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Colombians cautiously optimistic ahead of leftist Petro's inauguration

Colombians are expressing cautious optimism about the government of incoming leftist President Gustavo Petro, days before he takes office on promises to reshape the polarized country with a raft of reforms and social programs.

Reuters

Family fights to free beloved US lawyer imprisoned in Venezuela while on vacation

Family of Eyvin Hernandez, a Los Angeles public defender, calls for Biden to help facilitate his return: ‘He is more valuable to the world being free’

The Guardian - US

Emma Raducanu edges out Camila Osorio to reach Citi Open quarter-final

Emma Raducanu defeated her Colombian opponent 7-6, 7-6 in Washington and admitted: ‘I think I died about three times in that match and came back’

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How sport transformed the lives of young Colombians

A project implemented in a low-income area of Bogota, Colombia, part of the Sport for Development and Peace initiative, used Olympic race walking as a tool to foster the development of youth from low-income neighbourhoods.

The Conversation

Colombia must meet international deforestation targets -new environment minister

Colombia must base its conservation targets on international agreements that push for annual deforestation of 100,000 hectares or less by 2025, incoming Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Wednesday.

Reuters

New Colombia government to propose incentives to crime gang members who disarm

Incoming Colombian President Gustavo Petro will propose the Clan del Golfo crime gang disarm and inform the government about its drug trafficking in exchange for unspecified incentives, his foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Colombia attorney general asks, again, to shelve case against ex-president Uribe

Colombia's attorney general's office said on Monday it would again request a judge's approval to shelve a bribery and fraud case against former President Alvaro Uribe, the latest salvo in a deeply polarizing and long-running investigation.

Reuters

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High-risk Colombians say GPS devices only add to dangers

When he takes office shortly, Colombia's first leftist president will need to decide what to do about the GPS satellite trackers installed in the bulletproof government-assigned vehicles that keep tabs in real time on more than 3,700 high-risk individuals including journalists, human rights and indigenous activists, labor organizers

The Independent UK

German MP says Colombian open-pit mine hurts local environment amid Berlin’s plans to buy coal

EU countries deprived of Russian energy sources due to Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine are now turning to other suppliers. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to increase coal imports from Colombia, the world's fourth-largest exporter. A member of the German parliament travelled to the country’s northeast to examine…

France 24

Colombian cocaine worth £40 million found hidden in banana shipment at Essex port

More than half a tonne of class A drug discovered on boat heading for the Netherlands

The Independent UK

Colombian cocaine worth £40 million discovered in banana shipment on Thames port

Investigators intercepted the shipment - which was bound for the Netherlands - on Tuesday

Evening Standard

Striker target Julian Quinones profiled as Leeds United move on from Charles De Ketelaere

Leeds boss Jesse Marsch has reportedly long been an admirer of 25-year-old Colombian forward

Leeds Live

Indian team’s trip to Colombia for under-20 World Athletics looks doubtful

Visa issues sorted out, but tickets are not available

The Hindu

Prosecutors to seek 8-year prison term for Shakira in £12.2m Spanish tax fraud case

The Colombian singer is accused of failing to pay €14.5m (£12.2m) in tax income between 2012 and 2014

Evening Standard

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Daily Mirror

Man loves sticking up to 30 surgical needles in his face and arms leaving him bleeding

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Miguel Andrés, 28, from Armenia, Colombia, says he was always fascinated by people with piercings, getting his tongue pierced when he was 12

Zenger

Cops Seize 1.6 Tons Of Cocaine Destined For L.A. In Record Mexico City Bust

Police arrested four suspects who come from the state of Durango. Three of them have criminal records.

Salon

Time to remove Cuba from terror list

Pointless sanctions based on an outmoded list are creating immense hardship for the Cuban people. Time to move on

The Independent UK

UN: Violence rising in rural Colombia despite peace deal

The United Nations Human Rights Office says in a report that violence is increasing in many rural areas of Colombia despite a 2016 peace deal between that nation’s government and its largest guerilla group

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Colombia's next government must focus on tackling criminal groups, U.N. says

Colombia's next government must prioritize dismantling illegal armed groups and criminal gangs, a report from the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Tuesday, with rising violence devastating rural communities.

Benzinga

EXCLUSIVE: Colombia Could Soon Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis—Can US Cannabis Operators Take Advantage?

On Wednesday, Colombian Senator, Gustavo Bolivar, filed a bill to legalize adult-use cannabis in the South American country. In 2020, Senator Bolivar tried to legalize the consumption of marijuana but his bill did not have the support of the majority in Congress.

The Guardian - UK

‘We must not show fear’: Colombia’s children learn to defend their way of life – a photo essay

In Cauca province, where hundreds of environmental defenders have been killed since 2016, children aged five to 15 are taught non-violent ways to avoid recruitment into militias and protect their land

Manchester Evening News

The Salsa café in Stockport that "doesn't do small portions" and sells out very quickly

Luis Sanjuan's little place is a delight

Chicago Sun-Times

Colombian Fest brings ‘the whole Colombian experience’ to Humboldt Park this weekend

Billed as the largest Hispanic culture festival in the Midwest, the event returns for its eighth year with music, food, dance and art from Colombia and other Latin American countries.

Reuters

Colombia's President-elect Petro meets with Biden delegation

Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro on Friday met with representatives of U.S. President Joe Biden's administration in Bogota, the Colombian capital, where they discussed topics including drug trafficking, the environment and economic development.

Reuters

Colombia President-elect Petro names Ivan Velasquez as defense minister

Colombia's incoming leftist President Gustavo Petro on Friday named Ivan Velasquez, a former assistant judge in the country's Supreme Court of Justice and previously a UN anti-corruption investigator in Guatemala, as his defense minister.

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