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Poverty and hunger in Colombia: symptoms of the virus and the social crisis

QCOLOMBIA (Semana) Luis Plata is only 30 years old, but on his back he carries an infinite worry that overwhelms him. What began as a professional dream a couple of years ago, the pandemic...

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Colombia surpasses 80,000 COVID-19 deaths; ICU’s nearly full

QCOLOMBIA - Confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in Colombia passed 80,000 on Friday, May 14,...

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Why Colombian protesters are taking to the streets

QCOLOMBIA - For the past two weeks, mass protests that started on April 28,...

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Colombian Mass Protests Over Covid-19 Woes Paralyze Cali

(WSJ) CALI, Colombia - Days of rowdy, sometimes violent protests have choked off this city of 2.2 million, disrupting food supplies, paralyzing business and...

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Protests leave 42 dead in a Colombia in ‘shock’ by the repression

QCOLOMBIA - At least 42 people, including a uniformed police, have died in Colombia in the framework of protests against the government that exploded...

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Flexible vaccination triggers Colombians travel to the United States

QCOLOMBIA - The flexibility of six states promoting Covid-19 inoculation for tourists in the United States caught the interest of many Colombians. The states of...

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Over 30 People Reportedly Killed Within Week of Protests

QCOLOMBIA - At least 31 people have been killed, 1,220 have been injured and 87 have gone missing in a week of protests in...

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The Colombian flag upside down in social networks: what does it mean?

QCOLOMBIA - In recent days, the image of the Colombian flag upside down has been repeatedly shared on social networks such as Instagram. Although...

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Colombia COVID-19 Statistics

3,103,333

Total confirmed cases

Updated on May 16, 2021 8:59 pm

80,780

Total deaths

Updated on May 16, 2021 8:59 pm

2,902,646

Total recovered

Updated on May 16, 2021 8:59 pm

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Colombia surpasses 80,000 COVID-19 deaths; ICU’s nearly full

QCOLOMBIA - Confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in Colombia passed 80,000 on Friday, May 14,...

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A Few More Ways to Convince Hesitant Friends and Family to Get Their Vax

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Flexible vaccination triggers Colombians travel to the United States

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Canada approves BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine for young teens

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Vaccines in Colombia: 1 million doses of Sinovac arrived this May 1

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Go inside a COVID-19 response at the Venezuela-Colombia border

QCOLOMBIA (IRC) Before the coronavirus pandemic, around 40,000 Venezuelans would cross the Simón Bolívar International Bridge daily to work in Colombia or purchase scarce goods. Pregnant women walked miles to seek critical prenatal care...

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A perfect storm: What’s behind the Colombia protests?

QCOLOMBIA - Colombia has been roiled by nationwide, anti-government protests for more than two weeks, with the city of Cali emerging as the epicenter. The demonstrations were initially sparked by anger over pandemic-related tax reforms,...

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The fourth-largest earthquake of the 20-century triggered a 5-meter tsunami

Q REPORTS - On Wednesday, January 31, 1906, Ecuador and Colombia were hit with an 8.8 magnitude earthquake. On the Richter scale (which was only developed in 1935), this magnitude is categorized as a...

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