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Costa Rica abolished its army back in 1948, and 99 percent of its energy is renewable. The small country is an exception in Latin America. Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado Quesada sat down for an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24. Ahead of November's COP26 conference in Glasgow, he laid out several concrete proposals to fight climate change and sounded the alarm, saying: "The biggest challenge of this generation is decarbonisation and fighting climate change."
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.
Annette Young meets with Christiana Figueres, the former UN climate chief, who has now joined the race to become the next UN Secretary-General. She talks of how in an increasingly polarised world, the need for collaborative diplomacy is needed more than ever.
Madrid's landfill sites are a fatal pit stop for some white storks, which nest in the city rather than migrating to Africa.
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