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Colombian Lawmaker Caught Vaping In Parliament During Healthcare Debate, Apologises After Backlash
A Colombian lawmaker has apologised after she was caught on camera vaping during a meeting of the country's parliament to discuss healthcare reforms.
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Colombian President Calls Female Journalists 'Dolls Of The Mafia'
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro is facing criticism from press freedom groups after some comments made about female reporters, calling them "dolls of the mafia" in one of the most dangerous countries for journalists in South America.
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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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Colombia Cuts Ties With Israel Over "Genocidal" Gaza Campaign
President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday that Colombia will sever diplomatic ties with Israel, whose leader he described as "genocidal" in its war in Gaza.
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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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Parents Of Liverpool Winger Luis Diaz Kidnapped In Colombia
The mother of Liverpool's Colombian winger Luis Diaz was rescued from kidnappers on Saturday but a search remains on for his father, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Saturday
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"Apologise And Leave": Colombia To Israel Envoy Amid Spat Over Hamas War
Colombia on Monday demanded that Israel's ambassador leave the South American country amid a worsening spat over President Gustavo Petro's remarks on the war with Hamas.
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Colombia's President Says Son Arrested On Money Laundering Charges
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Saturday that his son Nicolas has been arrested on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment in a scandal linked to Petro's election campaign.
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"Absolute Survival": Days After Plane Crash, Children Found Alive In Forest
Four Indigenous children were found alive Friday after spending more than a month lost in the Colombian Amazon rainforest following a small plane crash, President Gustavo Petro announced.
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Colombia Says 4 Children Missing For 40 Days Found Alive In Amazon After Plane Crash
Four Indigenous children were found alive Friday after spending more than a month lost in the Colombian Amazon rainforest following a small plane crash that triggered a massive rescue operation, the country's President Gustavo Petro said.
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4 Children, Including Baby, Found Alive In Amazon After Plane Crash
Four Indigenous children, including an 11-month-old baby, have been found alive in the dense Colombian Amazon after a plane crash more than two weeks ago, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring "joy for the country."
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Landslide Buries Bus In Colombia, At Least 27 Dead
At least 27 people died when a landslide buried a bus in Colombia's northwest on Sunday, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said.
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Explosives Attack In Colombia Kills 8 Police Officers: President
An attack using explosives in southwestern Colombia on Friday killed eight police officers, President Gustavo Petro said.
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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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Biden Congratulates Colombia's Newly Elected Leftist President
US President Joe Biden congratulated Colombia's new leftist president, Gustavo Petro, on his election victory in a phone call Tuesday, the White House said.
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Colombian Lawmaker Caught Vaping In Parliament During Healthcare Debate, Apologises After Backlash
A Colombian lawmaker has apologised after she was caught on camera vaping during a meeting of the country's parliament to discuss healthcare reforms.
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Colombian President Calls Female Journalists 'Dolls Of The Mafia'
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro is facing criticism from press freedom groups after some comments made about female reporters, calling them "dolls of the mafia" in one of the most dangerous countries for journalists in South America.
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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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Colombia Cuts Ties With Israel Over "Genocidal" Gaza Campaign
President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday that Colombia will sever diplomatic ties with Israel, whose leader he described as "genocidal" in its war in Gaza.
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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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Parents Of Liverpool Winger Luis Diaz Kidnapped In Colombia
The mother of Liverpool's Colombian winger Luis Diaz was rescued from kidnappers on Saturday but a search remains on for his father, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Saturday
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"Apologise And Leave": Colombia To Israel Envoy Amid Spat Over Hamas War
Colombia on Monday demanded that Israel's ambassador leave the South American country amid a worsening spat over President Gustavo Petro's remarks on the war with Hamas.
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Colombia's President Says Son Arrested On Money Laundering Charges
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Saturday that his son Nicolas has been arrested on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment in a scandal linked to Petro's election campaign.
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"Absolute Survival": Days After Plane Crash, Children Found Alive In Forest
Four Indigenous children were found alive Friday after spending more than a month lost in the Colombian Amazon rainforest following a small plane crash, President Gustavo Petro announced.
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Colombia Says 4 Children Missing For 40 Days Found Alive In Amazon After Plane Crash
Four Indigenous children were found alive Friday after spending more than a month lost in the Colombian Amazon rainforest following a small plane crash that triggered a massive rescue operation, the country's President Gustavo Petro said.
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4 Children, Including Baby, Found Alive In Amazon After Plane Crash
Four Indigenous children, including an 11-month-old baby, have been found alive in the dense Colombian Amazon after a plane crash more than two weeks ago, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring "joy for the country."
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Landslide Buries Bus In Colombia, At Least 27 Dead
At least 27 people died when a landslide buried a bus in Colombia's northwest on Sunday, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said.
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Explosives Attack In Colombia Kills 8 Police Officers: President
An attack using explosives in southwestern Colombia on Friday killed eight police officers, President Gustavo Petro said.
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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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Biden Congratulates Colombia's Newly Elected Leftist President
US President Joe Biden congratulated Colombia's new leftist president, Gustavo Petro, on his election victory in a phone call Tuesday, the White House said.
