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Rescued Columbian Children Stay Lively, Draw Missing Rescue Dog
The four Indigenous children rescued after wandering the Colombian Amazon for 40 days are recovering and in "high spirits", welfare officials said Monday, even drawing a picture thought to depict a missing army search dog.
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Columbia Struggles With The Rising Population Of Pablo Escobar's 'Cocaine Hippos'
Colombian officials are being urged to act against an invasive hippo population introduced by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.
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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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Colombia Discovers 2 Other Historical Shipwrecks Near San Jose Galleon
Colombian naval officials conducting underwater monitoring of the long-sunken San Jose galleon have discovered two other historical shipwrecks nearby, President Ivan Duque said on Monday.
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US Charges Retired Colombian Soldier For "Plot To Kidnap Or Kill" Haiti President
US authorities have charged a retired Colombian soldier over the assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moise last July, justice officials said Tuesday.
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World Cup 2018: FIFA Condemns Diego Maradona Comments About England-Colombia Referee
The 1986 World Cup winner said England's win was a "monumental robbery" after Gareth Southgate's men edged through a bad-tempered encounter on penalties on Tuesday.
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36 Hurt After Grenade Goes Off In Colombia Nightclub
At least 36 people were injured after a grenade detonated inside a nightclub in the Colombian town of San Pedro, officials said on Sunday.
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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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Explosion At Colombia Bullring Injures Dozens
An explosion injured at least 26 people in the Colombian capital Sunday, most of them police guarding a bullring that had been targeted by protests on reopening last month, officials said.
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Black Boxes Found From Brazilian Football Team Plane Crash
Emergency workers have found the black boxes with flight data and cockpit voice recordings from a plane that crashed in the Colombian mountains with a Brazilian football team on board, officials said Tuesday.
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76 Killed In Colombia Plane Crash, Brazil Football Players Among 5 Survivors
A plane carrying 81 people, including members of a Brazilian club football team, crashed late Monday near the Colombian city of Medellin after reporting "electrical failures," officials said. 76 people are reportedly dead. Three of the soccer players are among five reported survivors.
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Colombians Concerned About Referees' Role in Copa Opener
David Ospina said he was concerned about how match officials may react in Colombia's Copa America opener against hosts United States
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Armed Squad Kills 11 People In Venezuela: Official
Eleven people, including a Colombian national and three minors, were killed by an armed squad in Venezuela, the Attorney General's office said Sunday.
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Germany Catches Woman Smuggling Cocaine In Breast Implants
A 24-year-old Colombian woman was arrested at Frankfurt airport after she was found to be carrying 1 kg (2.2 pounds) of cocaine inside her breasts, German customs officials said on Wednesday.
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Colombia Reports 'Probable' Case Of Microcephaly In Aborted Foetus
Colombian health officials reported on Wednesday a "probable" case of microcephaly possibly linked to Zika, as the country closely watches potential impacts of the mosquito-borne virus.
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Rescued Columbian Children Stay Lively, Draw Missing Rescue Dog
The four Indigenous children rescued after wandering the Colombian Amazon for 40 days are recovering and in "high spirits", welfare officials said Monday, even drawing a picture thought to depict a missing army search dog.
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Columbia Struggles With The Rising Population Of Pablo Escobar's 'Cocaine Hippos'
Colombian officials are being urged to act against an invasive hippo population introduced by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.
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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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Colombia Discovers 2 Other Historical Shipwrecks Near San Jose Galleon
Colombian naval officials conducting underwater monitoring of the long-sunken San Jose galleon have discovered two other historical shipwrecks nearby, President Ivan Duque said on Monday.
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US Charges Retired Colombian Soldier For "Plot To Kidnap Or Kill" Haiti President
US authorities have charged a retired Colombian soldier over the assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moise last July, justice officials said Tuesday.
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World Cup 2018: FIFA Condemns Diego Maradona Comments About England-Colombia Referee
The 1986 World Cup winner said England's win was a "monumental robbery" after Gareth Southgate's men edged through a bad-tempered encounter on penalties on Tuesday.
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36 Hurt After Grenade Goes Off In Colombia Nightclub
At least 36 people were injured after a grenade detonated inside a nightclub in the Colombian town of San Pedro, officials said on Sunday.
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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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Explosion At Colombia Bullring Injures Dozens
An explosion injured at least 26 people in the Colombian capital Sunday, most of them police guarding a bullring that had been targeted by protests on reopening last month, officials said.
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Black Boxes Found From Brazilian Football Team Plane Crash
Emergency workers have found the black boxes with flight data and cockpit voice recordings from a plane that crashed in the Colombian mountains with a Brazilian football team on board, officials said Tuesday.
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76 Killed In Colombia Plane Crash, Brazil Football Players Among 5 Survivors
A plane carrying 81 people, including members of a Brazilian club football team, crashed late Monday near the Colombian city of Medellin after reporting "electrical failures," officials said. 76 people are reportedly dead. Three of the soccer players are among five reported survivors.
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Colombians Concerned About Referees' Role in Copa Opener
David Ospina said he was concerned about how match officials may react in Colombia's Copa America opener against hosts United States
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Armed Squad Kills 11 People In Venezuela: Official
Eleven people, including a Colombian national and three minors, were killed by an armed squad in Venezuela, the Attorney General's office said Sunday.
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Germany Catches Woman Smuggling Cocaine In Breast Implants
A 24-year-old Colombian woman was arrested at Frankfurt airport after she was found to be carrying 1 kg (2.2 pounds) of cocaine inside her breasts, German customs officials said on Wednesday.
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Colombia Reports 'Probable' Case Of Microcephaly In Aborted Foetus
Colombian health officials reported on Wednesday a "probable" case of microcephaly possibly linked to Zika, as the country closely watches potential impacts of the mosquito-borne virus.
