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Colombia Will Offer Temporary Legal Status To Nearly One Million Venezuelan Migrants
Colombia will offer temporary protective status (TPS) to nearly one million undocumented Venezuelan migrants this week, enabling them to work in the country legally as well as access healthcare and other essential services.
Thousands of…
Toxic Foam Floods a Colombian Town
Mosquera, Colombia - Residents of Los Puentes neighborhood in Mosquera, on the outskirts of the Colombian capital Bogota, were feared trapped after a huge layer of foam coming out from a polluted river has reached the doors of the homes and…
Is Russia trying to meddle in Colombian presidential elections?
The problem of Russian interference in Colombia’s upcoming elections has become more alarming for many Colombian people and politicians.
Reports said Russia tries to seize the opportunity to improve its relations with Colombia, a key…
Colombian ex-soldiers in Moïse murder accuse Haiti of wanting to burn evidence
A representative of former Colombian soldiers jailed in the assassination of Haiti’s president says the group wants Haitian authorities to preserve the bodies of three former soldiers killed shortly after the slaying of Jovenel Moïse.…
Colombia to lift indoor face mask mandate within weeks
After a week in which Colombia registered record lows in per-day infections and deaths from coronavirus, the country’s Minister of Health, Fernando Ruíz confirmed in an interview with El Tiempo that the indoor face mask mandate could be…
Bogota int’l Book Fair Kicks off with S.Korea as Guest of Honor
Bogota, Colombia - The 2022 Bogota International Book Fair (FILBO) has re-opened in Colombia's capital with South Korea as the guest of honor.
South Korea was designated as the honorary guest of the event in celebration of the 60th…
Russian Political Repression in Colombian affairs
Colombian analysts have said that Russia is working to expand its presence in Latin America, mainly in Colombia, attempting to spread Putin's ideology and power as the war in Europe intensifies.
They said capitalizing on opportunities to…
Possible Venezuelan and Russian interference in Colombian elections
Bogota, Colombia - Colombia’s right-wing accused Venezuelan leadership of attempting to interfere in Colombia’s upcoming presidential election in order to pull Colombia away from the United States and closer to Russia. Venezuelan diplomats…
Colombia urged to investigate botched army raid that left four civilians dead
Colombian authorities are facing growing calls to investigate a botched army raid in which at least four civilians – including a 16-year-old boy, a pregnant woman, and an Indigenous leader – were killed.
The raid took place early on 28…
Impact of Fact-Checking During Upcoming Elections
Bogota, Colombia – Seventy percent of Latin American people cannot correctly identify whether a news story is true or fake, according to a study published by the cyber security company Kaspersky.
The study said that traditional news…