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UAE Condemns Terrorist Attacks In Colombia, Offers Condolences Over Victims
MENAFN
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August 22, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) UAE has condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks that took place in several areas of the Republic of Colombia, resulting in the deaths and injuries of dozens of civilians and security personnel. In a...
Traces of mercury have reached the most remote areas of the Colombian Amazon
El País
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August 23, 2025
It’s no surprise that the Amazon region is poisoned by mercury. In the region that’s fighting to remain humanity’s greatest asset against climate change, there are at least 2,312 sites and 245 areas where illegal mineral extraction takes place....
Padre de Miguel Uribe Turbay asume como precandidato presidencial tras crimen de su hijo en Colombia
Los Angeles Times
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August 23, 2025
BOGOTÁ — BOGOTÁ (AP) — El padre del precandidato presidencial colombiano y senador asesinado Miguel Uribe Turbay fue anunciado el viernes como el nuevo precandidato del partido Centro Democrático, asumiendo el lugar de su hijo, quien fue atacado a...
Colombian Black Hawk Downed By Drone Is A Glimpse Of What’s To Come
The Drive
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August 22, 2025
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. The deadly downing of a Colombian National Police (CNP) UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter by a drone on Thursday is the...
Man who hasn't slept for TWO YEARS: Train driver Oliver's a medical mystery. Now he tells of horrifying condition that's wrecked his health, how he lost everything... and why his eyes feel like they're melting out of his skull
Daily Mail
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August 23, 2025
Two years ago Oliver Alvis was the sort of young man every parent hopes their son will be. Diligent, clean-living, responsible, he worked long hours as a train driver and had paid off the mortgage on his four-bedroom home. He had also gained his...
Colombia Learns the Hard Way What Lazy Security Really Costs
LatinAmerican Post
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August 22, 2025
Two explosions in a single day—one a car bomb in Cali, another a drone strike that brought down a police helicopter near Medellín—were not surprises. They were the predictable price of complacency, exposing how drift and denial embolden Colombia’s...
Colombia’s gambling sector contributes over $225m to subsidised health
Gambling Insider
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Coljuegos reports strong growth in gambling revenues during the first half of 2025. By Gambling Insider Key points: - Colombia’s gambling sector transferred COP 883.9bn ($225m) to subsidised health in H1 2025 - National games generated COP566.5bn,...
Insuring Global Clinical Trials: Navigating Risks Across Borders
JD Supra - California
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August 22, 2025
In part three of our three-part webinar series on Risk Management for Your Life Sciences Company, we focus on insurance for foreign clinical trials and provide updates on the clinical trial requirements of various countries. Foreign clinical...
Health caution ahead of CARIFESTA XV festivities
Barbados Today
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August 22, 2025
123 As Barbados prepares to welcome thousands of performers, delegates and visitors for the regional showcase of CARIFESTA XV, the head of the local medical association urged the public to exercise increased health precautions amid rising COVID-19...
Colombia’s President Called Out an Alabama Company’s Coal Exports to Israel. Now Alabamians Are Protesting
Inside Climate News
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August 22, 2025
VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala.—On Friday evening, a group of protesters gathered at a busy intersection in Liberty Park near the corporate campus of Drummond Company Inc., an Alabama-based coal producer. Their message was clear, painted and printed on signs...
Terror Attacks Across Colombia Kill 19, Injure 70 in Cali and Antioquia
The City Paper Bogotá
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August 21, 2025
At least 19 people have died and more than 70 injured in two separate attacks in Colombia on Thursday, after FARC dissidents brought down a police helicopter with a drone in the department of Antioquia and a truck bomb exploded outside the central...
Terror Attacks Across Colombia Kill 18, Injure 70 in Cali and Antioquia
The City Paper Bogotá
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August 21, 2025
At least 18 people are dead and more than 70 injured in two separate attacks in Colombia on Thursday, after FARC dissidents brought down a police helicopter with a drone in the department of Antioquia and a truck bomb exploded outside the central...
Luxembourg City launches new green initiative, Colombian attacks, and Menendez denied parole
RTL Today
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The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for Friday, 22 August. Luxembourg GREEN INITIATIVE – Luxembourg residents are being encouraged to look at their walls in a new way, as a campaign spotlights the environmental potential of...
VIDEO: Ten-year-old Kishon John Celebrates End of Cancer Treatment in Colombia
Antigua.News
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August 21, 2025
Kishon had traveled to Colombia after being diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma several years ago. His treatment was made possible thanks to funding from Antigua and Barbuda’s Medical Benefits Scheme, the Calvin Ayre Foundation, and support from local...
Colombia’s lawfare against popular ex-president is a warning
Washington Examiner
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August 21, 2025
A judge in Bogota found former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe guilty of bribery and procedural fraud late last month.While the details are complex, the case against Uribe follows a troubling pattern we’ve seen across the region, where legal...
The Impact of Intelligent Medical Systems Combined with Interdisciplinary Care Teams on Home-Based Elderly Population’s Quality of Life
Dove Medical Press
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August 21, 2025
Introduction The global aging population poses significant challenges for public health and social welfare.1 Recent projections from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that individuals aged 60 and above will constitute 22% of the world’s...
Maximum Tolerated Medical Therapy for Glaucoma: Fixed-Dose Combinations of Timolol, Dorzolamide, Brimonidine with Latanoprost Versus Timolol, Dorzolamide with Latanoprost
Dove Medical Press
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August 21, 2025
Introduction Glaucoma is a group of progressive optic neuropathies characterized by the loss of retinal ganglion cells and their axons.1 POAG is the predominant subtype in Mexico and Latin America, contributing significantly to vision loss and...
YOUNG CANCER SURVIVOR COMPLETES CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT IN COLOMBIA
ABS Antigua & Barbuda
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August 21, 2025
Ten-year-old Kishon John has triumphantly rung the bell at a medical facility in Colombia, marking the emotional end of his chemotherapy journey. With tears of joy streaming down his face, Kishon proudly celebrated this milestone, overflowing with...
Colombian Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto Built A Century of Renewal
LatinAmerican Post
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August 20, 2025
Samuel Gutman, survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto and longtime Colombian businessman, died in Bogotá at 100. One of the nation’s last living witnesses to the Holocaust, his century stretched from Nazi-occupied Poland to a life rebuilt with discipline...
Pro team history: Café de Colombia
Cyclist
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August 20, 2025
Around 60km remained on Stage 11 of the 1985 Tour de France when Bernard Hinault decided to go to the front of the race. Hinault, who had taken yellow three days earlier after winning the 75km time-trial into Strasbourg by more than two minutes,...