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A Mysterious Kidney Disease Epidemic Is Killing Thousands of Young Men. What’s behind It?
Scientific American
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June 9, 2025
For years, Oscar has greeted dawn with the rhythmic swing of his machete as he chops sugar cane in fields near his home in El Salvador. On a typical morning, the 33-year-old begins work long before sunrise in a futile attempt to escape the...
UN Ocean Conference kicks off in France with calls for urgent action to safeguard health of ocean
Azertag
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June 10, 2025
Paris, June 10, AZERTAC The third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) opened in Nice, a coastal city in southern France, under the theme of "Accelerating action and mobilizing all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean." Leyla...
Mexico takes down USMNT to win 10th Gold Cup
ESPN Australia
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July 7, 2025
Edson Álvarez's second-half header gave Mexico a 2-1 win over the United States and a 10th Concacaf Gold Cup title in a frenetic final at Houston's NRG Stadium on Sunday night. Chris Richards opened the scoring for the U.S. in the 4th minute with...
USMNT player ratings as Mexico win 2025 Gold Cup final
Sporting News
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July 7, 2025
Mexico have won back-to-back CONCACAF Gold Cup titles as they top the United States by a 2-1 score, securing the crown on a second half goal by Edson Alvarez. The U.S. took an early lead through Chris Richards on a set piece, but Mexico took...
Precision medicine allows Markey patient to reclaim life
UKNow - Kentucky
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June 9, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 9, 2025) — Gary Larkin remembers the exact moment he first knew something was wrong. It was the summer of 2023, during his brother’s 60th birthday party near Elkhorn Creek. The normally energetic construction business owner...
UN Ocean Conference Opens with Calls for Urgent Action to Safeguard Health of Ocean
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, June 9, 2025 (ENA)— The high-level 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference, aimed at supporting the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14—conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources, opens today in...
UNESCO appeals for ships to sign up to scientific mission to track health of world’s oceans
Splash 247
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June 9, 2025
Dignitaries from across the world have flown into Nice on France’s Cote d’Azur for this week’s United Nations Ocean Conference. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will seek this week to get as many as...
Think winter means staying cosy indoors? Here are 85+ reasons to get out and about this week
HerCanberra
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July 6, 2025
Posted on 7 July, 2025 Canberra is dishing up some seriously magical moments this week with NAIDOC Week celebrations, wild ZooFest adventures, and spectacular Winter in the City performances that’ll have you trading your couch for a visit to the...
Margo: My brother left the U.S. and never looked back
The Aspen Daily News - Colorado
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“Safe is boring,” my brother says as we sit over an embarrassing amount of sushi and recount all the crazy experiences we’ve shared over the last two decades he’s lived here in Costa Rica; from hurricanes and mudslides to wildfires and flash...
Who's in, who's out, and who has work to do to make the USMNT's 2026 World Cup roster ahead of Gold Cup Final
Daily Mail
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July 6, 2025
There won't be many opportunities in the near future for the United States men's national team to play against competitive opposition before hosting the World Cup. It's what aggravated many fans, pundits, and former players for the team when...
Chicken Parts Become an Export Business in Panama Thanks to the Protein Recovery Company Redeprosa Pictured Below
Newsroom Panama
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July 6, 2025
Panama is exporting more than 22 containers of chicken flour and oil per month to Central America, a raw material used in the production of dog, cat, and fish food. What began in 2004 as a project to reduce the waste transported daily to the Cerro...
Study Indicates That Brain Imaging Holds Clues To Rate Of Memory Loss
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Costa Rica News) A brain MRI (an artificially colored image) can detail the risk of memory loss and other cognitive difficulties, according to an article published today in Nature Aging. When asked how fast does your brain age?,...
The future of vanilla ice cream is at stake because of climate change
Yahoo News
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The quintessential ice cream flavour is under threat, and many other dessert staples along with it, according to climate change researchers at the University of Costa Rica and Belgium's KU Leuven university. Increasing climate extremes are...
An Example Educator Says Goodbye After Thirty Years Of Serving His Country
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
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"If we had 250 containers of pineapple today, we would sell them without a problem"
Fresh Plaza
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July 4, 2025
Despite climatic, logistical, and financial challenges, pineapple production in northern Costa Rica remains stable and in high demand in the international market. So says Alfredo Volio, president and CEO of Upala Agrícola, one of the country's...
What time is USA vs. Mexico? TV channel details
Sporting News
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July 6, 2025
After two weeks of intense action, USA and Mexico are the last two standing. The neighboring nations will clash in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Houston on Sunday. The USMNT have not had it easy this tournament, with Mauricio Pochettino...
Top Latam human rights court says states duty-bound to act on climate crisis
The Gleaner
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July 6, 2025
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Thursday issued a landmark advisory opinion linking governments’ human rights obligations to their responsibility to address the threat of climate change – a move expected to shape policy and litigation...
Officials face backlash over controversial law that might devastate entire region: 'It could unleash a flood'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 4, 2025
A controversial bill in Costa Rica could designate over 327 square miles of land for open-pit gold mining. Environmental groups oppose the bill because of the damage the mine would cause to wildlife, rivers, and forests. What's happening? As the...
Artificial intelligence represents ...
SKNVibes
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San José, Costa Rica, 3 July 2025 (IICA) – The arrival of artificial intelligence (AI) marks a major revolution in agriculture that is already underway and presents an opportunity to enhance productivity, sustainability, and the quality of life...
Waldorf Astoria enters Finland with Helsinki hotel
Hotel Management Network
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July 4, 2025
Hospitality group Hilton has entered a management agreement with M&L Group to rebrand The Hotel Maria in Helsinki as Waldorf Astoria Helsinki, marking the brand’s debut in Finland. Situated in the Kruununhaka district, the 116-room property is...