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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 12:30:49 +0000What COVID taught Colombia about cocaine | Part 1: the tsunami
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a game-changer for Colombia’s cocaine trade and global counternarcotics efforts. While US president Donald Trump visited the Mexican border, authorities in the Netherlands said Tuesday…
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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:45:27 +0000
Fear in northern Colombia over former paramilitary leader’s return
The repatriation of former paramilitary warlord Hernan Giraldo, a.k.a. “The Drill,” is causing unrest in northern Colombia where some of his children are engaged in a turf war. Giraldo was…
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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:59:41 +0000
Joe Biden and Colombia | Part 1: Duque ‘optimistic’ about relations
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque is “optimistic” about working with US-President-elect Joe Biden despite strain relations over alleged election meddling by his government. Duque has every reason to be optimistic as…
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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:53:43 +0000
Colombia reveals first specifics of COVID vaccination campaign
Colombia’s health ministry revealed the first specifics of the unprecedented campaign that seeks to vaccinate the country’s inhabitants against COVID-19. In a media presentation, Health Minister Fernando Ruiz revealed how…
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Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:03:05 +0000
Colombia’s capital Bogota to lock down for another weekend
The mayor of Bogota on Wednesday announced a city-wide lockdown for the second consecutive weekend while maintaining a full lockdown in parts of Colombia‘s capital. Mayor Claudia Lopez announced the…
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