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Colombians will choose between leftist and eccentric businessman in Sunday vote

Colombians will vote on Sunday for their next president, choosing between leftist Gustavo Petro, who promises profound social reforms, and eccentric business magnate Rodolfo Hernandez, who has found fertile ground in anti-corruption rhetoric despite facing a graft investigation.

Reuters

Colombians vote in high stakes presidential runoff

Bogota (AFP) - Colombians vote Sunday in a presidential runoff that features promises of radical change in a country saddled with widespread poverty, violence and other woes.

AFP

Poochy Blinders: Dog’s Tommy Shelby Act Is Peak Online Performance

Viking boasts 1.9 million followers on his TikTok page where his canine antics regularly go viral with millions of views.

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Foo Fighters Announce Tribute Concerts for Late Drummer Taylor Hawkins

American rock band Foo Fighters will play two tribute concerts for their late drummer Taylor Hawkins, taking to the stage in London and Los Angeles in September, the group said on Wednesday. Hawkins, 50, died unexpectedly in late March in a Bogota hotel during the group's South American tour, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Colombia shares unprecedented images of treasure-laden wreck

Bogota (AFP) - Colombia's army has shared unprecedented images of the legendary San Jose galleon shipwreck, hidden underwater for three centuries and believed to have been carrying riches worth billions of dollars in today's money.

AFP

The left could be poised to take power in Colombia for the first time

Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla fighter, obtained 40.34 per cent of the vote in the first round of Colombian elections on May 29.

The Conversation

14 miners trapped by Colombian coal mine explosion

BOGOTA, Colombia: Fourteen miners remained trapped in a coal mine in northern Colombia after an underground explosion, the mayor of the town said.

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14 miners trapped in Colombian coal mine

Bogota (Colombia) (AFP) - Fourteen miners are trapped in a coal mine in northern Colombia after an underground explosion, the mayor of the town said on Tuesday.

AFP

Colombian 'Trump' threatens leftist's presidential ambitions

Bogota (AFP) - The surprise electoral surge of a man dubbed Colombia's Donald Trump could scupper the left's hopes of a historic takeover of the presidency in a race now between two anti-establishment candidates, analysts say.

AFP

Historic leftist win in first round of Colombian presidential vote

Bogota (AFP) - Colombians clamoring for "change" gave a leftist ex-guerrilla an historic lead Sunday in a first round of presidential elections that will culminate in a runoff against a maverick outsider in June.

AFP

Left takes first round in Colombian presidential vote

Bogota (AFP) - Colombians clamoring for "change" gave a leftist ex-guerrilla a historic lead Sunday in a first round of presidential elections that will culminate in a runoff against a populist outsider in June.

AFP

Left eyes historic presidential win as Colombians vote for change

Bogota (AFP) - Colombians clamoring for "change" voted Sunday in a first round of presidential elections with a leftist poised for a historic victory.

AFP

Francia Marquez, the Afro-Colombian rights activist campaigning for vice president of Colombia

For the first time in Colombia's history, the left, led by former Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro, could win the presidential election set to begin Sunday. If it prevails, Afro-Colombian environmental and human rights activist Francia Marquez would become vice president. A victory would mark a turning point for a country…

France 24

Ex-rebel frontrunner in Colombian vote, could shake US ties

Colombians will pick from six candidates in a presidential ballot being held Sunday amid a generalized feeling the country is heading in the wrong direction

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Left hopes for historic win in Colombia's 'change election'

Bogota (AFP) - Colombians go to the polls Sunday in a deeply polarized election that could see a leftist -- and ex-guerrilla -- become president for the first time in the history of the violence- and inequality-plagued country.

Reuters

Analysis: Left-wing Colombian candidate plans drug war shakeup

Leading Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is roundly critical of the U.S.-led war on drugs and has questioned the extradition of a drug kingpin, views that may herald a shakeup of how the Andean nation battles the narcotics industry.

France 24

Special programme: Colombia's peace deal generation

Over two thirds of young Colombians say their lives have got worse over the past year, which saw a fierce crackdown on anti-government protests in a country still recovering from five decades of conflict. Six years after the peace deal with the FARC rebels, many young people are backing the…

Al Jazeera

Otoniel shipped ‘outrageous’ amounts of cocaine to US: Prosecutor

Accused Colombian drug trafficker pleads not guilty to two charges after being extradited to the US from Bogota.

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Colombia extradites drug lord 'Otoniel' to US

Bogota (AFP) - One of Colombia's most notorious drug lords was extradited Wednesday to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, announced President Ivan Duque.

Reuters

Colombia starts extradition of accused drug trafficker Otoniel to the United States

Colombian authorities took Dairo Antonio Usaga, known as Otoniel, an accused drug trafficker and leader of the Clan del Golfo criminal group to an airport in the capital Bogota to be extradited to the United States on Wednesday, police told Reuters.

Reuters

Colombian leftist Petro leads presidential election poll

The leftist former mayor of Bogota, Gustavo Petro, remains the front-runner in Colombia's May 29 presidential election, while center-right candidate Federico Gutierrez has vaulted into second place, according to a poll released on Friday by Invamer.

Benzinga

Exclusive: Isiah Thomas, NBA Star And President Of One World Products, To Visit Colombia This Week

One World Products, Inc. (OTCQB: OWPC), the largest Black-controlled, fully-licensed hemp and cannabis producer in Colombia, announced Monday that its Chairman and CEO, Isiah Thomas, will visit Cali and Bogotá in Colombia between April 26 and 28, 2022.

Daily Mirror

Woman who miscarried paid 2 hitmen to murder homeless pregnant woman then steal her baby

The lifeless body of Sandra Johanna Alvarez Solano, 37, was found in a roadside field outside Bogota, Colombia - she had been brutally murdered with cuts to her throat, face and abdomen

AFP

Rueda out as Colombia coach after failing to reach World Cup

Bogota (AFP) - Colombia have removed Reinaldo Rueda as coach of the national team following their failure to qualify for the World Cup, the football federation announced on Monday.

Zenger

Colombian Cops Bust 21 Suspects And Seize Over 1,000 Exotic Animals Worth $1 Million

The authorities said they arrested "21 people during the process of 15 raids in different parts of the country".

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