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Colombia votes to legalise abortion in ‘historic victory’ for reproductive rights

Abortion will no longer be illegal during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy following a vote by the country’s constitutional court

Evening Standard

Colombia legalises abortion in move celebrated as ‘historic victory’ by campaigners

Colombia has decriminalised abortion during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, following rulings in Mexico and Argentina that improve access to abortion

The Guardian - AU

"Historic decision": Colombia's high court decriminalizes abortion

It's the latest sign that views about abortion are shifting in favor of women's rights in Latin American countries.

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Colombia's highest court rules to decriminalize abortion

Colombia’s Constitutional Court has issued an order decriminalizing abortion, making the country fourth in Latin America to do so

The Independent UK

Top Colombia court decriminalizes abortion until 24 weeks of gestation

Judges on Colombia's constitutional court voted on Monday to decriminalize abortion until 24 weeks of gestation, the court said in a statement, in a victory for abortion rights groups which sued to have the procedure removed from the penal code.

Reuters

Colombia ELN rebels call for three day curfew

Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group said it would hold a three-day "armed strike" beginning Wednesday to protest against President Ivan Duque's social and economic policies, a move the government called an attempt to sow fear.

Reuters

Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' to be declared 'invasive species' over breeding fears

Scientists warn that Escobar’s hippos do not have a natural predator in Colombia and are a potential problem for biodiversity

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James Rodriguez blasts Rafa Benitez for cutting "spectacular" Everton spell short

Everton sold James Rodriguez last year despite his impressive debut season in the Premier League after it became clear the Colombian had no place in Rafa Benitez's plans

Daily Mirror

Locals fret as Colombia to declare hippos invasive species

People around the Colombian town of Puerto Triunfo have grown accustomed to living near the herd of hippopotamuses descended from a few that were imported illegally from Africa in the 1980s by flamboyant drug lord Pablo Escobar

The Independent UK

Everton’s Yerry Mina will not require surgery on thigh injury but faces prolonged absence

The Colombia international suffered a high grade quadriceps tendon problem in the recent defeat to Newcastle

The Independent UK

Venezuela a key Russian ally in Latin America - Borisov

Venezuela is a key ally for Russia in Latin America, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said while visiting the South American country on Wednesday, adding that the two countries will look to deepen bilateral ties.

Reuters

South America's Most Advanced Cannabis Extraction Equipment To Be Installed In Bogota, Colombia

CannabCo, a Colombia-based cannabis cultivator and manufacturer of medical marijuana products, has procured an enhanced integrated extraction platform to be deployed in their Colombian extraction facility.

Benzinga

Colombian businessman and Maduro ally Alex Saab worked as DEA informant, court papers reveal

MIAMI — A Colombian businessman held in Miami on charges of paying bribes to Venezuelan government officials worked as a confidential informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and turned over millions of his profits to the DEA before he failed to surrender in 2019, according to a federal court…

Miami Herald

Businessman close to Maduro was DEA informant, records show

Newly unsealed court records show that a Colombian businessman linked to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was secretly signed up by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a cooperating source in 2018 and gave agents information about bribes he paid to Venezuelan officials

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Reuters

Forced displacements soared in Colombia in 2021, UN agency reports

The forced displacement of communities soared in Colombia last year amid increased attacks against civilians by illegal armed groups and higher levels of violence, a UN agency said in a report on Wednesday.

Reuters

Venezuela military has killed 9 members of armed groups -minister

Military operations on the border with Colombia have killed at least nine people belonging to illegal armed groups, while eight civilians died after explosive devices left by the same groups detonated, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said on Friday.

Reuters

Colombia presidential candidate says talks with ELN rebels possible but not in Cuba

Colombian right-wing presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga said renewed peace talks with leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels could be possible in his administration, but they cannot take place in erstwhile host Cuba.

Daily Mirror

Colombia landslide: Man shares 'miracle' of his survival after killer mud wall hit home

Survivor Alvaro Alzate, 62, has spoken of the horrendous landslide which buried part of the La Esneda neighbourhood on the border of the cities of Dosquebradas and Pereira in Colombia

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'Alive by a miracle,' Colombia landslide survivor tells how mud tore him from his home

A survivor of a landslide in central Colombia which killed at least 16 people this week described how the early morning rush of mud and water tore him from his home, as local officials warned tens of thousands could still be at risk.

Liverpool Echo

Luis Diaz transfer will unleash force of Nike as Liverpool become powerhouse in new market

The view from Colombia on Luis Diaz and what his £49m move to Liverpool will mean for the club on and off the pitch

Daily Mirror

Luis Diaz's first impressions on Liverpool team emerge ahead of Premier League debut

Luis Diaz is in line to make his first appearance the Premier League when Liverpool welcome Leicester City to Anfield on Thursday, and the Colombian has already given his verdict on his new teammates

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 966: Congress UP manifesto, Colombia landslides

Yusra Hasan brings you the news from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, and Colombia.

The Independent UK

Mudslide kills at least 14 people, injures 35 in Colombia

Heavy rains have triggered a mudslide that swept into a residential neighborhood in a western Colombia town, killing at least 14 people and injuring 35 others

The Independent UK

Egan Bernal feels ‘born again’ leaving Colombian hospital two weeks after life-threatening crash into bus

The 2019 Tour de France champion has begun the long road to recovery after suffering serious injuries when he rode into the back of a stopped bus in Colombia

Reuters

Russia says military aid to Venezuela will not be used to attack Colombia

Russia has promised that military equipment given to Venezuela will not be used to attack Colombia, destabilize Latin America or end up in the hands of illegal armed groups, Colombia's Foreign Minister and Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez said.

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