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Colombia Says Will Suspend Coal Sales To Israel "Until Gaza Genocide Stops"
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Saturday that his government will suspend coal exports to Israel while it continues its war against Hamas in the Gaza strip.
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''Holy Grail Of Shipwrecks'' With Treasure Worth $20 Billion To Be Taken Out By Colombia
There is currently a dispute as Spain, Colombia, and Bolivia's indigenous Qhara Qhara nation have laid claims to the ship's treasure.
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Colombia Awards Medals To Rescuers Who Found Missing Children After 40 Days In Amazon
The children remain hospitalised but the government has said they are recovering satisfactorily.
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Colombia to Soon Get Digital Currency Aimed at Slashing Tax Evasion Crimes
Tax evasion in Colombia is a major issue and is estimated to account for up to eight percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) so far. Under the newly officiated Colombian President Gustavo Petro, the government of Colombia is banking on the development and use of a national digital currency to prevent financial crimes thriving in the...
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Venezuela Announces Concert To Counter Richard Branson's Charity Show
Venezuela's government will stage two concerts on the Colombian border this weekend to compete with a "Live Aid"-style show announced by British billionaire Richard Branson to raise funds for food and medicine for the South American country.
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21 Dead In Car Bomb Attack At Colombian Police School
Colombia' s government declared three days of mourning Thursday after at least 21 people died in a car bomb at a Bogota police cadet training academy, and 68 were wounded -- the worst such incident in the city in 16 years.
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Over 100 Children Among 312 Colombia Mudslide Dead: Official
The giant mudslide that devastated the Colombian town of Mocoa last week killed 312 people including 102 children, the country's government said on Friday.
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Colombia, FARC Put 'Final Touches' On Peace Seal, Says President
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday he hoped to make a big announcement later in the day as negotiators for the government and FARC rebels in Havana put the "final touches" to a peace deal to end five decades of war.
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John Kerry To Meet Colombia Government, FARC Negotiators
US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet in Havana Monday with Colombian government and FARC rebel negotiators trying to strike a peace deal that would end a half-century of strife, a source close to the talks said.
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More Than 5,000 Pregnant Women In Colombia Have Zika Virus: Government
More than 5,000 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's national health institute said on Saturday, as the disease continues its rapid spread across the Americas.
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Over 3,000 Pregnant Women In Colombia Have Zika Virus: Government
More than 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday, as the disease continues its rapid spread across the Americas.
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Colombian Arrested Over Death of Journalist
Colombian police have arrested a fugitive ex-lawmaker sentenced to 36 years in jail for killing a journalist who had accused him of corruption, the government said Sunday.
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Bogota, Rebels Reach Deal on Those Missing in Colombia Conflict
The Colombian government and FARC rebels reached a deal on Saturday on searching for the thousands missing and presumed dead in their decades-long conflict, in a further step toward peace, diplomats said.
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Colombian Rebels Could Escape Extradition in Peace Deal
A breakthrough in talks between Colombia's government and Marxist guerrillas has raised hopes for a peace deal within six months and it may mean rebel leaders will avoid being extradited to face drug trafficking charges in the United States.
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Colombia, FARC Rebels Reach Major De-Escalation Deal
The Colombian government reached a major De-escalation agreement on Sunday with leftist FARC guerrillas, agreeing for the first time to reduce anti-rebel operations in the decades-long armed conflict, diplomats in Havana said.
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Colombia Says Will Suspend Coal Sales To Israel "Until Gaza Genocide Stops"
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Saturday that his government will suspend coal exports to Israel while it continues its war against Hamas in the Gaza strip.
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''Holy Grail Of Shipwrecks'' With Treasure Worth $20 Billion To Be Taken Out By Colombia
There is currently a dispute as Spain, Colombia, and Bolivia's indigenous Qhara Qhara nation have laid claims to the ship's treasure.
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Colombia Awards Medals To Rescuers Who Found Missing Children After 40 Days In Amazon
The children remain hospitalised but the government has said they are recovering satisfactorily.
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Colombia to Soon Get Digital Currency Aimed at Slashing Tax Evasion Crimes
Tax evasion in Colombia is a major issue and is estimated to account for up to eight percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) so far. Under the newly officiated Colombian President Gustavo Petro, the government of Colombia is banking on the development and use of a national digital currency to prevent financial crimes thriving in the...
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Venezuela Announces Concert To Counter Richard Branson's Charity Show
Venezuela's government will stage two concerts on the Colombian border this weekend to compete with a "Live Aid"-style show announced by British billionaire Richard Branson to raise funds for food and medicine for the South American country.
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21 Dead In Car Bomb Attack At Colombian Police School
Colombia' s government declared three days of mourning Thursday after at least 21 people died in a car bomb at a Bogota police cadet training academy, and 68 were wounded -- the worst such incident in the city in 16 years.
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Over 100 Children Among 312 Colombia Mudslide Dead: Official
The giant mudslide that devastated the Colombian town of Mocoa last week killed 312 people including 102 children, the country's government said on Friday.
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Colombia, FARC Put 'Final Touches' On Peace Seal, Says President
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday he hoped to make a big announcement later in the day as negotiators for the government and FARC rebels in Havana put the "final touches" to a peace deal to end five decades of war.
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John Kerry To Meet Colombia Government, FARC Negotiators
US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet in Havana Monday with Colombian government and FARC rebel negotiators trying to strike a peace deal that would end a half-century of strife, a source close to the talks said.
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More Than 5,000 Pregnant Women In Colombia Have Zika Virus: Government
More than 5,000 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, the country's national health institute said on Saturday, as the disease continues its rapid spread across the Americas.
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Over 3,000 Pregnant Women In Colombia Have Zika Virus: Government
More than 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday, as the disease continues its rapid spread across the Americas.
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Colombian Arrested Over Death of Journalist
Colombian police have arrested a fugitive ex-lawmaker sentenced to 36 years in jail for killing a journalist who had accused him of corruption, the government said Sunday.
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Bogota, Rebels Reach Deal on Those Missing in Colombia Conflict
The Colombian government and FARC rebels reached a deal on Saturday on searching for the thousands missing and presumed dead in their decades-long conflict, in a further step toward peace, diplomats said.
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Colombian Rebels Could Escape Extradition in Peace Deal
A breakthrough in talks between Colombia's government and Marxist guerrillas has raised hopes for a peace deal within six months and it may mean rebel leaders will avoid being extradited to face drug trafficking charges in the United States.
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Colombia, FARC Rebels Reach Major De-Escalation Deal
The Colombian government reached a major De-escalation agreement on Sunday with leftist FARC guerrillas, agreeing for the first time to reduce anti-rebel operations in the decades-long armed conflict, diplomats in Havana said.
