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Colombia identifies new threat in drug war: the autonomous narco drone sub
The Guardian
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July 11, 2025
The bust was unusual – a narco submarine capable of carrying more than 1.5 tons of cocaine. There were no drugs onboard this time, but most notably, there were no traffickers. Last week, the Colombian navy announced that it had seized an...
Colombia’s Chocolate Cordillera expands scheme supporting women cocoa farmers
Confectionery Production
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Colombian-based sustainable chocolate company, Chocolate Cordillera, has expanded its boundary-pushing programme supporting women cocoa farmers in its native region, writes Neill Barston. The business has built a strong reputation with Latin...
International demand for pineapple juice grows
Fresh Plaza
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July 10, 2025
Demand for pineapple juice and the growth of markets such as Israel and Dubai are boosting Costa Rican exports, despite production limitations due to weather conditions. According to Álvaro Figueroa, president of the Tropicales del Valle company,...
Colombian soldier killed in attack from explosives laden on a mule
Toronto Sun
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July 10, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia — A Colombian soldier was killed and two others wounded Wednesday when explosives carried by a mule exploded in rural northeastern Colombia, authorities said.Article content Antioquia Gov. Andres Julian Rendon confirmed the...
Colombian Brand Chevignon Expands into the U.S. with First of Ten Stores
The MDS
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July 10, 2025
More Latin American fashion in the United States. In a key step in the internationalization of Colombian fashion, Chevignon, which specializes in denim, has made its physical landing in the U.S. market with the opening of its first store in the...
Cobre Becomes the First Platform to Enable Real-Time Interbank B2B Payments in Colombia
GlobalFinTechSeries
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July 11, 2025
Cobre processes over 1.5 billion instant enterprise transactions each month in Colombia. With the upcoming release of Bre-B, the country’s new interoperable payment infrastructure, Cobre expects to double that volume. Cobre, the leading platform...
Colombia’s New Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio Takes Office Amid Ongoing Ministry Investigation
teleSUR
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Colombia appoints Rosa Villavicencio as acting foreign minister amid ministry reforms. Photo: @infopresidencia. July 9, 2025 Hour: 10:40 pm Rosa Villavicencio assumes Colombia’s Foreign Ministry leadership, tasked with advancing peace, regional...
Former Fulbright board member David Price talks resignation, calls Trump interference 'distorted on political grounds'
The Chronicle - North Carolina
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July 11, 2025
Eleven of the 12 members of the board that oversees the Fulbright Scholars Program resigned June 11 in response to what they described as unprecedented political interference by the Trump administration. Among those who stepped down was David...
Colombian soldier killed, 2 wounded in an attack from explosives laden on a mule
Associated Press
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July 10, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A Colombian soldier was killed and two others wounded Wednesday when explosives carried by a mule exploded in rural northeastern Colombia, authorities said. Antioquia Gov. Andrés Julián Rendón confirmed the soldier’s death...
Trump imposes massive tariffs on Brazil over trial of ex-president Bolsonaro for fascist coup attempt
World Socialist Web Site
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July 11, 2025
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro and commanders of the Armed Forces, Adm. Almir Garnier Santos, Army Gen. Paulo Sergio Nogueira and Air Brig. Lt. Carlos de Almeida Baptista Junior. [Photo: Marcos Corrês/PR]In an extraordinary act of...
'Like a legal guardian': SF immigrant parents turn to summer camp counselors for critical help
ABC7 News - California
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July 11, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- As immigration raids continue across the country, some Bay Area immigrant parents are taking extreme measures to make sure their kids are cared for in case they are detained. "What we have seen from ICE and the Trump...
Colombian soldier dies in ELN bomb attack using donkey
The New Zealand Herald
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July 10, 2025
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Investigan a excancilleres de Colombia y a jefe de despacho presidencial por presuntas irregularidades con pasaportes
KVIA - Texas
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July 11, 2025
Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español La Procuraduría General de Colombia abrió una investigación disciplinaria contra los excancilleres Luis Gilberto Murillo y Laura Sarabia, así como contra el jefe del despacho presidencial, Alfredo Saade, por...
Ecuador approves controversial law on protected areas, sparking legal threats
Associated Press
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July 10, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Ecuador’s parliament has approved a new law on protected areas that has drawn sharp criticism from Indigenous groups, legal experts and environmental advocates who say it threatens Indigenous land rights and violates both...
Colombia and US return ambassadors to their posts to resolve crisis
Colombia Reports
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July 9, 2025
The United States ambassador returned to Colombia as part of bilateral attempts to overcome a crisis caused by an alleged plot to out President Gustavo Petro. In a post on social media platform X, acting US ambassador John McNamara said that he...
The peace deal that put women first: What Colombia taught the world
Philadelphia Herald - Pennsylvania
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A group of about 20 women holding banners calling for inclusive peace in Colombia. Over 1500 women helped shape Colombia’s national action plan on women peace and security. Photo: UN Women/Juan Camilo Arias Cantadora singers in Tumaco rehearse on...
HRC59: In Colombia, the promise of lasting peace faces persistent challenges
International Service for Human Rights
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July 10, 2025
During the annual thematic debate on technical cooperation and capacity building in the field of human rights in Colombia, held on 3-4 July 2025, the Colombian State, the Office of the High Commissioner, several States and human rights defenders...
Colombia and Haiti progress in their agricultural cooperation
Haiti Libre
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Haiti - Agriculture : Colombia and Haiti progress in their agricultural cooperation 09/07/2025 09:29:19 Following the commitments made by President Gustavo Petro during his official visit to Haiti on January 22, 2025...
Australia's South32 sells Cerro Matoso nickel plant in Colombia
AK&M
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AK&M 09 July 2025 15:30 The Australian mining company South32 Limited has entered into a final agreement to sell the Cerro Matoso nickel enterprise in Colombia to a subsidiary of the Dutch CoreX Holding B. V. This is reported in a South32 press...
Is the U.S. involved in plot to remove Colombia’s Petro?
Winnipeg Free Press
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July 10, 2025
Opinion The South American country of Colombia has had a long history of political violence, attempted and successful political assassinations and deeply embedded corruption. At one time, the country was known pejoratively as the “cocaine capital...