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City Council proposes Laredo-Colombia Solidarity Bridge name change
KGNS - Texas
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July 23, 2025
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - The Laredo-Colombia Solidarity International Bridge may soon undergo a name change. Governor Samuel Garcia of Nuevo Leon has proposed changing the name of the bridge in a letter to Laredo Mayor Dr. Victor Trevino and the city...
Colombian President Petro expected in Haiti
Haiti Libre
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Haiti - Politic : Colombian President Petro expected in Haiti 18/07/2025 09:27:33 Colombian President Gustavo Petro is expected in Haiti this Friday, July 18, 2025, for his second visit of the year. Petro plans to stay in Haiti until Saturday. The...
Colombia gold mine accident leaves 18 trapped
Edmonton Sun
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Remedios (Colombia) (AFP) — At least 18 miners were trapped following a “serious accident” at a gold mine in northwest Colombia, the government said Thursday.Article content The miners are “presumed alive,” the Ministry of Mines and Energy said,...
The bodies of all 5 miners are found and identified in Chile's El Teniente mine after collapse
Yahoo News
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The bodies of all five miners trapped in a collapsed shaft in the world's biggest underground copper mine for three days have been found and identified, an official said Sunday. Aquiles Cubillos, the lead prosecutor in...
Cross-border payment inefficiencies threaten growth of Jamaican SMEs, regional data suggest
Jamaica Observer
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August 3, 2025
JAMAICA’S small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) confront significant obstacles in international trade due to costly, slow, and opaque cross-border payment systems — a challenge documented in a recent Mastercard white paper focused on Latin...
Fiesta del Fuego: 44 years of Caribbean Culture
Stabroek News
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August 4, 2025
By Honor Ford-Smith Honor Ford-Smith is Assoc. Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Toronto. She worked for many years with the Caribbean women’s movement and as a writer, actor and theatre director...
Colombia aims to woo Korean travelers with coffee and charm through tourism campaign
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 18, 2025
Published: 18 Jul. 2025, 10:48 Cartagena, Colombia [PROCOLOMBIA] Colombia is turning up the charm for Korean travelers with sandy beaches, colonial port cities and steaming cups of coffee at the ready. As part of its push to grow tourism from...
Congress would slash aid to Colombia over drug use allegations in Petro’s government
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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A powerful congressional panel led by Florida Republican Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart is moving to sharply cut non-military U.S. aid to Colombia, citing a combination of rising instability, weakening rule of law and growing concerns about drug use...
Colombian trade delegation due
Stabroek News
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July 18, 2025
From left are: Colombian Ambassador to Guyana Graybern Livingston, Chairman of the Private Sector Commission, Capt. Gerald Gouveia Jr. and Executive Director Nayteram Ramnarine Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Capt. Gerald Gouveia...
Business News | Mister Cosmo India 2025 Marks Its Grand Debut on the National Stage
Latestly
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July 18, 2025
VMPL New Delhi [India], July 18: India officially joins the global league as Mister Cosmo India 2025 makes its powerful debut -- a platform to select the man who will represent the nation at the Mister Cosmo International finale in Colombia this...
The bodies of all 5 miners are found and identified in Chile’s El Teniente mine after collapse
WBAL - Maryland
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August 3, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The bodies of all five miners trapped in a collapsed shaft in the world’s biggest underground copper mine for three days have been found and identified, an official said Sunday. Aquiles Cubillos, the lead prosecutor in...
Colombia: Leftist President Claims ‘Whites’ in His Government Blocked Ban on Selling Coal to Israel
Breitbart
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July 17, 2025
Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro claimed on Wednesday that he was betrayed by “whites, descendants of slave owners” in his government who allegedly continued to export coal to Israel despite Petro prohibiting the practice by decree...
Atlanta United completes trade that sends Efrain Morales to Montreal
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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The trade is the fourth move made by Atlanta United ahead of the opening of the transfer window Thursday. The team waived midfielder Mateusz Klich on Monday. It sent Edwin Mosquera on loan to Millonarios in Colombia on July 11. ExploreRead more...
ELN Modifies Drones To Target Colombia’s Security Forces
The City Paper Bogotá
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July 22, 2025
What began as a national day of celebration quickly turned into a stark reminder of Colombia’s worsening internal conflict. On July 20, as cities and towns across the country commemorated the 215th anniversary of independence with parades and...
Bogota Agreement a turning point for international justice – Brett Herron
Politicsweb
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July 17, 2025
GOOD SG welcomes the landmark outcomes of the Emergency Ministerial Conference of The Hague Group GOOD welcomes the BOGOTA Agreement as a turning point for international justice 17 July 2025 The GOOD Party welcomes the landmark outcomes of the...
Real-Time Payments: The Infrastructure Upgrade Financial Institutions Can’t Ignore
Financial IT
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July 23, 2025
Nina Papazyan, Director of Product and Banking Relationships at Clear Junction 23.07.2025 02:00 pm #RealTimePayments #BankingInfrastructure Real-time payments (RTPs) are no longer a nice-to-have — they’re quickly becoming essential infrastructure....
Colombian president says his country must leave NATO due to its support of genocide in Gaza
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 17, 2025
Colombian president says his country must leave NATO due to its support of genocide in Gaza Bogota, July 17 (RHC)-- Colombian President Gustavo Petro says his country "must leave" NATO during the emergency conference on Gaza, which wrapped up on...
La Mulita brings real Colombian coffee to Seacoast
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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July 23, 2025
Growing up in Colombia, Max Pruna has a deep connection to coffee."I started having coffee when I was 6 years old," said Pruna, owner of La Mulita Coffee Roastery in Rye. It was part of the ritual at home to have coffee even at a young age." Pruna...
More details about U.S. – Indonesia trade framework
Brownfield Ag News
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News More details about U.S. – Indonesia trade framework July 23, 2025 By Carah Hart Filed Under: Exports, News, Trade The White House has released more details about the U.S.- Indonesia trade deal and what it means for agriculture. Indonesia has...
EXCLUSIVE: Fugitive Alleged Drug Trafficker Sebastián Marset Secretly Owned Colombian Concert Company
OCCRP
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July 23, 2025
Paraguayan authorities were unaware that the fugitive alleged cocaine kingpin Sebastián Enrique Marset Cabrera was a majority shareholder in an entertainment company in Colombia, which a judge says could have been used to launder illicit funds....