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Thursday, May 21, 2026
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Business & Economy
While economy keeps growing, household incomes aren’t keeping up
Agro faces a “perfect storm” this 2026
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The dollar continues to fall, reaching a new all-time low
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Laura Fernández says she will hold weekly meetings on insecurity and homicides
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Politics
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Legislative President shelves sexual harassment case against Fabricio Alvarado
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Health
Costa Rica approves Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination for the elderly
Menopause and Andropause: How Costa Rica is Addressing These Life Processes Without Taboos
Elderly woman having to wait to 2047 for orthopedic appointment wins in Constitutional Court
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Costa Rica Mobile Operators to Promote Child Protection
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La Sele’s bizarre epidemic of “futbolitis”!
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