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Peñas Blancas, Jul 31 (EFE/EPA).- Around 300 Nicaraguans stranded on the Costa Rica border were tested for COVID-19 on Friday using kits donated by Costa Rican organizations.Some 500 Nicaraguans have been in limbo at the border for two weeks as their government refused to allow them to return to their country after they lost their jobs in Costa Rica during the pandemic.(Camera: DOUGLAS MARIN)FOOTAGE SHOWS NICARAGUANS GETTING TESTED FOR COVID 19 IN THE BORDER BETWEEN COSTA RICA AND NICARAGUA. SOUNDBITES: LAURA BRENES (IN SPANISH) (00:02:27-00:02:43) This is an act of solidarity and humanity towards these people who are on the border so that the immigration situation can be resolved soon.
Madrid, Dec 3 (EFE) .- (Camera: Santiago Castro) Felipe VI met on Tuesday with Costa Rica's president, Carlos Alvarado, on the first occasion in which they hold a bilateral meeting since Alvarado was sworn in as president of the Central American country in May 2018.FOOTAGE OF CARLOS ALVARADO AND KING FELIPE VI MEETING IN ZARZUELA.
Images show the President of Panama Laurentino Cortizo and President of Costa Rica Rodrigo Chaves holding a meeting in Panama City to discuss migration issues. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron meets family in New Caledonia impacted by climate change, after arriving in Touho earlier today. IMAGES
Costa Ricans begin voting to elect one of two scandal-tainted presidential candidates in a country grappling with sky-high poverty and unemployment. IMAGES
San Jose, Oct 7 (EFE) (CAMERA: Douglas Marin) .- Opposition leaders exiled in Costa Rica Thursday asked the international community to ignore the results of the elections on November 7 in Nicaragua.