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Many know Shakira for her Latin-inspired pop songs and hip gyrations. But the singer was subdued and earnest in a recent op-ed in the Economist, where she called for government support for the Global Fund for Education in 201 (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- The Colombian government is planning to sell as much as 15% of state-controlled oil firm Ecopetrol SA in a move to finance road construction and other projects, according to a Dow Jones Newswires (Read More)
Huffington Post:
By Andrew Hudson, Manager Human Rights Defenders ProgramAll signs pointed to the release of Carmelo Agamez Berrio, a well known Colombian human rights activist, who has been unjustly detained for almost a year in Sucre. He ha (Read More)
LA Times:
Venezuela's leader is not making empty threats, says a consultant: A border skirmish, if not war, would solidify Chavez's support base amid rising inflation, rampant crime, a stagnant economy. (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Colombia's top electoral body ruled that millions of signatures endorsing a referendum on President Uribe's second re-election bid are invalid, dealing a major setback to the president's bid for a third term. (Read More)
Huffington Post:
This Thursday, a butterfly vivarium was inaugurated in Colombia. The vivarium holds 500 butterflies of over 20 species, and is intended to spread awareness about the country's biodiversity. Most importantly, the photos are BE (Read More)
L.A. Times - Latin America:
Experts say the power outage that affected tens of millions was inevitable given the aging infrastructure. Reporting from Bogota, Colombi (Read More)
LA Times:
They say Tuesday's massive blackout was inevitable given the nation's infrastructure woes. As many as 60 million people were left in the dark. (Read More)
ABC News:
Colombia reports seizure of $19 million in counterfeit US currency in 2009; big rise from 2008
United States dollar - South America - Counterfeit - Travel and Tourism - Business and Economy. (Read More)
LA Times:
The soldiers were attacked by leftist guerrillas in a transit corridor for drug traffickers and rebels. Up to 30 rebels reportedly died in the assault, which may be tied to a presidential election. (Read More)
New York Times:
The offensive by guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia took place in the southwest part of the country that officials say the guerrillas use for cocaine smuggling.
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New York Times:
The soldiers came under mortar attack by about 100 rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, while patrolling Monday night, according to the Colombian military.
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CNN:
The Colombian government said it would appeal to international bodies over what it called a threat made over the weekend by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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www.ft.com:
Hugo Chávez should call off mobilisation plans. Colombia and the US should respond with guarantees that the bases will be used to battle insurgents and drug trafficking within Colombian territory. (Read More)