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Thu, 21 Jan 2021 21:55:44 +0000Colombia exceeds 50,000 COVID-19 deaths
The coronavirus killed more than 50,000 people in Colombia over the past year, the country’s Health Ministry said Thursday. In its daily update, the Health Ministry reported 395 registered COVID-19…
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Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:16:12 +0000
Having fun with Colombia’s libel law: Abelardo de la Espriella
Attorney Abelardo de la Espriella fanatically tries to intimidate Colombia’s journalists, but seems to panic when one tells him “I eat lawyers for breakfast.” The humorless lawyer is ridiculed every…
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Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:15:25 +0000
Far-right Duque supporters say ‘we will finish’ one of Colombia’s worst massacres
Colombia’s far-right group “Aguilas Negras” claim “we will finish” the massacre in the village of El Salado that left more than 60 locals dead in 2000. According to the town’s…
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Thu, 21 Jan 2021 10:04:06 +0000
From left to right, Colombia’s political leaders warmly welcome Biden
Colombia’s political leaders from the left to the right welcomed the arrival of US President Joe Biden to the White House on Wednesday. Far-right former President Alvaro Uribe said he…
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Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:34:29 +0000
Colombia’s prosecution asks court to revoke indictment Uribe
Colombia’s prosecution asked a Bogota court on Wednesday to revoke an indictment on fraud and bribery charges against former President Alvaro Uribe. Controversial prosecutor Gabriel Jaimes said he supported the…
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