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From Bogota to Queens: La Cancha Arena is home away from home
The New York Times
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July 22, 2025
This article is part of our Finding Fútbol series, a special feature produced by The Athletic to chronicle how the U.S.’s Hispanic communities celebrate and enrich the beautiful game. QUEENS, N.Y. – After the final whistle blew and Independiente...
Alternativa Film Festival 2026 to take place in Colombia, welcomes submissions...
News Hub Asia
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July 22, 2025
The Alternativa Film Project has announced that the third edition of the Alternativa Film Festival will be held in Colombia in Q2 2026. The festival is now open for submissions from Asia, continuing its mission to spotlight impactful films from...
Modular Wall Panel Systems Market Trends, Forecasts And Company Analysis Report 2025, With Armstrong World Industries, Hufcor, Portafab, Paric, Trimo, Starwall Partition Systems, & Eurobond Laminates
MENAFN
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July 22, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The Modular Wall Panel Systems Market offers key opportunities in sectors like healthcare, education, and commercial construction driven by urbanization, sustainable practices, and cost-efficient solutions....
The Indigenous rangers protecting Katsa Su in Colombia
Global Voices
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July 22, 2025
Collage made by Latin America Bureau, used with permission depicting the Awá community and rangers in El Guadual, Colombia. Photos have been used with the authors’ permission. This story is part of the Environmental Defenders series, Latin America...
Colombia hosts first Hague Group summit to finalize action against Israel’s Gaza offensive
El País
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July 15, 2025
Colombia will host the first emergency ministerial summit of the Hague Group this week. The meeting, scheduled for Bogotá on July 15 and 16, seeks to coordinate concrete actions, including “legal and diplomatic measures,” against Israel’s...
Road-trip to one of these wild and wacky places to eat in Florida
Florida Today
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These unique eateries feature everything from year-round Christmas decor to walls covered in taxidermy. Many of these restaurants are beloved by locals and visitors for their unusual ambiance and delicious food. Several of the restaurants have...
Venezuela’s authoritarian government has a new target: economists
WLRN - Florida
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July 21, 2025
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Venezuela’s autocratic president, Nicolás Maduro, has crushed the opposition, jailed judges and politicians, and even arrested U.S. citizens to use as leverage in international negotiations. Now, he is going after a profession...
ZEEP Colombia-Venezuela Border: Advantages, Key Objectives, and Regional Future
teleSUR
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The relationship between Colombia and Venezuela has historically oscillated between collaboration and tension, shaped by the political contexts of each country The recent signing of the agreement to establish the Special Economic Zone of Peace...
Deforestation Rates In Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador & Suriname Are As Much As 55% Lower Than The Norm
Scoop
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First-of-its-kind study shows Afro-descendant peoples are key environmental stewards; 56% of their lands are top 5% in global biodiversity. ARLINGTON, Va. (July 22, 2025) – Afro-descendant peoples in four Amazon countries show remarkable...
Week 29 sees shifts in avocado trade with Peruvian shipments down 30%
Fresh Fruit Portal
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July 22, 2025
By Carla Espinoza Gutiérrez In week 29, international avocado trade experienced notable shifts in volume, pricing, and market share by origin, according to intelligence firm Avobook. U.S. avocado imports totaled over 1,600 containers and trucks,...
Colombia’s Burgeoning Animation Scene Finds Its Voice With Afro-Colombian Tales, Eco-Activism and Myth at BAM
Variety
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July 15, 2025
Colombian animation is hitting a fresh stride, driven by a mix of social storytelling, ancestral mythologies and new talent, plus determined governmental support.. That energy is on show at the Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM) in its Animation...
Colombia arrests alleged leader of Italian mafia in Latin America
Al Jazeera
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Giuseppe Palermo has been wanted under an Interpol red notice, which has called for his arrest in 196 countries. Colombian authorities have captured an alleged leader of the Italian ‘Ndrangheta mafia in Latin America who is accused of overseeing...
Mario Díaz-Balart addresses Colombia’s Independence Day and FY2026 security funding
North Miami-Dade News - Florida
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July 21, 2025
Mario Díaz-Balart, U.S. Congressman representing Florida’s 26th District since 2003, marked Colombia’s Independence Day and discussed national security funding in a series of posts on July 21, 2025.In a message recognizing Colombia’s national...
Gobierno de Colombia presenta proyecto de ley de “Paz Total” en apertura de nuevo ciclo legislativo
Los Angeles Times
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July 22, 2025
BOGOTÁ — El ministro de Justicia de Colombia presentó ante la secretaría del Congreso un controvertido proyecto de ley de “Paz Total” que recibió críticas en la sesión plenaria que dio inicio el domingo al último periodo legislativo con un...
Colombia’s Non-Mining Exports Reach $10.745 Million USD in First Five Months, Surging 22%
Finance Colombia
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July 15, 2025
More than half, 52.6%, of the products that Colombia exported to the world between January and May of this year corresponded to non-mining energy goods. That is, of the $20.433.1 million USD that the country sold to the world in that period,...
Aruba Airport Reports Strong Passenger Growth in First Half of 2025
Routes
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Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) reports a strong increase in passenger traffic for the first half of 2025, highlighting a steady upward trend in traveler numbers through Aruba’s gateway. A total of 832,901 revenue-generating passengers departed...
Bogota Audiovisual Market’s Grounded, Socially Charged and Cliché-Busting Projects Explore the Trauma of War, Stereotyping, Maternity Stress and Class Gulfs
Variety
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July 15, 2025
“Not My Name,” the latest from Colombian powerhouse Dago García Producciones, and “High Tide” and “Name and Surname,” both from Evidencia Films, a driving force behind a new generation of Colombian filmmaking, feature among the wide-ranging lineup...
Fifth Meeting on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage
IAEA
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More than 100 representatives from 17 Parties and Signatories (Argentina, Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lithuania, Montenegro, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Senegal, United Arab Emirates, and United...
Zapatista “Gathering of Resistances and Rebellions” opens in Chiapas
Freedom News
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August 4, 2025
Indigenous leaders and international delegates meet “to resolve and organise against capitalism and all pyramids” ~ Mateo Sgambati ~ The gathering is being hosted in Chiapas by the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), aiming “to reach an...
The bodies of all 5 miners are found and identified in Chile's El Teniente mine after collapse
Imperial Valley Press - California
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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...