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Colombia captures its most wanted drug lord ‘Otoniel’

QCOLOMBIA - Colombian authorities said on Saturday they captured Dairo Antonio Usuga, the country's biggest drug trafficker. Usuga, better known by his alias "Otoniel," is...

Rico - October 26, 2021

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Colombia down the tubes: At least 43 protesters killed, Palace of Justice burned

QCOLOMBIA - The Palace of Justice in Tulua, Colombia was set on fire this week amid protests and a general strike over poverty, police...

Rico - May 28, 2021

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Roadblocks and protests disrupt Cali, Colombia

CALI, Colombia (AP) — The sugar mills that employ tens of thousands of people have ground to a halt. Broken stoplights dangle uselessly over...

Rico - May 26, 2021

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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...

Rico - May 15, 2021

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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, have rocked Colombia, leaving at least 42 people dead and hundreds...

DW - May 13, 2021

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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...

Rico - May 7, 2021

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Colombia Protests Against President Duque Explained

QCOLOMBIA - Nineteen people have died and hundreds more have been injured in protests in Colombia against President Iván Duque Márquez's tax bill, aimed...

Rico - May 5, 2021

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Colombia: Riots leave at least 19 dead and more 800 injured in five days

QCOLOMBIA - The violence registered in different cities across Colombia during the last five days of massive protests against the controversial tax reform, has...

Rico - May 3, 2021

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