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Deadly Russia earthquake and tsunami: Should coastal South Africans be worried?
The South African
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July 30, 2025
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s sparsely populated Far East on Wednesday, causing tsunamis up to four metres high across the Pacific and sparking evacuations from Hawaii to Japan and all the way to New Zealand....
Guatuso in Costa Rica Promotes Sustainable Agriculture Through the Use of Bio-Inputs
Costa Rica News
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July 24, 2025
A group of twenty-five Guatuso farmers in Costa Rica have increased knowledge of how to manufacture and apply bio-inputs, with the goal of reducing costs, protecting the environment, and improving the sustainability of their farms and businesses....
Climatic Catastrophe Is Becoming the New Oil Curse in Nigeria
Foundation for Investigative Journalism
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July 25, 2025
There is a brewing toll of climate change on Nigeria’s ecosystems and economy and this cannot be overstated. While addressing this at a recent gathering, Kashim Shettima, the Vice President of Nigeria, stated that over 90 percent of the country’s...
Why I Choose Real Life in Costa Rica Over the AI Hype
Tico Times
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July 23, 2025
When it comes to AI, call me OG. Old school. I sometimes wish I could go back to a time before it existed. Artificial Intelligence is the future, they say, and I have no reason to doubt this. In many ways, it’s already here. What’s the most asked...
Has Donald Trump Ended Free Trade?
Washington Monthly
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July 30, 2025
When President Donald Trump announced a barrage of punishing tariffs on April 2—“Liberation Day”—he promised a new “golden age” for America where “jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country.” He promised “90 deals in 90 days” with...
Quake off Russia: US downgrades tsunami warning to advisory, 'worst part of it is over'
The Business Standard
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July 30, 2025
What's happening? The first waves triggered by a massive 8.8 earthquake off Russia's coast have reached Hawaii, with a 4ft (1.2m) wave recorded off Oahu People in Hawaii, some parts of the US west coast and Japan have been told to evacuate after...
Costa Rica Unveils New Pedestrian Bridge at Guayabo National Monument
Times News Global
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July 21, 2025
CARTAGO, Costa Rica — Costa Rica has officially opened a new pedestrian bridge at Guayabo National Monument, enriching the experience at this important archaeological site. The bridge allows visitors to walk above an ancient pre-Columbian causeway...
How to assure enjoyment of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment
Philstar
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July 26, 2025
On July 28, 2022, the UN General Assembly adopted, with 161 votes in favor and eight abstentions, a resolution declaring access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment a universal human right. Less than a year earlier, a similar resolution...
Costa Rican Athlete Federico Pacheco Conquers The World's Most Prestigious Ultra-Distance Competition
MENAFN
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) With a blend of determination, physical endurance, and mental strength, athlete Federico Pacheco managed to complete the Western States 100, considered the most renowned and demanding ultra-distance race in the world. The...
Why Birders Are Flocking to Costa Rica’s Barra del Colorado
Tico Times
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July 22, 2025
Costa Rica is a bird-watching paradise, offering an incredible diversity with close to 900 recorded species, including resident and migratory species. One reason for Costa Rica’s extraordinary bird life is the country’s wide variety of habitats:...
Should Costa Rica compensate those affected by potholes in its roads?
Q Costa Rica
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July 22, 2025
Q COSTARICA – Potholes or ‘huecos’, uncovered manhole covers, and other serious road defects pose a risk to drivers and pedestrians on Costa Rica’s roads. Perhaps Costa Rica’s legislators could take a tip from our southern neighbour, Panama, where...
Malcolm-Jamal Warner's death in Costa Rica prompts water safety discussions
WESH 2 - Florida
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July 22, 2025
A.M. WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE TRAGIC DEATH OF BELOVED ACTOR MALCOLM JAMAL WARNER, WHO MANY OF US KNEW AS THEO HUXTABLE ON THE COSBY SHOW. OFFICIALS SAY HE DROWNED WHILE ON VACATION WITH HIS FAMILY IN COSTA RICA. ACCORDING TO EMERGENCY CREWS...
Malcolm-Jamal Warner death: Second man in critical condition after both were ‘dragged by water current’ in Costa Rica
The Independent
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July 22, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
studio saxe screens its casa solai through bamboo brise soleil in costa rica
Design Boom
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July 22, 2025
A Composition of Land and Light in costa rica Casa Solai is a new private residence designed by Studio Saxe, located in the coastal hills of Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. Positioned above the Pacific Ocean and surrounded by dense jungle, the project...
Sixth-Largest Earthquake on Record Triggers Global Tsunami Warnings
AOL
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An aerial photo shows white waves crashing onto the Kujukuri Coast in Sosa City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, after a M8.8 earthquake hit Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 2025. Credit - The Yomiuri Shimbun—AP A powerful 8.8 magnitude...
Tsunami alerts triggered for Hawaii, Alaska after massive 8.8 quake strikes off Russia
New York Post
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July 30, 2025
A massive 8.8 earthquake rocked the upper Pacific Ocean Tuesday evening, triggering tsunami alerts for the entire state of Hawaii, parts of Alaska, and the West Coast after the first waves already hit portions of Russia and Japan. The quake hit an...
'Cosby Show' star Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies at 54 Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the Emmy-nominated actor who starred as Theo Huxtable on "The Cosby Show," drowned Sunday on a beach on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. Read more »
Yahoo News
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the Emmy-nominated actor who starred as Theo Huxtable for eight seasons on "The Cosby Show," has died, The Times has confirmed. He was 54. Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department told the Associated Press on Monday...
Climate Policy Support Tied to Attribution, Not Weather Exposure
The Energy Mix
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July 24, 2025
Experiencing extreme weather alone doesn’t boost support for climate policies—what matters is whether people connect those events to climate change, a new study published in the journal Nature reveals. Led by Viktoria Cologna at ETH Zurich, the...
Costa Rica Rescues Endangered Amphibians and Turtles in Store Bust
Tico Times
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July 19, 2025
The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), through its Specialized Section Against Environmental Crimes, carried out an operation at a store in Vázquez de Coronado, San José, where several wild animal species allegedly offered for sale were...
Malcolm-Jamal Warner drowned while swimming off coast of Costa Rica, authorities say. Here are 9 swim safety tips that could save your life.
Yahoo News
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, former star of The Cosby Show, has died in an apparent drowning off the coast of Costa Rica, according to local authorities. The 54-year-old was on a family trip when he drowned in the ocean, the Associated Press reported on...