Colombia news in English
Colombia’s exports jumped 11.7% year-on-year to USD 3.4bn in January, improving sharply in comparison with the 1.9% y/y decline recorded in December, CEEMarketWatch reported referring to figures released by the … Leer más
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Tuesday the government has frozen all of his bank accounts, as well as the accounts of his wife, his two children and his elderly … Leer más
Japan’s Olympic minister said Tuesday the contract to hold the Tokyo Games only specifies the event has to be held during 2020. Seiko Hashimoto’s response to a question in the … Leer más
Iran’s supreme leader put the Islamic Republic on war footing Tuesday against the new coronavirus by ordering its armed forces to assist health officials in combating the outbreak — the … Leer más
Michael Douglas, the actor of Fatal Attraction, Traffic, Behind the Candelabra and recently in a superhero when he played Dr. Hank Pym in Antman and in Avengers: Endgame, shared on … Leer más
Leaders in Europe, the Middle East and the Americas rolled out bans on big gatherings and stricter travel restrictions as cases of the new coronavirus spread around the world. The … Leer más
Joe Biden, fresh off his first victory in the race for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination, took aim at front-runner Bernie Sanders on Sunday ahead of the Super Tuesday contests … Leer más
Searchlight Capital Partners and ForgeLight have together acquired a 64% majority stake in Spanish-language broadcast network Univision. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The pair of investment … Leer más
A United Nations report critical of Colombia’s efforts to protect human rights advocates failed to recognize advances in that area and social investment in regions suffering violence, President Ivan Duque … Leer más
Landmines and protests promoted by armed groups involved in drug trafficking are major obstacles to the eradication of coca, the base ingredient in cocaine, according to a Colombian anti-narcotic police … Leer más
