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Costa Rican President Open to US Ground Forces for National Security

Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez stated on Friday that United States ground operations could strengthen the country's national security, provided they target common objectives such as transnational crime, drug trafficking, and terrorism. Fernandez clarified that there are…

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5 sources across 5 countries · 1 of them is linked to a state

Who reported this

  • Infobae Argentina · Centre-right · Daniel Hadad
  • CNN Brasil Brazil · Centre · Rubens Menin (MRV)
  • Al Jazeera Qatar · Centre-left · State-affiliated · Qatari government funded
  • Reuters United Kingdom · Centre · Thomson Reuters Corporation
  • Al-Monitor United States · Centre · Jamal Daniel

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Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· morning

Viral 'Aura Farming' Trend Moves from Social Media to Real World Competitions

The internet trend of aura farming has evolved from a social media expression into physical competitions known as aura battles across Latin American countries including Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and Costa Rica. The term aura farming originates from gaming vocabulary where…

single-lean coverage
2 sources across 2 countries · Argentina · United States

Who reported this

  • elDiarioAR Argentina · Centre-left · Newsroom-majority owned, membership funded
  • CNN United States · Centre-left · Warner Bros. Discovery

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· evening

Rebeca Grynspan Leads Initial Informal Poll for UN Secretary General

Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica emerged as the frontrunner in a first informal UN Security Council poll to select the next secretary general. In the non binding straw poll held on July 30, Grynspan received 10 encourage votes, followed by Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett of Guyana with…

development
3 sources across 3 countries · France · Singapore · United Kingdom · 1 of them is linked to a state

Who reported this

  • Le Monde France · Centre-left · Fonds pour l'independance de la presse
  • The Straits Times Singapore · Centre-right · State-affiliated · SPH Media Trust; management shares under the NPPA
  • Reuters United Kingdom · Centre · Thomson Reuters Corporation

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· morning