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Colombia candidate Petro says 'human' campaign will carry him to victory

Leftist Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro said on Friday he will win a tight June 19 contest against construction magnate Rodolfo Hernandez by showing his human side and, once elected, invite his rivals to dialogue.

Reuters

Colombia extradites ex-FARC commander to U.S. on drugs charges

Colombia has extradited a former commander of the leftist FARC paramilitary group to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said on Friday.

Reuters

New poll shows tight runoff between Colombia's presidential candidates

Independent candidate Rodolfo Hernandez and leftist Gustavo Petro were locked in a tight virtual tie for the June 19 runoff election for Colombia's presidency, according to an Invamer poll released on Friday.

Reuters

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Mum criticised for piercing newborn baby girl's ears at two days old

The mother, from Colombia, has defended herself after a video of her baby went viral and divided opinions online

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Biden, leaders reach migration pact despite attendance flap

President Joe Biden and other Western Hemisphere leaders are set to announce what is being billed as a roadmap for countries to host large numbers of migrants and refugees

The Independent UK

Brazil police probe ties to illegal fishing in case of missing British journalist

Brazilian police investigating the disappearance of a British journalist and an indigenous expert in the Amazon rainforest are focusing on people involved in illegal fishing and poaching in indigenous lands, three officers told Reuters.

Reuters

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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Avicanna's Subsidiary SMGH Completes First Commercial Export Of Feminized Cannabis Seeds To Lesotho

Avicanna Inc. (OTCQX: AVCNF) (TSX:AVCN) (FSE:0NN) through its majority owned Colombian subsidiary, Santa Marta Golden Hemp S.A.S. (“SMGH”) has completed its first commercial export of feminized cannabis seeds to the Afric

Benzinga

How Haitian migrants are treated shows the ties between racism and refugee policy

The first protected category of the United Nations refugee convention is race. The 1951 convention defines a refugee as a person who is outside their country of residence or nationality “owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or…

The Conversation

EXCLUSIVE: ISIAH International And One World Products Take Next Steps Towards Commercializing Its Carbon Credit Opportunities

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Benzinga

Analysis: Colombia's extractive industries watching election warily

Colombia's leftist firebrand presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is too close in recent polls for the comfort of oil companies and miners who worry that his promised policies would imperil Colombia's economy and energy self-sufficiency, high-ranking industry figures and business associations said.

Reuters

Sixth person suspected in murder of Paraguayan prosecutor -Colombia police

A sixth person is suspected in the murder last month of a Paraguayan prosecutor vacationing in Colombia, the head of Colombia's national police said on Tuesday, adding a Brazilian gang initially planned to carry out the murder in Paraguay.

Reuters

Rural reforms least implemented part of Colombia peace deal -observers

Rural reforms to correct deep inequalities in the Colombian countryside are the least implemented part of the country's 2016 peace deal with the FARC rebels, the academic body which tracks the accord said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Italy seizes 4 tons of cocaine linked to Colombian Gulf Clan

Italian agents have confiscated 4.3 tons of cocaine with a street value of nearly a quarter-billion euros (dollars) in the northeastern port city of Trieste, dealing a blow to Colombia's feared Gulf Clan in one of the largest drug busts ever in Europe

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Italian police hit Colombian drug gang, seize tonnes of cocaine

Italian police have seized 4.3 tonnes of cocaine with a street value of 240 million euros ($257 million), dealing a heavy blow to the Colombian Clan del Golfo drugs gang, investigators said on Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Colombia Discovers Two Historical Shipwrecks in Caribbean

Colombian naval officials conducting underwater monitoring of the long-sunken San Jose galleon have discovered two other historical shipwrecks nearby, President Ivan Duque said on Monday. The San Jose galleon, thought by historians to be carrying treasure that would be worth billions of dollars, sank in 1708 near Colombia's Caribbean port…

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Two additional shipwrecks found off Colombian coast close to San José galleon

Colombia discovers two more wrecks close to the coveted San José galleon, with its billions of dollars worth of sunken treasure, the ownership of which is heavily disputed.

Reuters

Colombia discovers two historical shipwrecks in Caribbean

Colombian naval officials conducting underwater monitoring of the long-sunken San Jose galleon have discovered two other historical shipwrecks nearby, President Ivan Duque said on Monday.

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Benzinga

Xebra's Plans For The Netherlands And Colombia Flop, Now Focusing On Mexico

Xebra Brands Ltd.’s (OTCQB: XBRAF) (CSE:XBRA) (FSE: 9YC) management has resolved to exit Colombia and the Netherlands and prioritize activities in Mexico where it has an outright first mover advantage, and in Canada, where it has deve

Benzinga

PharmaCielo Ships CBD Full Spectrum Oil To A Brazilian Pharmaceutical Company

PharmaCielo Ltd. (OTCQX: PCLOF) (TSXV:PCLO) the Canadian parent of Colombia's premier cultivator and producer of dried flower and medicinal-grade cannabis extracts, PharmaCielo Colombia Holdings S.A.S., shipped an initial shipment of a CBD full spectrum extract with THC content

Daily Mirror

Liverpool star Luis Diaz leads celebrations at wedding party after Colombia homecoming

The former Porto man enjoyed a first return to his home country since making the move to Merseyside in December to help his parents' celebrations after nearly 30 years together

The Conversation

Inside a reintegration camp for Colombia's ex-guerrilla fighters: ‘Words of reconciliation are our only weapons now’

The election of Iván Duque four years ago was a threat for us. But we will continue to follow the peace agreement regardless of who is the next president of Colombia. We are more determined than ever to comply with the peace accords, and this is the reason they want…

Liverpool Echo

LFC's Luis Diaz and Gera Ponce unwind as winger leads celebrations at family wedding

The Colombian was the life of the party as he enjoyed a well-earned post-season break

The Conversation

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.

Daily Mirror

Luis Diaz returns to hometown in Colombia for first time since becoming Liverpool hero

Luis Diaz has enjoyed a stellar start to his Liverpool career - winning the FA Cup and EFL Cup, reaching the Champions League final and finishing second in the Premier League

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