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Puerto-Rico

Sports 2 years ago

Homegrown surfer Rio Waida heads to Paris Olympics

Rio Waida secured a spot in the Paris Olympics after placing second in the 10th elimination round at the International Surfing Association’s (ISA) World Surfing Games 2024 qualifiers in Puerto Rico.

Entertainment 3 years ago

Bad Bunny ex seeking $40 mn, alleging unauthorized use of voice note

In 2015, before Bad Bunny had skyrocketed to global fame, she recorded a voice note for him saying the phrase "Bad Bunny, baby," court documents say.

Entertainment 3 years ago

Ricky Martin to appear in Puerto Rican court over restraining order

Singer and actor Ricky Martin is scheduled to appear on Thursday in a Puerto Rico court, where a judge will decide whether to extend a restraining order taken out by a man who said Martin harassed him, an allegation the pop icon denies.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Smashed to pieces: Puerto Rico's famed Arecibo telescope collapses

The celebrated Arecibo Observatory telescope in Puerto Rico, which once starred in a James Bond film, collapsed Tuesday when its 900-ton receiver platform plunged 450 feet (140 meters) onto the radio dish below.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Arecibo telescope, star of the astronomy world, to be decommissioned

The renowned Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico will be dismantled after 57 years of service due to the rupture of cables that have led to the threat of collapse.

News 5 years ago

Puerto Rico to require negative COVID-19 tests from all airport arrivals

The US possession of Puerto Rico will require all visitors arriving by air to present a negative COVID-19 test or be held under quarantine at their own expense, officials said Tuesday.

World 6 years ago

Puerto Rico first US territory under 24-hour virus isolation

"If someone needs to go to the pharmacy, if they need to go to the supermarket, or to get gasoline for their vehicles, it can be done from 5:00 in the morning until 9:00 at night."

News 6 years ago

Vibrant neighborhood or tourist magnet? Puerto Rico shows hidden cost of urban renewal

Residents say that quality of life is under threat from increasing tourism and rising rents that are pushing out young people and poorer families, as the US island territory struggles to recover from a hurricane two years ago that killed some 3,000 people.

News 6 years ago

Flight crew restrains 'God' aboard Delta flight, returns to Puerto Rico

Delta Air Lines flight attendants restrained a passenger on a flight from Puerto Rico to New York after he shouted "I am God!" and claimed he would save the world, forcing the plane to return to the airport in San Juan.