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Nobel Peace Prize Winner:
US Revoked My Visa

Apr 3, 2025 12:30 AM CDT

Nobel Peace Prize Winner: US Revoked My Visa

Former Costa Rican president Oscar Arias says he wasn't given a reason, but has some ideas

(Newser) - Nobel laureate and former Costa Rican president Oscar Arias says the US has revoked his visa, and while he wasn't given a reason, he thinks he may know why. Arias, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for the part he played in bringing about the end of...

3 More Women Accuse
'Revered Statesman'
of Sexual Misconduct

Feb 7, 2019 6:43 AM CST

3 More Women Accuse 'Revered Statesman' of Sexual Misconduct

Oscar Arias allegations span more than 30 years

(Newser) - Former Costa Rican leader Oscar Arias is beginning to go from revered to reviled as more women come forward with allegations of sexual assault. After antinuclear activist Alexandra Arce von Herold filed a sexual assault complaint against the former president over an alleged incident in 2014, three more women came...

Woman Says Nobel Laureate Sexually Assaulted Her

'Revered Statesman'
Accused of Sexual Assault

Feb 5, 2019 12:05 PM CST

'Revered Statesman' Accused of Sexual Assault

Nobel laureate and former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Sanchez is accused

(Newser) - Another prominent figure has been accused of sexual assault, this time Nobel laureate and former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias Sanchez. The New York Times , which first reported the allegations, calls Arias "one of Latin America's most revered statesmen." Now, however, his legacy is at risk. Antinuclear...

Costa Rica Elects
First Female President

Feb 8, 2010 4:40 AM CST

Costa Rica Elects First Female President

'Today we are making history': Laura Chinchilla

(Newser) - Costa Ricans have elected their first female president: Ruling party candidate Laura Chinchilla won in a landslide after campaigning to continue free-market policies in Central America's most stable nation. "Today we are making history," said Chinchilla, who will become the fifth Latin American woman to serve as president....

Costa Rican Leader Has
Swine Flu, Will Telecommute

Aug 11, 2009 9:05 PM CDT

Costa Rican Leader Has Swine Flu, Will Telecommute

(Newser) - Nobel Peace laureate and Costa Rican President Oscar Arias said today that he has swine flu, showing that not even a head of state is safe from the virus that has caused worldwide concern but relatively few deaths. The 69-year-old Arias said he is quarantined at home and being treated...