With a specialised cyber task force, the country has fully recovered all of its digital systems considered essential for institutional management and patient care, after the cyber-attack that took place on May shut down all government systems

Strengthening cooperations for the upcoming EU-CELAC Summit, EU Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen has launched EU's Multiannual Indicative Programming with Costa Rica, emphasising joint efforts in decarbonisation, digitalisation, and refugee challenges

Just over a year after legalising hemp and medical cannabis, Costa Rica’s Minister of Agriculture and Livestock has authorised the country’s first medical cannabis license

The Tourism Institute and the Red Cross have signed an agreement to enhance beach safety that allocates 1,2 billion colones (€2 million) to increase the number of lifeguards on the most popular beaches

Local scientists have found that antibiotic-producing bacteria exists on national sloths, which could be a solution to the problem of "superbugs" that are resistant to current drugs