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Cardinal says Pope authorized €1M payment to free kidnapped nun

A cardinal has testified that Pope Francis authorized spending up to 1 million euros to free a Colombian nun kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali

The Independent UK

Accused Colombian drug trafficker Otoniel to appear in U.S. court

The accused leader of Colombia's Clan del Golfo drug trafficking group is expected to appear in a U.S. court on Thursday after being extradited on cocaine and weapons charges, the U.S. Attorney's office in Brooklyn said.

Reuters

Killings of Colombia human rights defenders fell in 2021 but still a concern -NGO

Killings of human rights defenders in Colombia fell to 139 last year, compared with 199 in 2020, local advocacy group Somos Defensores said on Thursday, though it found that overall acts of intimidation and violence rose slightly.

Reuters

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Drug trafficker and gang leader Otoniel extradited to US from Colombia

He was Colombia’s most wanted man before he was captured

Evening Standard

Colombia extradites feared head of Gulf Clan to US

Colombia has extradited the alleged head of the feared Gulf Clan, to the United States where he faces indictments in three federal courts

The Independent UK

Colombia starts extradition of accused drug trafficker Otoniel to the United States

Colombian authorities took Dairo Antonio Usaga, known as Otoniel, an accused drug trafficker and leader of the Clan del Golfo criminal group to an airport in the capital Bogota to be extradited to the United States on Wednesday, police told Reuters.

Reuters

Luis Diaz explains why he’s using ‘revenge’ as motivation at Liverpool

The 25-year-old joined the Reds from Porto in January

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‘It’s scary’: Liverpool rivals warned ‘special’ Luis Diaz will get even better

The Colombian has made an almost instant impact since arriving from Porto in January

The Independent UK

As U.S. may restrict abortion, other nations are easing access

Recent legislative activities in countries show the U.S. risks being out of step with the progress that the rest of the world is making in protecting sexual and reproductive rights.

WEKU

As US poised to restrict abortion, other nations ease access

As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right to access abortion services, courts in other parts of the world, including in many historically conservative societies, have moved in the opposite direction

The Independent UK

Colombia to provide leftist presidential candidate Petro with extra security

Colombia's government will provide left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro with extra security after he canceled part of his campaign tour amid reports of a threat to kill him, Interior Minister Daniel Palacios said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Colombia presidential candidate Petro says gang planned to attack him on campaign trail

Gustavo Petro, the leftist front-runner in Colombia's presidential election, on Monday canceled events in the country's coffee region because of what his office said was a plot by a crime gang to attack him.

Reuters

Cowboys in Colombia are barefoot legends

Cowboys in the South American country of Colombia have a storied history. To this day, they continue to ride the plains, keeping an eye on cattle. And usually, they do so barefoot.

WEKU

Colombia court suspends extradition of accused trafficker Otoniel

Colombia's top administrative court on Friday suspended the extradition to the United States of accused drug trafficker Dairo Antonio Usaga, known as Otoniel, until legal action by victims of the country's conflict can be resolved.

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Benzinga

PharmaCielo Cuts Net Loss By 39.13% To $20.9M Despite Plummeting Revenues In 2021

PharmaCielo Ltd. (OTCQX: PCLOF) (TSXV:PCLO), the Canadian parent of Colombia's premier cultivator and producer of dried flower and medicinal-grade cannabis extracts, PharmaCielo Colombia Holdings S.A.S., announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021

Reuters

Colombian leftist Petro leads presidential election poll

The leftist former mayor of Bogota, Gustavo Petro, remains the front-runner in Colombia's May 29 presidential election, while center-right candidate Federico Gutierrez has vaulted into second place, according to a poll released on Friday by Invamer.

Benzinga

Flora Growth Provides Lower-Cost Cannabinoids From Its Colombian Cultivation Facility, Cosechemos

Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) has formally begun the integration of its licensed and Control Union Medical Cannabis Standard GACP certified cannabis products and derivatives into its global roster of branded products.

Reuters

Violence against activists grows as Colombia's pilot fracking projects progress

Colombia's anti-fracking activists are facing increased threats and violence as two investigative pilot projects to extract oil and gas from unconventional fields move forward, five campaigners said, with some forced to flee in fear for their lives.

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Families of Colombian victims urge soldiers to reveal who ordered killings

Families of victims of extrajudicial executions committed by Colombian soldiers asked perpetrators to reveal who ordered the murders, during the latest public hearing of the country's transitional justice court on Wednesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Maluma on Historic Medillín Show, Fulfilling Lifelong Dream

Fresh from the special unveiling of his Madame Tussauds wax figure in Medellín, Colombia, Maluma is ready to give the largest concert ever held at the Atanasio Girardot Soccer Stadium in his hometown. Tickets for Saturday’s show, titled "Medallo en el Mapa," are officially sold out. His management confirmed that…

Reuters

Colombia's Liberal Party backs center-right Gutierrez for president

Colombia's Liberal Party, which won more seats than any other in the lower house and the third most seats in the Senate in recent legislative elections, on Wednesday threw its weight behind center-right presidential candidate Federico Gutierrez.

France 24

Submarines, the new weapon of choice for Colombian drug traffickers

In the jungle of southern Colombia, drug traffickers go to extraordinary lengths to protect their cocaine shipments. Illegal drug labs are hidden in the forest, along with makeshift naval bases, where the cartels build their own submarines to export their cocaine to the US market. As a result, authorities are…

Reuters

Colombia poverty declined in 2021, but still above pre-pandemic levels

Poverty levels in Colombia fell last year versus 2020, amid an economic recovery in the Andean country, but have yet to return to levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic, the government said on Tuesday.

Reason

Biden Is Deporting Venezuelans to Colombia

"It's abundantly clear [Trump] has no regard for the suffering of the Venezuelan people," Biden said in October 2020 before engaging in many of the same practices toward asylum seekers.

Benzinga

Exclusive: Isiah Thomas, NBA Star And President Of One World Products, To Visit Colombia This Week

One World Products, Inc. (OTCQB: OWPC), the largest Black-controlled, fully-licensed hemp and cannabis producer in Colombia, announced Monday that its Chairman and CEO, Isiah Thomas, will visit Cali and Bogotá in Colombia between April 26 and 28, 2022.

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