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Colombia's president calls for migrants to leave jobs in the US and return home
The leftist president said his government would provide loans to those who take up his offer to return home and enlist in one of its programs to start a business.
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Hundreds of US visa appointments canceled in Colombia following spat with Trump over deportations
Visa appointments at the U.S. Embassy in Colombia have been canceled following a dispute between President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro over deportation flights that nearly turned into a costly trade war between both countries.
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Coffee, crude oil and cut flowers: Here are the Colombian goods you may be paying more for under Trump's tariffs
The emergency tariffs announced by President Donald Trump would impact billions of dollars of goods entering the U.S.
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Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney in group that buys Colombian soccer's La Equidad
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney made another foray into soccer team ownership Thursday as part of a group that acquired Colombian club La Equidad.
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Famed Colombian drug lord Fabio Ochoa released from US prison and deported
One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States.
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Local festival celebrates Colombian culture
NBC 5, Telemundo 39, and Representa Foundation are excited to invite you to DFW’s own Dallas Colombian Festival™ is year, the festival is excited to be held on July 20, the day of Colombia’s independence, for the first time in the event’s history. The festival will be in Levy Event Plaza in Irving this year, and feature live music, dance,…
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A mudslide in Colombia has killed at least 34 people and injured dozens of others
Colombia’s government says the death toll from a mudslide in the western part of the South American country has risen to 34. The mudslide struck a busy municipal road on Friday in a mountainous area connecting the cities of Quibdo and Medellin.
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Colombian judge orders prison for two suspects in the kidnapping of parents of Liverpool star
Two suspects in the kidnapping of the parents of Liverpool soccer player Luis Díaz were ordered sent to prison by a judge, according to Colombia’s Prosecutor’s Office.
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Colombia begins sterilization of hippos descended from pets of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar
Colombia has begun the sterilization of hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s.
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Colombia will try to control invasive hippo population
Authorities estimate that there are about 170 hippos in the country, especially in the Magdalena River basin.
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Colombia will try to control hippo population originally brought in by Pablo Escobar
Colombia will try to control its population of more than 100 hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, through surgical sterilization, the transfer of hippos to other countries and possibly euthanasia.
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Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero has died at age 91, daughter says
Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for depicting people in large exaggerated volumes, has died in Monaco. He was 91 years old.
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Record number of migrant children on the move in Latin America and the Caribbean, UNICEF says
The U.N. children’s agency says record numbers of children are making perilous journeys through Latin America and the Caribbean, often alone, and from countries as far away as Asia and Africa.
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Cartels use banana exports to ship cocaine, fueling skyrocketing crime in Ecuador
Ecuador’s location is increasingly putting it at the confluence of two global trades: bananas and cocaine.
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Strong earthquake and aftershock shake Colombia's capital and other cities
The U.S. Geological Survey said the initial quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.3, with the epicenter about 100 miles southeast of Bogota.
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Strong earthquake strikes Colombia
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked Colombia Thursday.
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Brother of Colombian Women's World Cup player shot dead at a nightclub, police say
Police in Colombia say the younger brother of Women’s World Cup player Jorelyn Carabalí has been killed in a nightclub shooting.
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Colombia fans hold onto hope at Women's World Cup
Telemundo’s Carlos Revelo speaks with fans of Team Colombia at the 2023 Women’s World Cup.