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U.S. Lawmakers do damage control after Trump rips President Duque
(McClatchy) Florida lawmakers went into damage control mode after President...
Colombia could become a target of retaliation
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Historic Mega-Concert on Colombian-Venezuelan Border
British billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist Richard Branson is spearheading a unique and historic concert on the Venezuelan-Colombian border, in conjunction with the beginning of...
VOA Latin America Interviews Ivan Duque
Colombian President Ivan Duque, interviewed Saturday by VOA's Latin America Division, discussed the battle against the National Liberation Army in Venezuela and strengthening his...
PriceSmart Declares Dividend, Announces Expansion
PriceSmart declared a US$0.70 per share dividend at the company's 2019 annual meeting of stockholders held on January 30, 2019, in San Diego.
A $0.35...
Colombia Military Kills Dissident Militant Leader
Colombia’s military says it has killed a militant leader who refused to adhere to a peace accord his rebel group and the government agreed...
Colombia Denies Entry to Over 200 Venezuelan Supporters Of Maduro
Colombian authorities have banned over 200 Venezuelan officials and supporters of President Nicolas Maduro from entering the country amid the escalating political crisis in...
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Colombian military and CIA accused of spying on peace talks
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Colombia’s Health Minister has formalized the country’s euthanasia protocol, in spite of protests by the Catholic Church.
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Defense Minister claims Colombia’s police is infiltrated by FARC
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Coffee giant Starbucks on Tuesday introduced its new single-serve machine, but could this brew trouble for Colombia's already struggling coffee trade?
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Missing 6-year-old girl sold for $16K to organ traders: Kidnapper
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A six-year-old girl who was kidnapped in southwest Colombia last year has been sold to organ traffickers for $16,000, according to the man who...
Price tag on peace in Colombia could exceed $100B: Report
Colombia Reports
The implementation of an eventual peace deal between Colombia’s FARC rebel group and the government could cost the country over $100 billion, reported newspaper El Tiempo...
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UN Condemns Bogota Terrorist Attack And Urges International Support For Justice For Victims
The United Nations is urging its members to "actively cooperate" with Colombian authorities in their efforts to bring to justice those responsible for last...
Cuba Will Adhere to Protocol after Breakdown of Colombia-ELN Peace Talks
Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, reiterated, through his official Twitter account, that Cuba will act in strict respect for the Peace...
Colombia Tells Cuba There Are No Agreements That Protect Terrorism
The Colombian government told Cuba on Monday there are no agreements that protect terrorism and so repeated its request that the Caribbean island hand...
Terror cannot be the seed of peace, Bogota cardinal says after car bomb
Cardinal Ruben Salazar Gomez of Bogota said that terror can never be the seed of justice and peace, following Thursday's car bomb attack at...
UN Secretary-General Condemns Car Bomb Attack In Colombia
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, condemned on Friday the bomb attack on Friday in the Colombian capital, Bogota, against a police...
President Duque calls on Colombians to march against terrorism on Sunday
On Twitter, President Ivan Duque called on all Colombains to March, this Sunday, in rejection of terrorism and in memory of the young people...
21 Dead, Dozens Hurt in Colombia Car Bomb Explosion
A car bomb exploded Thursday, January 17, at a police academy in Bogota, leaving at least 21 people dead and dozens injured, Colombian police...
President Duque Calls on Cuba to Hand Over ELN Peace Delegation
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No, The US and Colombia Will Not Eradicate 50% of Colombian Coca by 2023
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Third Social Leader Killed in First 4 Days of 2019
Wilmer Antonio Miranda, a Campesino and social leader of Colombia’s Cauca region was shot to death Friday. He is the third social leader to...
Colombia Probes Alleged Plot by Venezuelans to Assassinate President Duque
The Colombian government is investigating a possible plot by three Venezuelan nationals to assassinate President Ivan Duque, Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes said in a...