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Barcelona bar owner from Paisley on his journey to achieve his dream via a vicious stabbing in Colombia

Kris Cowan is leading a successful business in Barcelona and has talked about how his life led him to this point

Daily Record · Jul 18, 2022

Venezuelan breakdancer's helmeted 'head slides' stop traffic

When the traffic light turns red on a busy Caracas street, Venezuelan dancer Kenyer Mendez seizes his chance -- sliding headfirst between waiting cars to show off his daredevil breakdance moves.

Reuters · Jul 15, 2022

Colombia military kills FARC dissident leader Mordisco

Nestor Gregorio Vera, who commanded a group of former Colombian rebels who rejected a peace deal and was best known by his alias Ivan Mordisco, died in an armed forces bombing this week, Defense Minister Diego Molano said on Friday.

Reuters · Jul 15, 2022

Colombia potential cocaine output fell to 972 tonnes in 2021 - White House

Colombia's potential cocaine output fell to 972 tonnes in 2021, from 994 tonnes in the previous year, the U.S. White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) said on Thursday, adding the size of coca crops, the drug's chief ingredient, also declined.

Reuters · Jul 14, 2022

Colombia’s incoming finance minister wants fair capitalism

Colombia’s next finance minister says the left-leaning government taking office next month will focus on increasing taxes on the rich so it can spend more on poverty programs

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2022

Family breakfast came before capsized boat tragedy on Hudson River

NEW YORK — The group of a dozen relatives, some visiting from Colombia and Miami, gathered for a New Jersey breakfast before heading for a chartered boat ride on the Hudson River.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022

Family of woman and boy killed in NYC Hudson River boat capsize were visiting from Colombia

NEW YORK — The woman and 7-year-old boy killed when their chartered boat capsized in the Hudson River were part of a family of tourists visiting from Colombia, police sources said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022

Afro-Colombian politician tapped as ambassador to Washington

A veteran Afro-Colombian politician who studied in the Soviet Union and fled his country after being kidnapped by a paramilitary group has been named Colombia’s next ambassador to the United States

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

AP Exclusive: Venezuela jails 3 Americans amid US outreach

Three Americans were quietly jailed in Venezuela earlier this year for allegedly trying to enter the country illegally and now face long prison sentences in the politically turbulent nation, The Associated Press has learned

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Venezuelan refugee women face increasing violence in Colombia, Peru -Amnesty

Venezuelan refugee women face rising gender-based violence in Peru and Colombia, as governments are not guaranteeing their "right to a life free of violence," Amnesty International said in a report on Tuesday.

Reuters · Jul 12, 2022