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Coffee lovers, importers await impact of trade tariffs
China Daily Global
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Farm employees work during the coffee harvest in Braganca Paulista, Brazil, in April. ANDRE PENNER/AP For many people in the United States, waking up and making a cup of coffee is part of their daily routine. But amid a brewing global trade war, a...
Colombia’s prosecution asks nine-year prison sentence for Uribe
Colombia Reports
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July 29, 2025
Prosecutor Marlene Orjuela asked the court to sentence Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe to nine years in prison on Monday. Additionally, the prosecutor asked judge Sandra Heredia to fine Uribe for $400,000 for bribing witnesses in order to...
Colombia Boosts Security for Judge Who Found Ex-President Uribe Guilty of Fraud and Bribery
teleSUR
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Judge Sandra Heredia, July 28, 2025. X/ @ElizbethCristi7 July 29, 2025 Hour: 12:10 pm On Monday, Colombia’s National Protection Unit (UNP) reinforced the security detail for Judge Sandra Heredia, who issued a ruling declaring former President...
Colombia on Trial: How the Uribe Verdict Split a Nation’s Conscience
LatinAmerican Post
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July 29, 2025
A Bogotá courtroom has shaken Colombia to its democratic core, convicting the man who once tamed guerrillas and commanded near-mystical authority—forcing the country to reckon with what it gained, what it lost, and what comes next. A Political...
Avianca Now Offers a Free 24-Hour Stopover in Bogotá—Here's How To Make the Most of It
Conde Nast Traveler
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July 29, 2025
Travelers can now experience one of South America’s most culturally rich and bustling capitals as a free perk on their next flight. Colombia-based airline Avianca has just begun offering 24-hour stopovers in its home city of Bogotá. Airline...
Cayman: Chamber of Commerce Small Biz Bootcamp, 6,7,8 August
I News Cayman
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July 29, 2025
July 29, 2025 – GEORGE TOWN, CAYMAN ISLANDS — The Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) SheTrades Caribbean Regional Hub is collaborating with the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce and the Cayman Islands Centre for Business Development to host a...
Fernandez unhappy with scheduling turnaround after opening-round exit at National Bank Open
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 29, 2025
Leylah Fernandez, Bianca Andreescu and Rebecca Marino are all out of the National Bank Open. Fernandez, of Laval, Que., lost 6-4, 6-1 to Australia's Maya Joint in the first round on Tuesday, not long after Andreescu withdrew from the tournament...
UFI launches Business Mission to Bogotá and LATAM
EN
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July 29, 2025
UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, has opened registration for its Business Mission to Colombia and LATAM, which will take place 14-15 October to Bogotá, hosted by Corferias. UFI’s first Mission in the region serves two...
New agreement inked to boost Guyana-Colombia economic relations
News Room
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July 29, 2025
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday between the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) and Procolombia to boost economic relations between Guyana and Colombia. Signing the document were GO-Invest’s Chief Investment Officer,...
‘Worrisome Precedent’: Marco Rubio Denounces Colombia Convicting Conservative ex-President
Breitbart
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July 29, 2025
A Colombian judge on Monday convicted conservative former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez on charges of abuse of process and bribery of a public official in a trial widely denounced as irregular by local and international politicians and his...
Medellín’s Mayor Says Colombian Government Ignoring Offers To Help Solve Overcrowding At International Airport
Finance Colombia
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July 29, 2025
The Mayor’s Office of Medellín has publicly reiterated its offer to provide logistical and human resource support to the national government to alleviate severe delays in immigration processing at José María Córdova International Airport...
Lo que sigue tras el fallo contra Álvaro Uribe y el impacto en el mapa político de Colombia
KVIA - Texas
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July 29, 2025
Análisis de Andrea Gómez, CNN en Español Por primera vez en la historia de Colombia un expresidente fue condenado penalmente por delitos comunes. Este lunes, la jueza Sandra Liliana Heredia declaró culpable a Álvaro Uribe por fraude procesal y...
Israel Loses Top Coal Supplier As Colombia Imposes Total Export Ban Over Gaza
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) The Colombian government has fully banned the export of thermal coal to Israel, a move enacted in July 2025 through a formal presidential decree. President Gustavo Petro made this decision in response to Israel's ongoing...
Colombian forward Luis Suarez joins Sporting from Almeria
The Sun Daily
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July 29, 2025
COLOMBIAN forward Luis Suarez will join Sporting from Spanish side Almeria, with a contract until 2030 that has an exit clause of 80 million euros ($92.73 million), the Portuguese club announced on Monday. Financial details were not disclosed, but...
Sen. Moreno proposes 20-year prison terms for execs whose companies hire unauthorized workers
Cleveland.com - Ohio
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July 29, 2025
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno is introducing legislation that would impose stiff penalties on U.S. executives whose companies hire unauthorized immigrants. His ‘‘Strengthening Accountability for Employers Hiring Individuals and Reforming...
Fernandez unhappy with scheduling turnaround after opening-round exit at National Bank Open
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 29, 2025
Leylah Fernandez, Bianca Andreescu and Rebecca Marino are all out of the National Bank Open. Fernandez, of Laval, Que., lost 6-4, 6-1 to Australia's Maya Joint in the first round on Tuesday, not long after Andreescu withdrew from the tournament...
Celebrating Colombian Independence in SLC
The Daily Utah Chronicle
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July 29, 2025
From 1 to 10 pm on Saturday, Jordan Park was full of music, dancing, food trucks and stalls, traditional Colombian hats (Sombrero Vueltiao), and non-traditional but much more popular Colombian soccer jerseys. Children played soccer nearby on a...
Colombia vence por penales a Argentina y se clasifica a la final de la Copa América Femenina
Los Angeles Times
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July 29, 2025
Colombia derrotó el lunes 5-4 a Argentina en la definición por penales tras un empate sin goles en el tiempo reglamentario y se convirtió en la primera finalista de la Copa América Femenina, además de lograr la clasificación a los Juegos Olímpicos...
Marco Rubio cuestiona el fallo contra Álvaro Uribe. Petro pide “respetar a los jueces de Colombia”
KVIA - Texas
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July 29, 2025
Por CNN en Español Marco Rubio, secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, dijo que se usó el poder judicial colombiano “como arma” en el caso del expresidente de Colombia Álvaro Uribe, quien fue declarado culpable este lunes por fraude procesal y...
Colombia: Ex-president Uribe convicted of witness tampering
Deutsche Welle
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July 28, 2025
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was found guilty of witness tampering on Monday. A court in Bogota found that Uribe, 73, who led the South American nation from 2002 to 2010, had bribed witnesses to lie for him in a separate investigation...