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    Latin America
    Relatives and friends attend the burial of teenager Matt Romero in Managua, Nicaragua, last September. He was shot dead during clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police and paramilitaries.
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    Stay Or Go? Ortega's Crackdown Pushes Nicaraguans To Make Hard Choices

    Feb 09, 2019
    The Central American country has been in turmoil since last April, when President Daniel Ortega launched a brutal crackdown on protesters and other opponents.
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    Strange News
    After bad weather forced it to reroute, the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Empress of the Seas rescued two stranded fishermen last week between Grand Cayman and Jamaica.
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    Rerouted Cruise Ship Rescues 2 Fishermen Stranded In The Caribbean

    Dec 24, 2018
    The Empress of the Seas was headed for Cuba, but changed its course for Jamaica due to weather. That's how it ended up in the path of two fishermen from Costa Rica who had been adrift for 20 days.
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    Nicaraguan refugees fleeing their country due to unrest take part in a demonstration to thank the people of Costa Rica for their support in San José, Costa Rica, on Wednesday.
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    200 Nicaraguans Claim Asylum Daily In Costa Rica, Fleeing Violent Unrest

    Aug 26, 2018
    For over four months, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has responded forcefully to nationwide protests. As many as 23,000 are seeking refuge next door.
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    The Two-Way
    The camera in the water
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    Scientists Take A Ride On The Pacific's 'Shark Highway'

    May 22, 2018
    Biologists knew the sharks sometimes traveled from waters off Costa Rica south to the Galapagos Islands, but they'd never actually witnessed it.
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    Parallels
    A migrant, who says she's from the Congo, hangs out laundry at a shelter in southern Costa Rica. In the past four months, more than 6,500 migrants have been registered entering Costa Rica along its southern border. Most say they are from Africa and South
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    Costa Rica Becomes A Magnet For Migrants

    Sep 01, 2016
    Peaceful and relatively prosperous, Costa Rica hasn't traditionally been a crossroads for migrants. But they have been descending on the country in growing numbers, straining resources.
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    Visitors enter the front gate of ZooAve Animal Rescue, Grecia the toucan's permanent home.
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    After Losing Half A Beak, Grecia The Toucan Becomes A Symbol Against Abuse

    Aug 27, 2016
    After the famous toucan received a prosthetic replacement, it's story has helped spark a national movement against harming animals in Costa Rica, where a new anti-abuse bill is also gaining traction.
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    The Salt
    A Haitian man with a flat of breadfruit saplings delivered by the organization, Global Breadfruit.
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    Productive, Protein-Rich Breadfruit Could Help The World's Hungry Tropics

    Aug 09, 2016
    Packed with nutrients, easy to grow and adaptable to local cuisines, this tropical superfood could bring more food and cash to poor farmers around the world.
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    Goats and Soda
    "It gives us lots of joy and happiness to cook ... for them," says Deborah Jiménez, who leads the volunteer cooking crew.
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    Cooking Chicken And Plantains For African Migrants In Costa Rica

    Jun 26, 2016
    Debora Jiménez says it is her moral duty to help feed the hundreds of Africans now stranded in her country.
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    Migrants are processed at an impromptu post on the Costa Rica-Panama border.
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    Via Cargo Ships and Jungle Treks, Africans Dream Of Reaching The U.S.

    Jun 22, 2016
    One of the lesser known tales of the world migrant crisis is taking place in Central America, where hundreds of Africans are landing with dreams of making it to the U.S.
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    Cuban migrants rest at a shelter in La Cruz, Costa Rica, near the border with Nicaragua. Many Cuban migrants have flown to Central America in recent years and worked their way north to the U.S. border. But Nicaragua, an ally of Cuba, recently closed the
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    Cuban Immigrants Flow Into The U.S., Fearing The Rules Will Change

    Dec 29, 2015
    One consequence of improved relations is that Cubans believe it will soon be harder to immigrate to the U.S. This year has seen the largest influx of Cubans in more than two decades.
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