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Costa Rican cat killer gets suspended jail sentence

San José (AFP) - A man in Costa Rica who killed his pet cat Ochi by hurling it out a 6th-floor window received a two-year suspended jail term on Monday.

AFP

Haunting last image of millionaire and family before they 'died in private jet crash'

German millionaire Rainer Schaller, 53, was understood to be on a flight from Mexico to Limon with his girlfriend, Christiane Schikorsky, and their children Aaron and Finja, last night when the plane disappeared off the coast of Costa Rica.

Daily Mirror

Costa Rica finds 2 bodies in crash of plane carrying Germans

Authorities in Costa Rica have found two bodies in the search for six people, apparently including the German businessman behind Gold’s Gym, who went missing when their small plane disappeared from radar just off the country’s Caribbean coast

The Independent UK

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6 feared dead in small plane crash off Costa Rica

Six people, including the German businessman behind Gold's Gym, are feared dead after a small plane crashed into the Caribbean off the Costa Rican coast

The Independent UK

Millionaire VANISHES along with family as private jet disappears off radar

German millionaire Rainer Schaller, 53, was understood to be on a flight from Mexico to Limo with his girlfriend and two children when the plane disappeared off the coast of Costa Rica

Daily Mirror

Plane carrying six including fitness mogul Rainer Schaller crashes near Costa Rica

Authorities survey wreckage after aircraft carrying German gym entrepreneur and five others went missing

The Independent UK

Costa Rica authorities find wreckage believed to be from plane carrying German entrepreneur

German entrepreneur Rainer Schaller, known for his line of fitness studios, was among the passengers on a plane believed to have crashed in Costa Rica, authorities from the Central American country said on Saturday.

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World Cup 2022: Groups, tables, fixtures, stadiums, schedule and how to watch every match live

After so much talk about the landscape off the field, the World Cup in Qatar finally gets underway.

Evening Standard

South Africa elected to UN rights council, South Korea, Venezuela lose seats

The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday elected South Africa, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania and Vietnam to the Human Rights Council for a three-year term starting on Jan. 1, 2023.

Reuters

Cannabis Reg. Update: Malawi, Legalization In Costa Rica And Albania. New Zealand On Biden's Pardon

Malawi's Cannabis Policy: Not Fair

Benzinga

Nicaragua charging exiled opponents' relatives

Exiled Nicaraguan economist Javier Álvarez received terrible news this week: his wife, daughter and son-in-law, jailed three weeks ago by the government of President Daniel Ortega, had been formally charged with serious crimes back in Nicaragua

The Independent UK

Dual French-Nicaraguan citizens detained after being accused of spreading 'fake news'

Two women with dual French and Nicaraguan citizenship will be tried on charges of conspiring to undermine Nicaragua's national integrity and spreading fake news, according to a court order. This follows Nicaragua's decision to expel the EU ambassador at the weekend.

Radio France Internationale

Indonesia: At least 131 dead after riot breaks out at football match

Saturday’s game is already among the world’s worst crowd disasters, including the 1996 World Cup qualifier between Guatemala and Costa Rica in Guatemala City where more than 80 died

Evening Standard

Costa Rica to suspend tariff benefits for Panamanian products amid trade dispute

Costa Rica will suspend tariff benefits for Panamanian products, the country's foreign trade ministry said on Thursday, marking another step in a trade dispute that started in 2020 and is the subject of a World Trade Organization (WTO) lawsuit.

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World Cup 2022: Dates, fixtures, why is it in winter and what are alcohol rules in Qatar?

The 2022 World Cup is quickly approaching and this year it's set to look very different as the tournament takes place in winter for the first time ever. Here's everything you need to know

Nottingham Post

Nottingham Forest playmaker given chance to shine in final World Cup audition

Brandon Aguilera started for Costa Rica in their 2-1 win over Uzbekistan

Chronicle Live

Kristjaan Speakman sheds light on Costa Rica scouting trip that unearthed Jewison Bennette

The young striker has made a bright start to his Sunderland career

Los Angeles Times

Jalen Hill’s body positively identified by Costa Rican officials

LOS ANGELES — Costa Rican law enforcement officials said Friday they identified the body of former UCLA basketball player Jalen Hill more than a month after its discovery through forensic analysis of his skeletal remains.

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Son's late free-kick secures S. Korean draw against Costa Rica

Goyang (South Korea) (AFP) - Son Heung-min scored a late free-kick to secure South Korea's 2-2 draw against 10-man Costa Rica in their World Cup tune-up match on Friday.

Football London

Son Heung-min South Korea free-kick has given Antonio Conte answer to major Tottenham problem

Son Heung-min was on the scoresheet for South Korea on Friday as he netted a sublime free-kick in his country's 2-2 draw with Costa Rica

Reuters

Costa Rican lawmakers investigate president's campaign financing

Costa Rica's Congress opened an investigation on Wednesday into complaints of illegal financing during the electoral campaign of President Rodrigo Chaves, who took office in May.

The Independent UK

Former UCLA basketball player Jalen Hill dead after going missing in Costa Rica, family says

The college basketball player stepped away citing the need to treat mental health issues he was experiencing

Sports Illustrated

Report: Former UCLA Basketball Player Jalen Hill, 22, Dies

Hill, who spent four years with the Bruins from 2017 to 2021, reportedly went missing in Costa Rica.

Reuters

Bus crashes in Costa Rica, nine dead and 55 rescued

A bus crash caused by heavy rains in Costa Rica left nine dead people on Saturday night, officials said.

Chronicle Live

Goal hero Jewison Bennette's Sunderland switch is an 'amazing story', says Tony Mowbray

Sunderland Costa Rican teenager scored the Black Cats' late equaliser against Watford

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