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by Alexander Grosbois in Havana with Alina Dieste in Bogota HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — The Colombian government and FARC rebels signed a ceasefire and disarmament agreement Thursday, one of the last steps toward ending a half-century conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people. The deal puts a definitive end to fighting in Latin America’s longest civil war, which has torn the country apart with shootings and bombardments in its coca-rich jungles and hills. […]
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Two people were killed and dozens injured Thursday in Colombia as more than 30,000 farmers joined a growing anti-government protest, blocking roads and clashing with police, officials said. The farmers, who launched their protest Monday, complain that free-trade agreements with Europe and the United States are flooding the country with cheap food imports, exacerbating rural poverty. Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas announced the “death of two indigenous persons during the day’s […]
Thirty-three lions removed from circuses in Peru and Colombia will be in Africa by next week, after spending years in South America. Two dozen of the lions were rescued from Peruvian circuses during surprise raids organised by Animal Defenders International (ADI) that says they were living in deplorable conditions. ADI President Jan Creamer said the scope of the operation sends a clear message to people around the world. “This is a hugely important rescue mission […]
BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos bid farewell on Sunday (April 17) to 65 search and rescue experts heading to Ecuador where Saturday’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake left at least 246 dead and has caused aftershocks so strong that one caused the evacuation of a hospital in neighbouring Colombia. The 7.8 magnitude quake struck off the Pacific coast on Saturday and was felt around the Andean nation of 16 million people, causing panic as […]
CALI, Colombia (Reuters) – Two cases of microcephaly linked to the Zika virus have been confirmed in Colombia, but there has been no explosion of cases of the birth defect, the health ministry said on Thursday (April 14). Public health officials have been concerned about the possibility of a surge in the rare birth defect, seen in worrisome numbers in Brazil, as the mosquito-borne virus spreads rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean. More than […]
by Florence PANOUSSIAN Colombia is on the verge of ending half a century of conflict, but bereaved locals in ruined regions such as Cauca struggle to believe that peace will come easily. In the mountain town of Toribio, bullet holes in the walls show the violence that has ravaged this region, in fighting between state forces and guerrillas. “Between 1982 and 2015 there were 6,000 armed clashes. They were our daily bread,” said local leader […]
MAGDALENA MEDIO VALLEY, Colombia (AFP) — They have seen bloodshed and death in Colombia’s jungles but for some women rebel fighters, the greatest pain was being forced to abandon their children. Wearing green combat fatigues, Rosmira, 29, sits with a group of her sisters-in-arms at a secret mountain camp, where AFP was exceptionally granted access by commanders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). In a half-century-long conflict that has left countless orphans and widows, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines — Tumaas ng tatlumpu’t pitong libo katao ang na-infect ng Zika virus sa Colombia. Kinumpirma naman ng China ang ikatlong imported case ng Zika virus sa kanilang bansa. https://youtu.be/q2Ey3ik82f4
(Reuters) — More than 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday (February 6), as the disease continues its rapid spread across the Americas. The virus has been linked to the devastating birth defect microcephaly, which prevents fetus’ brains from developing properly. There is no vaccine or treatment. There are so far no recorded cases of Zika-linked microcephaly in Colombia, Santos said. “Today, there […]
(Reuters) — Colombia’s Ministry of Health on Friday confirmed the first three deaths from the Zika virus at a press conference. “We have studied six suspected cases, and have confirmed three of them to be caused by the Zika virus. These three deaths are the first ones confirmed by us; other cases are still under review,” said Martha Lucia, director of National Health Institute. The three cases include one man and one woman who died […]
The Colombian capital city of Bogota was covered in haze on Tuesday (February 2) as strong winds blew smoke and ash from forest fires into the city. Firefighters using helicopters have been battling the flames for nearly two days in the Aguas Claras reserve located south of Bogota. Bogota Mayor Enrique Penaloso said the fire began at a military base. “Unfortunately, despite the great work of the military, the fire department, the civil defence, the […]
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Tuesday (January 19) that his country was closer to peace after the government and leftist FARC rebels agreed earlier in the day to ask the United Nations Security Council to help monitor and verify a rebel disarmament should the two sides reach a final peace deal. “Today we’ve taken one more step, a definitive step towards the termination of conflict and for peace. In Havana we have formally […]
