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Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:57:49 +0000
FARC’s kidnapping “error” overruled in historical legal verdict
The historic indictment against FARC and its decades-old practice of kidnapping could open a path toward reconciliation. Yet for many victims, a formal apology can't erase the trauma.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 13:50:02 +0000
Max Kirschberg: A survivor of the horrors of Auschwitz
From Breslau to Bogotá, Max Kirschberg recounts his years at Auschwitz and how he co-founded one of Colombia's most important dry cleaning companies.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 22:29:01 +0000
Bogotá’s Claudia López outperforms other Mayors despite slump in ratings
Despite a citizens' movement to recall Bogotá Mayor Claudia López's mandate, the Green Party politicians outperforms other Mayors in her approval ratings.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:30:43 +0000
Colombia’s JEP indicts former FARC on War Crimes for kidnapping
In a landmark indictment by JEP, former FARC must either recognize their role in kidnapping for face up to 20-years in prison.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:16:28 +0000
Colombia suspends flights with Brazil for 30-days over new variant
Colombia will suspend all air travel with Brazil for 30 days to prevent importation of the highly-infectious Brazilian variant.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 22:40:07 +0000
Bogotá shortens curfews as ICU and infection rates stabilize
Bogotá's Government Secretary Luis Ernesto Gómez announced revised measures for the capital as ICU occupancy stabilizes and infection rates begin to lower to December levels.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 20:00:04 +0000
January most violent month in Colombia since 2016 Peace Accord
During their recent Assembly FARC's representatives renamed their party Comunes to break with the past references of conflict as the country faces spiraling violence from dissidents.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 21:15:47 +0000
Duque decrees 3 days of mourning for Carlos Holmes and 51,000 COVID victims
President Iván Duque has decreed 3 days of national mourning for the death of Carlos Holmes Trujillo and 51,747 victims of the pandemic.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:19:23 +0000
Carlos Holmes Trujillo, Colombia’s Minister of Defense dies from coronavirus
Carlos Holmes Trujillo, Colombia's Defense Minister, has died from coronavirus after a two-week battle with the disease. Holmes Trujillo was a close friend of President Iván Duque.

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 19:17:51 +0000
Colombia tops 2 M coronavirus cases and 50,000 deaths
As the world registers more than 2 million deaths from COVID-19, total cases in Colombia topped 2 million, the second-highest for a South American nation.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 21:36:20 +0000
Orozco-Estrada debuts as Chief Conductor of Vienna Symphony with start of new season
The Colombian violinist and maestro Andrés Orozco-Estrada takes over the Vienna Symphony after tenures at the Houston Symphony and Frankfurt Radio Symphony.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:36:27 +0000
Carlos Holmes responding “favorably” to respiratory support states goverment
Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo remains hospitalized with viral pneumonia due to COVID-19 and on respiratory support claims the government in an official statement.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 23:23:26 +0000
For Colombia, one hundred hippos is one too many
Controversy is raging over how to curb the exponential growth in Colombia's exotic hippo population that began with four creatures imported by Pablo Escobar.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 21:16:25 +0000
Snowfall in Boyacá blankets glaciers of El Cocuy National Park
Humid air currents sweeping across the Amazon are dumping snow across the highlands of Boyacá and glaciers of the region's largest national park PNN El Cocuy.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:35:48 +0000
Curfews for Bogotá and lockdown next weekend announces Mayor López
The Colombian capital will be placed under night curfews as of Tuesday and strict lockdown for the final weekend of January announced Mayor Claudia López.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 21:15:06 +0000
Colombia’s Minister of Defense Carlos Holmes in intensive care with coronavirus
The Colombian government confirmed Monday that Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo is in intensive care with coronavirus at Bogotá's Military Hospital.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 22:56:28 +0000
Colombia and capital Bogotá record highest day increase in COVID-19 cases
As the world reached the grim milestone of 2 million COVID-19 deaths, both Colombia and its capital Bogotá registered record single-day increases in new infections.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:10:12 +0000
Foreigners detained in Cartagena for presenting falsified PCR tests
Colombian immigration officials detained three U.S citizens for attempting to leave Cartagena with falsified PCR tests. Overland borders remain closed until March 1.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 21:51:45 +0000
UK bans entry from Colombia citing Brazilian COVID-19 variant
Colombia joins a host of South American nations barred entry to the UK over concerns of contagion with the Brazilian variant of coronavirus.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 19:15:17 +0000
Duque extends Mandatory Selective Isolation decree to February 28
President Duque has not ruled out a return to a nationwide quarantine should citizens be indisciplined with obligatory coronavirus measures.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:52:11 +0000
U.S citizen detained in Colombia after flying with positive COVID-19 test
A U.S citizen who knowingly flew on a commercial flight after testing positive for COVID-19 was detained in Bogotá Wednesday by health authorities for violating health regulations.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:31:51 +0000
Gonzalo Cardona, guardian of Yellow-eared Parrot murdered in Colombia
Gonzalo Cardona is credited for having saved the rare Yellow-eared Parrot from extinction and species whose survival depends on the wax palm.

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 22:50:21 +0000
Colombia variant of COVID-19 confirmed ahead of vaccine program
A variant of coronavirus unique to Colombia has been identified by the INS and comes as the government rolled out the national vaccination program.

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 18:46:28 +0000
Coronavirus variant attributed to Bogotá case surge affirms López
A dramatic surge in new coronavirus infection across Bogotá has placed the city's hospital system in Red Alert. Quarantines and curfews in effect starting Thursday, January 7.

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 22:52:31 +0000
New lockdowns begin for Bogotá as coronavirus cases surge
Three Bogotá localities have returned to strict lockdowns as cases in the capital surge and ICU occupancy reached 85%.



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