Costa Rica received the highest number of refugee applications from Nicaraguans in July since the 2018 protests in Nicaragua, according to Costa Rican government data, following a wave of arrests against opponents of President Daniel Ortega in June.
The Olympics in Tokyo were already challenged after delays and a ban on spectators. Yet the tally of American television and streaming viewers from Comcast's (CMCSA.O) NBC Universal was still a shocker. It’s another bad omen for live sports, the beating heart of U.S. TV.
The clouds of dark exhaust spewing from aging tanks and amphibious vehicles rolling past far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday were a poor smoke screen for a leader whose political support is slipping and re-election is in trouble.