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Small plane crashes in rural area of northeast Colombia, killing all 15 people on board
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A small plane crashed Wednesday in a rural area of Norte de Santander province in northeast Colombia, killing all…
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Colombia imposes tariffs and halts energy sales to Ecuador as trade feud escalates
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia announced Thursday that it will apply a 30% tax on a group of products from Ecuador and will suspend the…
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Why the Birth of Three Andean Condors Represents a Second Chance for the Species
The post Why the Birth of Three Andean Condors Represents a Second Chance for the Species appeared first on A-Z Animals. Quick Take Three…
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Colombia slashes wages for its legislators as public spending balloons ahead of election
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s president on Tuesday reduced wages for members of Congress by approximately 30%, as the South American…
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Colombia says former FARC rebels have not kept promises to surrender cash and gold
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The former rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, is violating a 2016 peace deal with the…
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An Indigenous Community’s Spiritual Haunting
In “Jaidë,” or “House of Spirits,” the Colombian photographer Santiago Mesa documents a remote people facing a rash of youth suicides.…
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'We’re not afraid': Life goes on for Indigenous Colombians despite volcano eruption risk
PURACE, Colombia (AP) — Oliverio Quira often goes to check on his cattle on a plot of land he owns less than a mile from the Purace…
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Celebrity Race Across the World locations: Where is the 2025 series filmed?
Race Across the World is back, and this time it's the celebrities who are taking on one of the most challenging adventures on TV, as they…
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In Colombia, anger and disbelief at Trump threats of U.S. strikes
WASHINGTON — An offhand comment by President Trump threatening to attack Colombia, a major U.S. ally, has roiled its government and…
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Colombian prosecutors charge 2 ex-Cabinet members of bribing lawmakers for their votes
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Prosecutors in Colombia on Monday charged two former members of President Gustavo Petro’s government with…
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Parents search for children missing since a volcanic eruption in Colombia 40 years ago
ARMERO, Colombia (AP) — Martha Lucía López released the boat into the river alongside hundreds of others with the faces of missing…
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Colombia ends intelligence sharing with US over strikes on boats
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered his security forces to cease all cooperation with the United States until it stops attacks…
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Colombian governor says he survived an assasination attempt in oil-rich Arauca province
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The governor of Colombia’s Arauca province said Monday that he survived an assassination attempt while traveling…
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Colombia Is Seeking To Modernize Its Air Force With These Jets And Weapons
The Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana (Colombian Aerospace Force) has relied on the Israeli-built Kfir fighter since its northern neighbor…
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Venezuelan activists wounded in targeted shooting, Colombian police say
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Two Venezuelan activists living in Colombia’s capital for the past year were wounded by gunshots in an apparently…
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Spain busts major cocaine trafficking ring, seizes 10 tons of drugs
Spanish police said on Wednesday they had dismantled one of the world's most significant cocaine trafficking networks, seizing 10 tons of…
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Colombia unveils new 'Miranda' rifle to replace Israeli Galil
The rifle is made of 85% nationally manufactured components, with the goal being to reach full domestic manufacturing capabilities over…
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23 miners rescued after 43 hours trapped in Colombian gold mine
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Twenty-three workers were rescued Wednesday after spending 43 hours trapped in a collapsed underground gold mine…
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Rescuers in Colombia try to dig out 20 miners trapped in a collapsed gold mine
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A collapse at a gold mine in northern Colombia trapped more than 20 miners, and rescuers were working Tuesday to…
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120 land and environmental defenders killed or disappeared in Latin America last year, report finds
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — At least 146 land and environmental defenders were killed or have gone missing around the world in 2024, with more…
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Colombia peace court sentences former FARC leaders for their role in thousands of kidnappings
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s peace tribunal on Tuesday issued its first sentence on war crimes committed during decades of internal…
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Attack at a police station in Colombia by FARC dissidents kills 1, injures 4
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Dissidents of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia attacked a police station in southwestern…
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They dug for decades for Colombia’s disappeared and now they are a national symbol
MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — Luz Elena Galeano intently watches as the earth is sifted for clothing, documents and bone fragments, hoping for…
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Colombia's Constitutional Court upholds bullfighting ban and adds cockfighting prohibition
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld a 2024 law banning bullfights in the South American country,…