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Colombia’s leftist president presents ambitious tax plan

Colombia’s first leftist president has presented an ambitious tax plan that aims to raise up to $11 billion a year for anti-poverty programs

The Independent UK

New Colombia gov't offers 'huge opportunity' to tackle deforestation-U.S. official

Planned policy shifts under Colombia's new leftist President Gustavo Petro represent a "huge opportunity" in the fight against deforestation and climate change, United States official Samantha Power said on Monday.

Reuters

Gustavo Petro Takes Office in Colombia: What is The Cannabis Policy Of The First Leftist President In The History of The Country?

Gustavo Petro took office as president of Colombia on Sunday, before hundreds of thousands of people who attended the inauguration ceremony in Bogotá.

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New Colombian tax bill aims at oil exports to fund social spending

Colombia's new leftist government on Monday formally proposed a tax reform bill to lawmakers which would raise some 25 trillion pesos ($5.76 billion) in 2023, equivalent to some 1.72% of gross domestic product, in an effort to increase revenue for anti-poverty programs.

Reuters

Petro takes office in Colombia pledging to redistribute wealth

Colombia’s first leftist president was sworn in to start his four-year term on Sunday, pledging to redistribute wealth and re-think the “failed” war on drugs.

Tribune News Service

Ex-rebel Gustavo Petro sworn in as Colombia's first leftist president

Colombia’s first leftist president was sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and heralding a turning point in the history of a country haunted by a long war between the government and guerrilla groups.

France 24

Ex-rebel sworn in as Colombia's president in historic shift

Colombia's first leftist president will be sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and heralding a turning point in the history of the country.

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Former rebel Petro takes office in Colombia promising peace and equality

Gustavo Petro on Sunday became Colombia's first leftist president, pledging to unite the polarized country in the fight against inequality and climate change and achieve peace with leftist rebels and crime gangs.

Reuters

Ex-rebel sworn in as Colombia’s president in historic shift

Colombia’s first leftist President will be sworn into office on Sunday, in a colorful ceremony that marks a turning point in the South American nation’s history

The Independent UK

Colombian President-elect Petro names energy and interior ministers

Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro appointed two cabinet members on Saturday, a day before taking office in a bid to drive deep social and economic change.

Reuters

Venezuela, Colombia border towns expectant of changes

Official cross-border trade between Venezuela and Colombia has been nearly shut off since 2015, when Venezuela's socialist president closed crossings after years of deteriorating relations with Colombia's conservative administrations

The Independent UK

The 23-year-old fashion designer dressing Colombia’s first black female vice-president

When Francia Márquez became the South American country’s VP elect, she chose the unknown Esteban Sinisterra Paz to create her outfits

The Guardian - UK

Rare hummingbird last seen in 2010 rediscovered in Colombia

Birdwatcher ‘overcome with emotion’ on spotting the Santa Marta sabrewing, only third time it has been documented

The Guardian - UK

Mural in Indiranagar pays ode to Indian legends, freedom fighters

Three Bengaluru residents conceptualised a project that turned the dull and dreary walls of Indiranagar into a colourful canvas that serves as inspiration for students passing by it on their way to school; the project features illustrations made by artists from Italy and Colombia as well

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Colombians cautiously optimistic ahead of leftist Petro's inauguration

Colombians are expressing cautious optimism about the government of incoming leftist President Gustavo Petro, days before he takes office on promises to reshape the polarized country with a raft of reforms and social programs.

The Guardian - US

Family fights to free beloved US lawyer imprisoned in Venezuela while on vacation

Family of Eyvin Hernandez, a Los Angeles public defender, calls for Biden to help facilitate his return: ‘He is more valuable to the world being free’

The Guardian - UK

Emma Raducanu edges out Camila Osorio to reach Citi Open quarter-final

Emma Raducanu defeated her Colombian opponent 7-6, 7-6 in Washington and admitted: ‘I think I died about three times in that match and came back’

The Conversation

How sport transformed the lives of young Colombians

A project implemented in a low-income area of Bogota, Colombia, part of the Sport for Development and Peace initiative, used Olympic race walking as a tool to foster the development of youth from low-income neighbourhoods.

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Colombia must meet international deforestation targets -new environment minister

Colombia must base its conservation targets on international agreements that push for annual deforestation of 100,000 hectares or less by 2025, incoming Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Wednesday.

Reuters

New Colombia government to propose incentives to crime gang members who disarm

Incoming Colombian President Gustavo Petro will propose the Clan del Golfo crime gang disarm and inform the government about its drug trafficking in exchange for unspecified incentives, his foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Colombia attorney general asks, again, to shelve case against ex-president Uribe

Colombia's attorney general's office said on Monday it would again request a judge's approval to shelve a bribery and fraud case against former President Alvaro Uribe, the latest salvo in a deeply polarizing and long-running investigation.

The Independent UK

High-risk Colombians say GPS devices only add to dangers

When he takes office shortly, Colombia's first leftist president will need to decide what to do about the GPS satellite trackers installed in the bulletproof government-assigned vehicles that keep tabs in real time on more than 3,700 high-risk individuals including journalists, human rights and indigenous activists, labor organizers

France 24

German MP says Colombian open-pit mine hurts local environment amid Berlin’s plans to buy coal

EU countries deprived of Russian energy sources due to Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine are now turning to other suppliers. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to increase coal imports from Colombia, the world's fourth-largest exporter. A member of the German parliament travelled to the country’s northeast to examine…

The Independent UK

Colombian cocaine worth £40 million found hidden in banana shipment at Essex port

More than half a tonne of class A drug discovered on boat heading for the Netherlands

Evening Standard

Colombian cocaine worth £40 million discovered in banana shipment on Thames port

Investigators intercepted the shipment - which was bound for the Netherlands - on Tuesday

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