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☆ Colombian military spots balloon-like object in its airspace
  + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Feb 5 (Reuters) - A day before a U.S. military jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon, Colombia's military confirmed a sighting over its territory of an airborne object similar to a balloon. U.S. military officials on Friday said a Chinese balloon was spotted somewhere over Latin America but did not specify its location. The Colombian statement did not mention China or any other country as the balloon's origin. The statement added that the object exhibited "characteristics similar to those of a balloon," and that the air force monitored it until it left Colombian airspace. The saga of the Chinese balloon, downed off of the U.S. Atlantic coast on Saturday, captivated public attention for days, and was widely seen as worsening U.S.-China relations.
☆ Costa Rica's economic growth seen slowing down this year
  + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
SAN JOSE, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Costa Rica's economic growth will likely slow this year, according to a central bank forecast released on Tuesday that also estimates faster growth in 2024. The central bank sees gross domestic product growing 2.7% this year and 3.5% in 2024. Income from tourism, a key sector, had increased from a year ago, as had exports, the central bank said. "The performance of economic activity had a positive impact on business and consumer confidence," it said. By 2024, the inflation rate should drop and economic activity was likely to pick up steam, the bank added.
☆ A couple who moved from the US to Costa Rica and saves $1,500 a month thinks more Americans should move abroad
  + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Zach Gerth recently moved to Costa Rica, a small country in Central America with many English speakers. Zach Gerth and Anna Sosdian's Costa Rican home. Courtesy of Zach Gerth. Courtesy of Zach Gerth. Courtesy of Zach Gerth.
☆ Costa Rica seeks entry to North America trade pact
  + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
SAN JOSE, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Costa Rica has told the United States it is interested in joining the North American trade pact between the United States, Mexico and Canada, President Rodrigo Chaves said on Wednesday. Dodd said he had spoken with Chaves about opportunities to boost economic ties, but made no comment on a possible entry for Costa Rica into the North American trade pact. "We are evaluating opportunities," said Tovar, adding membership in the trade pact would give Costa Rica an "immense advantage" and add another strategic link to global supply chains. The United States is Costa Rica's largest trading partner, according to the U.S. State Department, accounting for 38% of Costa Rica's imports and 42% of exports. The Central American country has 10 bilateral and five multilateral trade agreements in force.
☆ The US may have lost in the World Cup, but soccer is more popular than ever in America
  + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +36 min
The Atlas Lions made history as the first African team to reach a World Cup semifinal. They made history as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. It was Morocco's first World Cup win since 1998 — and its third-ever at the tournament. Less spoken about is that they also rate better on television than the men do in the World Cup. We’ll just have to wait and see, though with the US, Canada and Mexico hosting the 2026 World Cup, soccer isn’t going away anytime soon.
☆ Croatia beats Japan on penalties to reach World Cup quarterfinals
  + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +28 min
CNN —Goalkeeper Dominik Livaković made himself a national hero as Croatia beat Japan on penalties 1-1 (3-1) to reach the World Cup quarterfinals. Marko Djurica/ReutersJapan’s heartbreakDespite its defeat, Japan can look back at an impressive World Cup campaign. They made history Thursday as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. Mbappé was one of the leading stars of the team's World Cup triumph four years ago. He also became just the third goalkeeper to save three penalties in a single World Cup shootout.
☆ France reaches World Cup quarterfinals with 3-1 victory over Poland as Kylian Mbappé breaks Pelé’s record
  + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +30 min
CNN —France was made to work hard for its place in the World Cup quarterfinals, overcoming an improved Poland side 3-1 thanks to goals from Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappé. That is Mbappé’s fifth goal of Qatar 2022 and already his ninth World Cup goal overall, breaking Pelé’s record of seven World Cup goals scored before the age of 24. They made history Thursday as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. Issei Kato/Reuters Kylian Mbappé scores his second goal on November 26, leading France to a 2-1 victory over Denmark. Mbappé was one of the leading stars of the team's World Cup triumph four years ago.
☆ USMNT’s youth and talent at Qatar 2022 bodes well for 2026 World Cup
  + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +31 min
The Netherlands knocked the USMNT out of the Qatar World Cup on Saturday. They made history Thursday as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. Frappert became the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match. It was Morocco's first World Cup win since 1998 — and its third-ever at the tournament. Qatar is the first Islamic country to host a World Cup.
☆ Japan vs. Croatia: Samurai Blue aiming to reach World Cup quarterfinals for first time
  + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +31 min
CNN —In a World Cup of surprises, Japan has played a leading role in headline-making shock results. Croatia is a team undefeated in nine of its last 10 World Cup matches. They made history Thursday as the first all-female refereeing crew for a men's World Cup match. Frappert became the first woman to referee a men's World Cup match. It was Morocco's first World Cup win since 1998 — and its third-ever at the tournament.
☆ Frappart ends 92-year wait for a female referee at a men's World Cup
  + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Manasi Pathak | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
AL KHOR, Qatar, Dec 1 (Reuters) - France's Stephanie Frappart made history on Thursday when she became the first woman to take charge of a men's World Cup finals game during Costa Rica's Group E match against Germany. Frappart, 38, led the first all-female refereeing team in a men's World Cup in the game at the Al Bayt Stadium alongside assistants Neuza Back from Brazil and Mexico's Karen Diaz. Frappart entered the history books when she became the first woman to referee a French Ligue 1 match in 2019, officiating a game between Amiens and Strasbourg. The same year, Frappart also took charge of the UEFA Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea, becoming the first woman to officiate in a major men's European match. "The men's World Cup is the most important sporting competition in the world," said Frappart, who was also the fourth official during Mexico's goalless draw with Poland at the Qatar World Cup.
☆ First female referee is 'positive step' says Costa Rica coach Suarez
  + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Stephanie Frappart's appointment as match referee for Thursday's crunch World Cup clash between Germany and Costa Rica is a step forward for women in a "sexist sport", according to Costa Rica manager Luis Fernando Suarez. The 38-year-old Frappart will be joined by Brazil's Neuza Back and Mexico's Karen Diaz as she puts down another marker for female officials having also been the first woman to referee a men's World Cup qualifier in March. Last week, she became the first female official at a men's World Cup when she was fourth official for the Poland v Mexico Group C tie, but on Thursday she will be more in the spotlight. "I think it's great and it's a huge achievement for women globally," Borges, who is playing in his third World Cup for the Costa Ricans, told reporters. "I just hope she has a good match and that we can help her make it an easy match."
☆ Costa Rica stun Japan with late Fuller winner
  + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Martyn Herman | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Japan's historic victory over Germany in their opener coupled with Costa Rica's 7-0 drubbing by Spain cleared the way for Japan to reach the last 16 with a game to spare. Costa Rica, written off before kickoff, are now level on three points with Japan and have a chance to reach the last 16. For Costa Rica the lack of goalmouth action was probably most welcome seeing as they conceded three times in the opening half an hour against Spain. Immediately after the break Japan looked more threatening with Hidemasa Morita finally testing Keylor Navas with a stinging drive the Costa Rica keeper turned away. Kicking towards their fans, Japan began to seize control and Moriyasu made another attacking change with midfielder Kaoru Mitoma coming on for right back Miki Yamane.
☆ Analysis: Timid Moriyasu in the spotlight as Costa Rica tear up the script
  + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Nick Mulvenney | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
DOHA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu, hailed as a tactical mastermind after the victory over Germany, was left with egg on his face on Sunday after Costa Rica produced a similarly stunning upset to blow World Cup Group E wide open. Although Moriyasu made five changes for the Costa Rica match in a squad rotation ahead of their final group match against Spain, only Ritsu Doan of the substitutes who came on to transform the Germany match was given a start. The Samurai Blue looked clueless as they tried to break down a Costa Rica side determined to avoid further embarrassment and who kept 10 men behind the ball for much of the time. It was Costa Rica's first shot on goal in the entire match but that, ultimately, was more than Japan managed over the 90 minutes. Moriyasu was unapologetic about his team's insipid display only a few days after one of their greatest victories.
☆ 'Vulture bees' feed their babies rotting flesh, even though it breeds toxin-producing bacteria. They're a mystery to scientists.
  + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
"Vulture bees" feed their larvae rotting meat instead of relying on pollen like other bees. Scientists hung raw chicken in Costa Rica and watched vulture bees fill their leg pouches and stomachs with it. Sure enough, the researchers discovered that vulture bees' guts may be more like actual vultures or hyenas than their pollen-gathering relatives. The vulture bees had lots of acid-producing bacteria like lactobacillus, probably creating a far more acidic gut than their pollen-eating cousins. They want to study what happens in the pods where the vulture bees store meat before feeding it to their larvae.
☆ IMF gives final approval for nearly $1bn in financing to Costa Rica
  + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
MEXICO CITY, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave final board approval to grant Costa Rica a $725 million sustainability loan, the Fund said in a statement Monday, directed at the Central American country's climate agenda. The IMF also said it completed its third review of Costa Rica's Extended Fund Facility, unlocking another $270 million in financing for "immediate disbursement." Kenji Okamura, the IMF's deputy managing director and acting chair of the board, said in a statement that the sustainability loan "will support Costa Rica's ambitious agenda to build climate resilience and transition to a zero-carbon economy." Costa Rica is the first country to access the so-called Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). Reporting by Carolina Pulice and Brendan O'Boyle, Editing by Isabel WoodfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Veteran Navas still Costa Rica's number one despite limited game time
  + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Rohith Nair | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
"The least I have to be testing is Keylor Navas," Suarez said. Navas' experience was key to Costa Rica's CONCACAF World Cup qualifying campaign as the veteran commanded his box and kept seven clean sheets in 13 appearances as they conceded only eight times -- the joint second-best record after Canada. He also made numerous saves in the inter-confederation playoff against New Zealand in a nervy 1-0 win to seal their spot for Qatar, with a heavily criticised Suarez vindicated for sticking with Costa Rica's old warhorse. But despite being the most successful player in Costa Rica's squad, Navas remains a down-to-earth person and a leader to look up to. "People think he's up there on top of Olympus but no, he's in the same place everyone else is.
☆ Costa Rica cenbank raises 2022 growth projection to 4.3% as tourism recovers
  + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
SAN JOSE, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Costa Rica's economy is expected to grow 4.3% in 2022, its central bank said on Monday, an upgrade to an earlier projection from boosts expected in tourism and business services. The new estimate for 2022 growth domestic product (GDP) improves on last July's projection by 0.9 percentage points. The central bank, however, also reduced the growth outlook for 2023 from 3.2% to 2.7% because of challenges in the global economy. Costa Rica's economy grew 7.8% last year as it recovered from a 2020 recession brought on by COVID-19 damage to the country's ecotourism. Tourism authorities expect 2 million visitors in 2022, just two-thirds of the 3 million arrivals in 2019, but above the 1.35 million reported for last year.
☆ German business owner behind Gold’s Gym among 6 feared dead in small plane crash off Costa Rica
  + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +2 min
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Six people, apparently including the German businessman behind Gold’s Gym, were feared dead Saturday after a small plane crashed into the Caribbean just off the Costa Rican coast. All five passengers were believed to be German citizens, Security Minister Jorge Torres said. A flight plan filed for the small, charter plane listed Rainer Schaller as a passenger. A man by the same name runs international chains of fitness and gym outlets, including Gold’s Gym and McFit. Costa Rica's Coast Guard personnel unload debris found during the search for a small plane that crashed off the coast in Limon on Oct. 22, 2022.
☆ Wreckage of missing airplane carrying German fitness mogul Rainer Schaller reportedly found off the coast of Costa Rica
  + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Wreckage of a plane reportedly carrying German business mogul Rainer Schaller was found off the coast of Costa Rica. "Twenty-eight kilometers from the Limón airport, in the Caribbean Sea, wreckage was located that apparently indicates that it is the aircraft. At the moment we have not located any bodies or people alive," Costa Rican Vice Minister of Public Security Martin Arias said. Schaller is the founder and CEO of RSG Group, which owns McFit, John Reed, and Gold's Gym fitness studios around the world. He bought Gold's Gym after the company filed for bankruptcy in 2020 as part of a $100 million deal.
☆ Costa Rican authorities find wreckage believed to be from plane carrying five Germans
  + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
SAN JOSE, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Costa Rican authorities said they found wreckage on Saturday believed to be from a plane carrying five German citizens which lost contact along the Caribbean coast. The wreckage was located early on Saturday morning about 17 miles (28 kilometers) from the country's Limon airport, Costa Rica's deputy security minister said. Authorities had not yet located any bodies or survivors. Costa Rican authorities received an alert on Friday night about the missing plane, chartered for a private flight, which was en route from Mexico to Costa Rica's Limon airport, Security Minister Jorge Torres said earlier. The aircraft had lost communication with the control tower near Barra de Parismina, a few minutes from Limon, according to Torres.
☆ Son's late free kick earns South Korea draw with Costa Rica
  + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSept 23 (Reuters) - Son Heung-min's late free kick earned South Korea a 2-2 draw with fellow World Cup qualifiers Costa Rica in a friendly international in Goyang on Friday. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterSon and Kwon Chang-hoon both saw efforts cleared off the line within seconds of each other as the home side sought a second before Costa Rica levelled with four minutes left in the half. Bennette added a second for the Costa Ricans in the 63rd minute when he slotted in from close range after Kim Seung-gyu had saved Anthony Contretas' initial header. South Korea will take on Uruguay, Ghana and Portugal at the World Cup while the Costa Ricans have been drawn to face Japan, Germany and Spain. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Michael Church in Hong Kong, editing by Pritha SarkarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Analysis: In Latin America, democracies shaken ahead of key elections
  + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( David Alire Garcia | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +7 min
Latin America's political arena has intensified with fallout from the pandemic, war in Ukraine, spiraling inflation plus fears of global recession. Those hardships have all hit voters' wallets in one of the world's most unequal regions, driving deeper political wedges ahead of key elections and in some countries threatening democracy itself. In long-dysfunctional Peru, leftist President Pedro Castillo, who took office just over a year ago, is battling a corruption probe amid plummeting approval ratings. read moreYet Bukele remains very popular, with an approval rating of 85% according to an August CID Gallup poll. "El Salvador is a dictatorship, a populist, beloved dictatorship, but it's a dictatorship," said Guatemalan-American novelist Francisco Goldman.
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