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Sun, 13 Jun 2021 11:25:11 +0000Colombia removes statues of Columbus and Spanish queen after attacks
Colombia’s culture ministry removed statues of 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus and Spain’s late Queen Isabella amid fears they would be tumbled. Government workers removed the statues from their pedestals in…
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Sun, 13 Jun 2021 10:16:33 +0000
Colombia’s former president asks forgiveness for mass killing of civilians
Colombia’s former President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday asked forgiveness for the mass killing of civilians by the military when the Nobel Peace prize laureate was defense minister. In a…
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Thu, 10 Jun 2021 12:59:36 +0000
Colombia’s COVID deaths reach new record high
Colombia’s health ministry on Wednesday reported 550 COVID-19 deaths, the highest number of daily fatalities since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The most recent report on a record in…
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Wed, 09 Jun 2021 15:53:04 +0000
Colombia desperately implies peaceful protesters were armed to the teeth
Colombia’s vice-president on Tuesday implied that 40,000 weapons were seized from anti-government protesters as the government began drowning in criminal charges. Vice-President Marta Lucia Ramirez made the claim after she…
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Mon, 07 Jun 2021 15:35:50 +0000
Duque announces ‘cosmetic’ reforms of Colombia’s disgraced police
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque on Sunday announced to reform the National Police, which has been disgraced by corruption and mass human rights violations. The announcement coincided with the arrival of…
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