News of the World

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RED ALERT in Costa Rican Politics!

Carlos Alvarado's administration had been working on a secret database where they planned to store Costa Ricans' sensitive data in a single place where they wouldn't even need a citizen's consent to access it at any time for any purpose. They've been working on it for a year and a half! And they don't wanna be treated as communists! We Costa ricans only learned about it last Friday!!

https://www.crhoy.com/nacionales/en-secr...iudadanos/
https://www.crhoy.com/nacionales/admirad...los-ticos/
https://www.crhoy.com/nacionales/defenso...-de-ticos/

Guess what? The second article's title could be translated as Admirer of the Latin American Left Wing handles confidential data of Costa Ricans.

The Defensoría de los Habitantes promised the Costa Rican president they would visit them to investigate the matter thoroughly! Who knows what they might find there...

World News

South Korea now has 556 cases, and 4 deceases. Guess what Israel did not so long ago?

South Korea's virus cases soar, Israel refuses entry to Korean plane passengers
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china...SKCN20H00S

Israeli and Palestinian authorities sought to allay fears of a potential local outbreak of the coronavirus after learning that South Korean pilgrims who had toured some of the holy land’s most popular sites were later found to be carrying the virus.

Say what!? How exactly did they contract the virus!?

Japan minister apologizes after woman who leaves ship tests positive for virus
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china...SKCN20H04R
I dunno what to tell you, usually Japan seemed to be excessively careful but now the infection to reach pretty much anybody. Who says they haven't made any other mistake we haven't heard about yet?

Wuhan woman with no symptoms infects five relatives with coronavirus: study
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china...SKBN20G00J
Guess what? You might become a superspreader and have no stupid clue you're infecting other people with the deadly virus. Nope, the two week quarantine might not be enough to discard infections.

You don't believe me!? Well, then the Chinese government might scare you after they made the following revelation.

Coronavirus incubation could be as long as 27 days, Chinese provincial government says
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-china...KKCN20G072

Italy's coronavirus outbreak infects 51 people, kills two
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china...SKCN20G0CQ
The Chinese tourists and an Italian national repatriated from Wuhan were the only three cases in Italy until Friday.
Now Italy is the worst affected country in Europe, with the bulk of cases concentrated in Lombardy, the country’s financial and industrial heart.

'Not good enough,' Warren says of Bloomberg's non-disclosure agreement pledge
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-e...SKBN20F2SE
So Bloomberg wants to be sure some women don't tell anything terrible about... his jokes!?

Sanders blasts Russia for reportedly trying to boost his presidential campaign
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-t...SKBN20F01B

“The intelligence community is telling us they are interfering in this campaign, right now, in 2020. And what I say to Mr. Putin, if elected president, trust me you are not going to be interfering in American elections,” Sanders told reporters in Bakersfield, California.

O_o? Huh? How's that even supposed to be a valid promise? It'd be too late for him to show them who's the boss if Russia had already helped him become the next president. I guess he WANTS them to interfere after all...

Guess who won in Nevada recently?

Sanders scores decisive win in Nevada, Biden headed for second-place finish
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-e...SKCN20G0H7


Slow results, confusion and complaints at Nevada caucus sites
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-e...SKCN20H01D
Yeap, caucuses suck for sure, especially when you've got to call DNC to report a town's results.