OIJ officer kills man who tried to rob him
Email this page November 7th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) An officer with the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ)’s homicide section, identified by the last name Gonzalez, shot and killed a man who attempted…
Speaking two languages may delay dementia: study
Email this page November 7th, 2013 (AFP) – People who speak two languages may be able to ward off dementia for years, regardless of whether they have the ability to…
Olympic Torch Arrives at International Space Station
Email this page November 7th, 2013 (VOA) A rocket carrying an unlit Olympic torch has arrived at the International Space Station, where the torch will be taken on an unprecedented spacewalk in…
Global Warming Gases at Highest Level Ever
Email this page Lisa Schlein / VOA November 7th, 2013 (VOA) – GENEVA — The World Meteorological Organization reports the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere reached a…
New Human Body Part Discovered
Email this page November 7th, 2013 (VOA) Scientists have discovered a new human body part. Knee surgeons at the University of Leuven in Belgium described, for the first time, a previously unknown…
26-year-old becomes first adult to receive lung transplant in Costa Rica
Email this page November 6th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A 26-year-old man has become the first adult to receive a lung transplant in Costa Rica. The surgery was performed Monday at the…
Nicaragua accuses Costa Rica of causing “environmental nightmare” before the ICJ
Email this page November 5th, 2013 (AFP & InsideCostaRica.com) Nicaragua described Costa Rica’s construction of a road on its border parallel to the Rio San Juan as an “environmental nightmare”…
Colombian pilot in custody after discovery of new armed, organized camp
Email this page November 5th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A Costa Rican and a Colombian were taken into custody yesterday on suspicion of being linked to an armed camp in the mountains…
