Tag: Colombia
In the spotlight: the situation in the Gaza Strip
This morning, the truce that came into effect on Sunday evening seems to have been respected. The operation launched Friday by the Israeli army is presented as a “preventive attack”…
Ex-rebel sworn in as president of Colombia
During Sunday’s ceremony, Gustavo Petro said the country had been given a second chance to tackle violence and poverty and promised reforms to reduce inequality in the country, and said…
invested president, Gustavo Petro aims for the end of the “anti-drug war”
Gustavo Petro, the first left-wing president in Colombia’s history, was sworn in on Sunday in front of hundreds of thousands of people in Bogota, calling on armed groups to sign…
the challenges that await the new president Gustavo Petro invested this Sunday
In Colombia, a former guerrilla becomes president. Elected on June 19, by a narrow majority, Gustavo Petro takes up his duties as head of state in Bogota this Sunday. Since…
Black, feminist, green and vice-president: in Colombia, the “phenomenon” Francia Marquez
This year, August 7 is a doubly – even triply – historic date in Colombia. On Sunday, for the first time in the country’s history, a left-wing president entered the…
Hugo Vargas, the artisan supporter of the Colombians
Colombian cyclists, very good climbers, can count on their many supporters. Meeting with one of them this morning: Hugo Vargas, also Paralympic cyclist and craftsman. From our special correspondent in…
Horrifying event in Colombia! This is how he jumped out of the truck with a burst brake
A truck’s brake burst on the Pasto-Chachagui highway in the Colombian state of Narino. In the incident that took place around 10:00 local time, Eiron Hernndez realized that the brake…
Colombian press: FARC leader Ivan Marquez was killed! Who is Ivan Marquez?
In the news of the Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, it was claimed that Ivan Marquez, whose real name is Luciano Marin Arango, was killed in a clash in Venezuela. According…
The stands collapsed during bullfighting in Colombia
Sunday’s bullfight in El Espinal in Colombia was drastically interrupted after the stands collapsed. Now the newspaper El Tiempo states that at least four people must have died and hundreds…
Stands have collapsed in Colombia – several dead and dozens injured
The information on injuries is uncertain. Local authorities initially stated that 60 people were injured, but some media state that it could be up to 500 people. The accident occurred…