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Cocaine Production Hits Record High, Colombia’s Coca Crop at 253,000 Hectares
The City Paper Bogotá
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June 26, 2025
Global cocaine production has reached an all-time high of 3,708 metric tons of pure cocaine, driven largely by record levels of coca cultivation in Colombia, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) World Drug Report 2023....
Regional Dietary Patterns Tied to Global Prevalence, Severity of IBS
HCPLive
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June 26, 2025
New research is shedding light on a significant association between dietary patterns and the global prevalence and severity of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).1 Findings from the analysis of Rome Foundation Global Epidemiology Study (RFGES) data...
Celso Gamboa claims to suffer from cancer, mental health problems
Q Costa Rica
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June 27, 2025
Q COSTA RICA — Former magistrate and minister, Celso Gamboa, currently detained and facing extradition on allegations of being a drug trafficking kingpin in Central America—based on two complaints from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration...
The Pope has ‘isolated’ breathing crisis in hospital, Vatican says
The Independent (U.S.)
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June 27, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
I'm an American who moved to China. After 7 years, I run a profitable startup and make friends through badminton.
Business Insider
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July 9, 2025
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Joshua Charles Woodard, 29, cofounder of The Sparrows, a manufacturing consultancy based in Shenzhen. I've always liked building real, physical products. When I was 8, I took pottery classes...
From Colombia to Kyiv: The War in Ukraine Recruits Far from Home
LatinAmerican Post
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June 26, 2025
News that a charter flight carrying fifty Colombian ex-soldiers is en route to Ukraine has jolted regional security analysts, raising urgent questions about how economic desperation and combat experience are turning Latin America into a new...
Book Review: The Mystery of Alzheimer’s Disease in Rural Colombia
The Good Men Project - California
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June 26, 2025
By age 43, Ofelia, who lived in the hills north of Medellín, Colombia, could no longer hold down a job because of the mistakes she made. She started collecting garbage and bringing it home for no apparent reason. She lost the ability to write...
AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - Colombia
JD Supra - California
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June 26, 2025
Despite congressional activity on AI in Colombia, regulation remains unclear and uncertain. Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (“AI Regulations”) Currently, there are no specific laws, statutory rules, or regulations in Colombia that directly...
Indigenous guards: The shield of Colombia’s Amazon
Mongabay
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June 26, 2025
For years, using organization and collaboration, unarmed guards in Colombia have acted as protective barriers of territories, the environment and communities. These days, the guards combine their traditional knowledge with monitoring technology,...
Heroin smuggling attempt through dietary supplement capsules foiled at UAE’s Fujairah Airport
The Economic Times
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June 27, 2025
An attempt to smuggle heroin into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by a passenger was successfully thwarted at Fujairah International Airport on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The General Directorate of Ports at the Federal Authority for Identity,...
Colombian Senate approves labor reform, President Petro’s “greatest legacy”
Latin America Reports
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June 20, 2025
Medellín, Colombia – Colombia’s Senate approved the country’s new labor reform on Tuesday, June 17, accepting the adjustments that President Gustavo Petro demanded in what the Ministry of Interior deemed as the leftist leader’s “greatest legacy.”...
Record 769 arrests and USD 65 million in illicit pharmaceuticals seized in global bust
International Criminal Police Organization
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SINGAPORE – An INTERPOL-coordinated operation across 90 countries has resulted in the seizure of 50.4 million doses of illicit pharmaceuticals worth USD 65 million, highlighting the alarming scale of the global trade in unapproved and counterfeit...
Ancient maize v agribusiness: why Colombia’s ‘seed guardians’ are fighting the use of GM crops
The Guardian
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June 26, 2025
On a hillside farm in San Lorenzo, in the mountains of Colombia’s southern Nariño department, Aura Alina Domínguez presses maize seeds into the damp soil. Around her, farmers Alberto Gómez, José Castillo and Javier Castillo arrive with their...
Mexico expects record strawberry sales to the U.S. despite tariffs and health challenges
Fresh Plaza
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June 26, 2025
According to the National Association of Berry Exporters (Aneberries), despite the trade barriers imposed by the United States, Mexico projects a historic growth in its strawberry exports in 2025. Aneberries estimates that Mexico's strawberry...
Cartels, Terrorism Designations, and US Policy: A Mexican Perspective
Small Wars Journal
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July 8, 2025
The influence of Mexican cartels has evolved dramatically over the past few decades—from localized criminal organizations to powerful transnational networks posing significant threats to national and international security. As their operations...
Colombia: One year on, women searchers for victims of enforced disappearance are still waiting for the country to deliver for them
Amnesty International
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June 19, 2025
A year ago, the Colombian government approved Law 2364 of 2024, recognizing the work and rights of women searchers for victims of enforced disappearance. National and international social organizations are calling on the government to make...
Health News | Intermittent Fasting Matches Traditional Diets in Weight Loss Benefits, Study Finds
Latestly
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June 19, 2025
London [UK], June 19 (ANI): Intermittent fasting may be just as effective as traditional calorie-restricted diets for helping people lose weight, according to a comprehensive new review published in The BMJ. The study suggests that certain fasting...
Colombia joins the new BRICS development bank
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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June 19, 2025
The application to join the New Development Bank and an interview with its director, Dilma Rousseff, were among Petro’s last activities during his tour of China in May. This step continues to pave the way for new opportunities for the country....
Colombia churches push for dialogue in the wake of renewed political violence
PRI - The World
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June 17, 2025
Bogota’s Santa Fe hospital has become a gathering place for Colombians shocked by the attack on Miguel Uribe, a presidential candidate who was shot in the head on June 7 as he spoke to a small crowd in the capital. The hospital, where the...
Colombia caught in judicial standoff between Petro administration, Senate
United Press International (UPI)
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June 18 (UPI) -- Since taking office, Colombian President Gustavo Petro has faced ongoing challenges in securing congressional support for his reform agenda. His relationship with lawmakers has been strained by political tensions, an assassination...