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Costa Rica

A view of the process on a montior as lab staff use a microscope stand and articulated hand controls to extract cells from 1-7 day old embryos that are then checked for viability at the Aspire Houston Fertility Institute in vitro fertilization lab in Hous
Reproductive rights
Why an international court struck down Costa Rica’s IVF ban
Rising poverty, unemployment, and inflation have plagued Costa Rica. Every few blocks, a person is passed out or sleeping on the street.
Development
‘This is not a peaceful country’: Violence and poverty soar in Costa Rica
A tree in Costa Rica's Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve.
Climate Change
Climate change is rapidly shifting Costa Rica’s sensitive ecosystems
Costa Rica's president
Cybersecurity
Son of Conti: Ransomware tries its hand at politics
A view of a beach with some surfers
COVID-19
Costa Rica is betting on ‘staycations’ to keep tourism afloat
A group of migrants cross a shallow river and met with border agents in green uniforms.
Immigration
Some Salvadoran migrants look to other nations for refuge as US tightens border
An unidentified Filipino man who sold his kidney for a transplant shows his scar while cooking at his home in a slum of Manila.
Medicine
How Costa Rica became the epicenter of the black market in kidneys
Environment
U.S. students compete to improve environment — and win trip to Costa Rica
Environment
Costa Rica moves toward national ban on hunting
Business, Economics and Jobs
Designing a Green World
Farmer Maria Luisa Jimenez eliminates greenhouse gas emissions from synthetic fertilizers by growing vegetables in the mixture of biochar, compost, rice husks and coconut fiber.
Environment
Carbon-neutral lunch: Costa Rica looks to lead on climate-friendly ag
Environment
Lazy Summer with Slow Creatures: A Costa Rican Adventure at a Sloth Sanctuary
Environment
Costa Rica Bans Hunting
Arts, Culture & Media
What Mexican Singer Lila Downs’ ‘Pecados y Milagros’ Says About Drug Violence
Tuva Project: Of Oxen and Fallen Timber
The End of Banana Republics?
Push for Greener Bananas in Costa Rica
Pharmaceutical Prospecting
Visiting the Tropical Forest Canopy
Pharmaceutical Prospecting
US Pesticides in Costa Rica
Global Politics
Nicaragua and Costa Rica battle over border
Conflict & Justice
Costa Rica’s same-sex union debate
Environment
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