.
3 Apr 2024 - 4:03PM
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South Korea
Was the democracy summit in Seoul useful? Are open values ‘on the offensive’?
China and Russia were not invited to the summit, which was called a ‘clown show’ by a Chinese state-run newspaper.
29 Mar 2024 - 10:58PM
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Trending in China
Girl from rural China is first surfer to compete in Olympics for her country
A teenage girl from a poor, landlocked rural area of China, who has worked hard to achieve success in the sport of surfing, will represent her country in the 2024 Olympics in a remarkable achievement on many levels.
26 Mar 2024 - 8:56AM
United Nations
New report reveals the world’s happiest countries ranked
Nordic nations retain their grip on the top spots, with Afghanistan and Lebanon at bottom of 143 countries surveyed. Mainland China was ranked 60, with Hong Kong at 86 and self-ruled island Taiwan at 31.
20 Mar 2024 - 11:05AM
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Paris 2024 Olympic Games
China has its first Olympic surfer as Yang, 14, becomes youngest Paris qualifier
Teenager ‘super-excited’ and admits she was initially unaware that her World Surfing Games results had clinched her a ticket to Tahiti, where the Paris Games’ surfing events will be held.
2 Mar 2024 - 8:15PM
Americas and the Caribbean
US must update Latin America toolkit to keep pace with China sway: officials
Washington better served by focusing on economics and other areas to ‘counter malign forms of Chinese and Russian influence’, according to new report.
29 Feb 2024 - 12:25AM
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