AGP Executive Report
Last update: 39 minutes agoUN Secretary-General Race: Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan is the early frontrunner after the UN Security Council’s first informal straw poll, leading with 10 “encourage” votes, ahead of Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (9) and IAEA chief Rafael Grossi (7); another informal vote is expected on August 21, with a final decision still months away. Romería Update: Costa Rica’s Romería to Cartago ended with zero deaths as the Red Cross treated 1,772 people and transferred 34 to hospitals during the nine-day emergency operation. Public Safety in Prisons: President Laura Fernández ordered power outlets removed from all prison cells after a crackdown seized hundreds of contraband appliances, tightening the government’s hardline stance on inmate access to electricity. Earthquake Watch: OVSICORI-UNA revised Friday’s Cartago quake to magnitude 5.0 and reported 60 aftershocks near Orosi. Wildlife Protection: Costa Rica launched a campaign urging people and visitors not to extract wildlife, after authorities seized thousands of animal and plant specimens at borders and airports.
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