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Meet the Russian professor who became mayor of a Colombian city
Mikhail Krasnov, a Russian-born professor of economics, this year became the mayor of Tunja, a city in Colombia’s Andean highlands.
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Colombian judge orders prison for 2 suspects in the kidnapping of parents of Liverpool soccer player
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After kidnapping, father of Colombia striker Luis Díaz celebrates son’s goals vs. Brazil
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Messi’s Argentina loses 1st match since World Cup title, falling to Uruguay; Colombia beats Brazil
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Liverpool striker Luis Díaz and his father are reunited for the 1st time after kidnapping
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Colombia’s leftist ELN rebels agree to stop kidnapping for ransom, at least temporarily
Rebels from Colombia’s leftist National Liberation Army have agreed to stop using kidnapping as a fund-raising tactic, if the current cease-fire with the government is extended.
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Columbia plays Lafayette, looks for 6th straight home win
Columbia heads into a matchup with Lafayette after winning five games in a row at home. Tuesday’s matchup is the first of the season for the squads.
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Columbia Lions face the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds on 5-game win streak
Columbia faces Loyola (MD) looking to extend its five-game win streak. The teams meet Wednesday for the first time this season.
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Federal hate crime charges brought against South Carolina men accused of targeting Hispanic shoppers
Two men in South Carolina have been indicted on federal hate crime charges in connection with robberies targeting Hispanic customers outside gas stations and a Mexican grocery store.
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Loyola (MD) faces Columbia on 4-game slide
Loyola (MD) will try to end its four-game skid when the Greyhounds take on Columbia. Wednesday’s matchup is the first this season between the two teams.
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Confederate military relics dumped during Union offensive unearthed in South Carolina river cleanup
Hundreds of Civil War relics are being conserved after their discovery during a South Carolina river cleanup.
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Harris files paperwork putting Biden on South Carolina’s ballot to kick off 2024 Democratic primary
Vice President Kamala Harris has flown to South Carolina to file paperwork putting President Joe Biden on the 2024 presidential ballot of the state that will lead off the Democratic presidential primary.
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Father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz released after his kidnapping in Colombia by ELN guerrillas
Colombia’s government has announced that the father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz has been released by members of a guerrilla group who kidnapped him in northern Colombia.
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Brazil summons teenage sensation Endrick for World Cup qualifiers
Teenage striker Endrick has been summoned by Brazil for the first time for World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina this month.
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Liverpool’s Klopp to let Diaz decide when he’s ready to play again after kidnapping of father
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will let winger Luis Diaz decide for himself when he’s ready to play again, after his parents were kidnapped by a guerrilla group in Colombia.
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Colombia will try to control invasive hippo population through sterilization, transfer, euthanasia
Colombia will try to control its population of more than 100 hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, through surgical sterilization, the transfer of hippos to other countries and possibly euthanasia.
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Colombia’s government says ELN guerrillas kidnapped the father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz
Colombia’s government says the guerrilla group National Liberation Army, known as ELN, has kidnapped the father of Liverpool and Colombian national soccerteam striker Luis Díaz.
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Israel criticizes South American countries after they cut diplomatic ties and recall ambassadors
Israel has criticized Bolivia, Chile and Colombia after the South American countries undertook a series of diplomatic moves to protest Israel’s military operations against Hamas in Gaza.
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Bolivia severs diplomatic ties with Israel as Chile and Colombia recall their ambassadors
Bolivia’s government has severed diplomatic relations with Israel, accusing it of carrying out “crimes against humanity” in the Gaza Strip.
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Colombian police comb through cloud forest searching for soccer star’s abducted father
Police in Colombia have deployed air and land patrols to search for soccer player Luis Diaz’s father, who was kidnapped over the weekend along with Diaz’s mother.
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Colombia veers to the right as President Petro’s allies lose by wide margins in regional elections
Allies of Colombian President Gustavo Petro have been defeated by wide margins in municipal and provincial elections, in what analysts say is a sign of growing discontent with the country’s first left-wing government.
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Youth movement: Fishel, Shaw score their first U.S. goals as American women defeat Colombia 3-0
Mia Fishel and Jaedyn Shaw both scored their first international goals and the United States defeated Colombia 3-0 in an exhibition match on Sunday.
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Parents of Liverpool striker Diaz kidnapped in Colombia, mother later rescued
The parents of Colombian and Liverpool striker Luis Diaz were kidnapped and while his mother was later rescued his father remained missing.
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Alex Morgan misses penalty and U.S. settles for 0-0 draw with Colombia in exhibition
Alex Morgan missed a penalty at the end of the first half and the United States settled for a scoreless draw against Colombia in an exhibition game on Thursday night.
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Dartmouth beats Columbia 20-9 behind Patrick Campbell’s big plays
Patrick Campbell returned a blocked punt for a touchdown and he added an interception on a trick play to help Dartmouth beat Columbia 20-9 on Saturday.
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Colombian president’s statements on Gaza jeopardize close military ties with Israel
Escalating tensions between Colombia and Israel over the Gaza war could undo decades of close military ties between them.
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Colombia signs 3-month cease-fire with FARC holdout group
Colombia’s government and the rebel group known as FARC-EMC have signed a three-month cease-fire and formally began peace talks.
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Israel suspends military exports to Colombia over its president’s criticism of Gaza siege
Israel has suspended security exports to Colombia in an escalating diplomatic spat over online messages by Colombia’s president comparing Israel’s siege of Gaza to the actions of Nazi Germany.
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Colombian serial killer who confessed to murdering more than 190 children dies in hospital
Authorities in Colombia say a prolific serial killer who confessed to murdering more than 190 children during the 1990s has died in a hospital where he was imprisoned.
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Migrants flounder in Colombian migration point without the money to go on
In Necocli, Colombia, the local economy has shifted, revolving around the migrants who have been arriving for several years.
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UN envoy: Colombian president’s commitments to rural reforms and peace efforts highlight first year
Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s commitment to transform long-marginalized rural and conflict areas and new peace efforts were the highlights of his first year in office, the U.N. special envoy for the South American country said.
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Panama, Costa Rica agree to a plan to speed migrants passing through from Darien Gap
Panama and Costa Rica are facing a huge increase in the number of migrants moving through the jungle-clad Darien Gap.
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New York City mayor wraps up Latin America trip with call for ‘right to work’ for migrants in US
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has capped off a four-day trip to Latin America by calling for a “right to work” for migrants in the United States.
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Ty’Son Edwards scores twice and the Columbia defense has 4 takeaways in 16-0 win over Marist.
Ty’Son Edwards ran for two touchdowns and the Columbia defense lived up to its billing in a 16-0 victory over Marist.
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Migrants pass quickly through once impenetrable Darien jungle as governments scramble for answers
Rain-swollen rivers only briefly slowed the otherwise uninterrupted flow of migrants through this jungle-covered border of Colombia and Panama and by midweek another 2,000 bedraggled migrants stumbled out of the Darien jungle.
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