Tag: Colombia
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Interpol crackdown on illegal mining, logging and wildlife trafficking leads to 233 arrests
An international crackdown on environmental crime across Latin America and the Caribbean led to 233 arrests and uncovered links between large-scale Amazon deforestation and companies across ... -
Colombia searches for its missing after earthquake kills more than 100
Search and rescue efforts were underway yesterday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a powerful earthquake struck the region, killing at least ... -
Colombians are divided over the fate of hippos linked to Escobar
A long the Magdalena River, one of Colombia’s primary arteries, fishermen move with wary precision. From the silty, tea-colored current, hippopotamuses can surface without warning, closing ... -
66 killed in military plane crash: armed forces says
A military transport plane with 128 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off yesterday [Macau time] in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, killing at least ... -
China, Colombia sign cooperation plan on BRI
China and Colombia should take the latter’s formal accession to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as an opportunity to upgrade bilateral cooperation, President Xi Jinping ... -
Fourth mass coral bleaching prompts UN emergency session at biodiversity summit
The United Nations, scientists and governments made an urgent call Wednesday for increased funding to protect coral reefs under threat of extinction. Research this year shows ... -
Shakira’s hometown unveils a giant statue of the beloved Colombian pop star
Pop star Shakira was immortalized in her Colombian hometown of Barranquilla, where officials unveiled a giant bronze statue of the music diva known around the world ... -
Colombia honors searchers and sniffer dog that helped find 4 children who survived
Colombia’s president handed out 86 medals to soldiers, Indigenous volunteers and government officials who helped in the rescue of four children who spent 40 days on ... -
Colombian military searches for heroic dog who helped find children in the jungle
With his powerful snout and his pointy ears, Wilson became a national hero in Colombia when he helped the military find four Indigenous children who survived ... -
Cassava flour and fruit kept four children alive for 40 days after plane crash in Amazon jungle
Four Indigenous children survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three adults and then braved the jungle for 40 days before being found alive by Colombian ...
