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US Study Says Cocaine Production Remains High in Colombia
Cocaine production in Colombia remained near record levels in 2021, according to estimates released by the White House, raising the stakes for bilateral cooperation between the United States and Colombia’s next administration.
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Fire Kills 51 After Apparent Riot Attempt at Colombia Prison
A fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 51 people and injured a dozen more, prison authorities reported Tuesday.
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WATCH: Drone Footage Captures Moment Stands Collapse During Columbia Bullfight
At least four people were killed and hundreds injured when part of the wooden stands collapsed during a bullfight in Colombia.
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At Least 4 Killed, Hundreds Injured After Bullfight Stands Collapse in Colombia
An 18-month-old baby was among those killed when part of the wooden stands collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia Sunday, sending spectators plunging to the ground
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Ex-Rebel Gustavo Petro Wins Runoff to be Colombia's First Leftist President
Former rebel Gustavo Petro has narrowly won a runoff election in Colombia over a political outsider millionaire, ushering in a new era of politics by becoming the country’s first leftist president.
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Video Shows Centuries-Old Sunken Shipwreck Near Colombia Laden With Treasures
A new video released by the National Navy of Colombia shows various artifacts of gold coins and other treasures around the shipwreck of the historic San José galleon that sunk more than 300 years ago.
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Gold Coins Found Near Spanish Galleon That Sank in the Caribbean Over 300 Years Ago
Newly released images from Colombia’s Navy reveals that the wreckage of the San Jose, a 62-gun, three-masted Spanish galleon that sunk to the bottom of the Caribbean over three hundred years ago, is laden with gold and other artifacts.
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Colombia Presidential Race Heads to Runoff With Leftist and Businessman
A leftist former rebel and a populist businessman have taken the top two spots among the six candidates in Colombia’s presidential election and are heading to a runoff showdown in June, delivering a blow to the country’s political class.
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Paraguay Organized Crime Prosecutor Slain on Colombian Beach
Paraguay’s prosecutor of organized crime and drug trafficking cases was slain Tuesday by gunmen on a Colombian beach as he honeymooned with his new wife, who said the attackers came on a jet ski or small boat.
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Colombian Author García Márquez Had Secret Mexican Daughter
For decades renowned Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez kept the public from knowing about an intimate aspect of his life: He had a daughter with a Mexican writer, with whom he had an extramarital affair in the early 1990s
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These 7 Expats Left the U.S. to Start Over. Here's How They Earn an Income Overseas: ‘We Spend Less on All Expenses'
Thinking of leaving the U.S.? From Mexico to Costa Rica to Italy, seven expats share how they earn an income and what life is like outside of America.
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DEA Agent Gets 12 Years for Conspiring With Colombian Cartel
A once-standout U.S. narcotics agent who used his badge to build a lavish lifestyle of luxury cars and Tiffany jewelry has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for conspiring to launder money with a Colombian cartel
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‘The Power Is in Us, Not the Leaders': Meet the Youth Activists Fighting for Climate Action at COP26
Campaigners and environmental activists have described the summit as the most exclusionary they have ever known.
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Pablo Escobar's Cocaine Hippos Legally ‘People,' US Court Says
A U.S. court order says the offspring of hippos once owned by Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar can be recognized as people with legal rights in the U.S. The case involves a lawsuit against the Colombian government over whether to kill or sterilize the hippos whose numbers are growing at a fast pace
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Colombia's Most Wanted Drug Lord Captured in Jungle Raid
Úsuga, better known by his alias Otoniel, is the alleged head of the much-feared Gulf Clan, whose army of assassins has terrorized much of northern Colombia to gain control of major cocaine smuggling routes through thick jungles north to Central America and onto the U.S.
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Treasury Sanctions Colombian Drug Trafficking Queen ‘La Patrona'
The Biden administration imposed sanctions on Zulma Maria Musso Torres, aka ‘La Patrona,’ the woman in charge of a drug trafficking empire based in Colombia.
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How to Spend a Month Abroad Without Missing Work
New companies are designing international workcations for remote workers who want to live and work abroad without the long-term commitment.
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Latin America Looks to Space, Despite Limitations on Ground
Space-related news is not just flowing from the world’s richest, biggest nations
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Fear and Love Surround Escobar's Hippos Thriving in Colombia
The offspring of hippos illegally imported to Colombia by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s are flourishing in the lush area and experts are warning about the dangers of the growing numbers
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Pablo Escobar's Crime Partner Freed in US, Goes to Berlin
Pablo Escobar’s crime partner and one of Colombia’s pioneering “cocaine cowboys” has been released after a long prison sentence in the U.S. and been deported to Germany