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Getty Images The Colombia national soccer team was dumped out of the World Cup on Tuesday. Colombia lost to England after a nail-biting penalty shootout, a result that led to vile death threats on social media. The concerning messages arrived on the 24th anniversary of Andrés Escobar’s murder, the Colombia defender who was shot on […]
If plié and arabesque seem too boring, try to blend in some twerk and fitness. Colombian twin dancers have turned a fusion of classical moves, workout and some sexy moves into a viral hit, with the speed of a Macarena. For those tired of exhausting gym sessions, professional ballet dancers Alejandra and Andrea Salamanca, from […]
Decades have passed since the bulk of marijuana cultivation in the Americas shifted from Colombia up to Mexico. But the tides are turning again. This time, suited businesspeople, not drug cartels, are betting on a lucrative Colombian weed crop, bound for markets around the world. The investors? Many are coming from Canada. Legislation passed in […]
A political party consisting of former members of the guerrilla group FARC will make its electoral debut in Colombia’s upcoming legislative and presidential elections, as part of a historic peace agreement with the government. Rebranded as the Revolutionary Alternative Common Force (formerly Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) in order to preserve its iconic acronym, the […]
At least five police officers have been killed and dozens injured in a bomb attack as they gathered for their morning briefing in Colombia’s coastal city of Barranquilla. Authorities suspect the “act of barbarity” was perpetrated by one of the country’s numerous criminal gangs as a retaliation against a recent police crackdown, Reuters reports. One […]
Getty Images Prominent tech entrepreneurs Omar Amanat and Kaleil Isaza Tuzman were found guilty on numerous accounts of fraudulent charges in their dealings with former video management company KIT digital. Both Amanat and Tuzman have led successful but controversial entrepreneurial careers — and their guilty verdict marks a striking fall from prominence. For the past […]
Federico Ardila opens up about his journey as a mathematician, teacher, Colombian transplant, DJ and creator of mathematical spaces. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a1db048e3bb920aa4aa149f/master/pass/Federico_Ardila_2880x1620-2880×1620.jpg Feed: All Latest
A Spanish executioner swung his hatchet and cracked the bones of a man named Benkos Biohó. Then he tore the victim’s limbs from their sockets and scattered the body parts around the central plaza of Colombia’s colonial city of Cartagena. Gov. García Girón called it justice, insisting that Benkos posed a threat to his mineral-rich, […]
Published time: 12 Oct, 2017 17:52 Video footage has emerged of Peru and Colombia players apparently conspiring to fix their FIFA 2018 World Cup Russia qualifier to end in a draw – a result which benefitted both sides. The teams played out a 1-1 draw in the Estadio Nacional de Lima in the Peruvian capital […]
© AFP LUIS ROBAYO The UN Security Council is preparing to establish a new mission in Colombia to help former FARC rebels become part of mainstream society after they laid down their weapons under a historic peace deal, diplomats said Friday. Britain has circulated a draft resolution that would set up the new political mission […]
