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Ending Colombia’s Cocaine Conflict Hinges on Negotiating With “21st Century” Guerrillas
TIME Magazine
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August 20, 2025
This article is a co-production with Amazon Underworld, a journalistic alliance covering crime trends throughout the Amazon Basin. A small motorized boat streaks across the San Miguel River—the natural frontier between Colombia and...
In Colombia, a chatbot that talks money like a friend
LatAm Journalism Review
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August 21, 2025
By César López Linares August 21, 2025 How can digital media outlets compete against the most popular generative artificial intelligence (AI) platforms in clarifying people's doubts about economics and finance? Colombian site Economía para la...
Calling for a synchronized energy transition, Carsten Rolle – Accelerating to Net Zero, Episode 2
charge! magazine
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Accelerating to Net Zero, a strategic dialogue series For more than a decade, shipping has innovated intensively to increase efficiency, cut emissions, and prepare for the use of carbon-neutral fuels, yet emissions continue to rise as the IMO’s...
Russian Aircraft Equipped with Ballistic Missiles Fly Over Barents Sea during 'Zapad 2025' Drills
Asharq Al-Awsat
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September 13, 2025
Ever since a massive immigration raid on a Hyundai manufacturing site swept up nearly 500 workers in southeast Georgia, Rosie Harrison said her organization’s phones have been ringing nonstop with panicked families in need of help. “We have...
‘When the forests burn, the sickness comes’: how protecting trees shields millions from disease
The Guardian
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September 14, 2025
For Bolivian park ranger Marcos Uzquiano, the fallout from wildfires in the Amazon goes far beyond the damage they do to wildlife and biodiversity. “It’s devastating – it undermines all the functions and benefits that forests provide to Indigenous...
Global 36-Hour Interest-Rate Spree Heralds First US Cut of 2025
Yahoo Finance
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Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell, from left, Governor of the Bank of Canada Tiff Macklem, and Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey. (Bloomberg) -- The first US interest rate cut since President Donald Trump took office for...
Investornewsbreaks Esgold Corp. (CSE: ESAU) (OTCQB: ESAUF) Signs MOU For Gold-Silver Tailings Joint Venture In Colombia
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) ESGold (CSE: ESAU) (OTCQB: ESAUF) said it signed a binding memorandum of understanding with Planta Magdalena S.A.S. to form a joint venture to develop and reprocess fully permitted gold- and silver-bearing tailings...
India Strengthens Latin America Ties With High-Level Visits To Colombia, Peru
StratNews Global
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August 20, 2025
Home South America India Strengthens Latin America Ties With High-Level Visits To Colombia, Peru While Colombia is a major oil supplier to India, in Peru the Indian delegation will explore cooperation in mining, rare earths and pharmaceuticals...
Holcim Colombia boosts waste-to-energy capacity at Nobsa plant
International Cement Review
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August 20, 2025
Holcim Colombia and its waste management arm, Geocycle, have completed a US$2m upgrade of their co-processing platform in Nobsa, Boyacá. The modernised system will enable the transformation of more than 100,000t of waste per year into alternative...
Brazil Trails Mexico and Colombia as Q2 Growth Falters
The Rio Times
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August 20, 2025
Brazil’s Central Bank reported that the economy grew only 0.3 percent in the second quarter of 2025, after a 1.4 percent gain in the first quarter. The bank’s IBC-Br index, a proxy for GDP, shows the slowest pace since 2023, with services growing...
Plus500 touches down in Colombia in first LatAm move
ShareCast
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The company, which operates online CFD trading platforms, said the new office will allow it to deliver a localised and more tailored service to Colombian customers in the OTC market. Chief executive David Zruia called it a “significant milestone...
11 Best Alternative Energy Stocks to Buy Right Now
Insider Monkey
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August 20, 2025
In this article, we will take a detailed look at the 11 Best Alternative Energy Stocks to Buy Right Now. Artificial intelligence has the potential to trigger a generational swell in energy. According to Karim Moussalem, Chief Investment Officer of...
The Peruvian military’s partnership with Israeli arms manufacturer signals deepening complicity in the Gaza genocide
Mondoweiss
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August 20, 2025
In the Peruvian Andes, on Pukamoqo hill, stands a 26-foot-tall statue of Jesus Christ, named the Protector of Cuzco. It was a gift given to Cuzqueños by a group of Palestinian refugees who had fled to Peru during World War II, as a symbol of...
From Norway To Nigeria, Beijing To Bogotá: Mapping The World’s EV Inflection Points
CleanTechnica
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August 20, 2025
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The story of electric vehicle adoption is not a straight line, but a set of curves shaped by markets, policies, and feedback loops. Diffusion of innovations theory reminds...
Max Resource Secures Rights To Acquire 100% Of The Mora Gold-Silver Title Adjacent To The Marmato Gold Mine And The Apollo Gold Discovery In Colombia
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 19, 2025) - MAX RESOURCE CORP. (TSXV: MAX) (OTC Pink: MXROF) (FSE: M1D2) ("Max" or the "Company") is pleased to report that the Company's wholly-owned Colombian...
Towboat Hits Bridge On Colombia's Magdalena River
The Maritime Executive
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On Sunday morning, a large towboat hit a bridge over the Magdalena River at Barrancabermeja, a refinery town about 160 miles north of Bogota, Colombia. At about 0615 hours, the towing vessel Ciudad de Medellin was operating near the Guillermo...
Why Wellness Is The New Luxury How Cold Plunges Saunas And Yoga Are Transforming The Hotel Industry
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- GetNews) Medellín, Colombia - August 19, 2025 - Wellness is no longer a side offering in luxury travel-it has become the centerpiece of the modern guest experience. From cold plunges that boost circulation and immunity, to saunas that...
Exclusive — Senator Bernie Moreno: Colombians Are Ready for Trump to Restore American Power
Breitbart
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August 19, 2025
Latin Americans “know that President Trump just wants them to be safer,” fueling a rise in support for conservatives that could reshape the future of the region, Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) told Breitbart News in an interview on Monday following a...
MEA Secy Kumaran to visit Colombia, Peru to boost bilateral ties
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 19, 2025
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs' Secretary (East) P Kumaran will visit Colombia and Peru from August 21 to 26, 2025 to review various elements of growing bilateral relations. A MEA release said that during the...
General Secretariat of the Andean Community and IICA jointly establish the Andean Situation Room and Agricultural Policy Observatory
Dominica News Online
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August 19, 2025
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, August 19th, 2025 at 2:39 PM Photo credit: IICAThe Secretariat of the Andean Community (CAN) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) have jointly launched the new Situation Room and...