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Colombia presidential hopeful 'critical' after shooting
Branson Tri Lakes News - Missouri
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Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, who was shot in the head while campaigning in Bogota earlier this month, was in an "extremely critical" condition, doctors warned Monday. Uribe, a 39-year-old conservative senator, was shot twice in...
PAHO promotes debate on integrated health networks and health governance at international seminar in Brazil
Pan American Health Organization
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June 24, 2025
Washington, D.C., 20 June 2025 (PAHO) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) participated in the International Seminar on Governance and Health Care Networks in Federated and Decentralized Countries, held from May 27 to 30, 2025, in...
According to Fitch, Colombia’s Revised Deficit Targets Heighten Fiscal Uncertainty
Finance Colombia
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June 23, 2025
Colombia’s new Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) highlights the continued deterioration in the country’s fiscal position and increases uncertainty about prospects for corrective measures, Fitch Ratings says. These factors were central to its...
Colombia Senator Uribe out of surgery but extremely critical, hospital says
The Hindu
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June 16, 2025
Maria Claudia Tarazona, the wife of Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay, speaks to the press outside the Hospital where her husband is being treated after being shot at a political rally in Bogota, Colombia, on June 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP...
Colombian senator victim of attack undergoes emergency surgery
Metro World News
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June 16, 2025
Opposition party senator from Centro Democrático and presidential pre-candidate in Colombia, Miguel Uribe, underwent emergency neurosurgery on Monday after his medical team detected an “acute intracerebral bleeding”. “The patient Miguel Uribe...
Colombia senator Uribe in emergency surgery for brain bleed-hospital
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, who has been hospitalized since he was shot in the head earlier this month during a campaign event, has been transferred to emergency surgery for a brain bleed, the Santa Fe Foundation hospital...
How can RFK Jr ‘Make America healthy again’? He is ignoring the two biggest killers of American children
The Guardian
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June 24, 2025
“Make America healthy again”. We can all get behind this slogan and agree that much more could be done to improve the health of people living in the US. Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health and human services secretary, recently released a report...
Colombia: Uribe Rushed For Emergency Brain Surgery
StratNews Global
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June 16, 2025
Home South America Colombia: Uribe Rushed For Emergency Brain Surgery Hospitalised since the incident, Uribe is a right-wing opposition leader and a potential candidate for the country’s upcoming presidential elections. Colombian Senator Miguel...
Colombia’s March of Silence: Nation walks in solidarity with Miguel Uribe
The City Paper Bogotá
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June 15, 2025
Massive rallies are anticipated on Sunday as Colombians gather in 20 cities on Sunday, June 15, for the March of Silence – a national demonstration of solidarity with Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, and a resounding rejection of political violence...
Colombia senator Uribe, shot at rally, in emergency surgery for brain bleeding
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, who has been hospitalized since he was shot in the head earlier this month during a campaign event, has been transferred to emergency surgery for a brain bleed, the Santa Fe...
Protecting health and economy: The urgent call for comprehensive excise taxation on ultra-processed foods
Business and Financial Times
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June 23, 2025
By Labram M. MUSAH Ghana is confronting an escalating public health emergency driven by the widespread consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods (UPFs). These industrially manufactured products are linked to a surge in diet related non-communicable...
Licensed online gaming operators, PAGCOR urge stronger regulation over outright ban
Philstar
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July 9, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ licensed online gaming operators are standing united with the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and forward-thinking lawmakers, advocating for robust regulation rather than a total...
Map reveals where surging medical costs are leading people to early preventable deaths
Daily Mail
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June 23, 2025
Fresh data has revealed the most expensive countries to get routine medical care — and it's bad news for Americans. The report found US residents pay the most for 21 out of 24 common medical procedures — including a C-section, an ambulance ride or...
Colombians Protest Calmly As Rebel Attacks Jolt Election Season
LatinAmerican Post
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June 16, 2025
A slow tide of white shirts crept through Bogotá this weekend. No chants, no drums—only the scrape of shoes on stone and the rustle of roses. Their silence was a verdict on bullets that almost ended Miguel Uribe Turbay’s life and could yet wound...
Colombia’s Sustainable Coffee Sector and its Lessons for Climate Solutions
Daily Coffee News
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June 16, 2025
Together, these on-farm innovations increase coffee’s resilience to climate shocks while reducing its environmental footprint. Healthier soils, shade cover and efficient water use contribute to lower carbon emissions and higher adaptation...
Colombian farmers face hunger as floods, mercury pollution, and conflict destroy food supplies
Environmental Health News
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June 16, 2025
A year of flooding, poisoned waterways, and rising violence has deepened poverty and food insecurity for rural Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities in the Salaquí River basin. Natalia Torres Garzón reports for The Guardian. In short: Nearly...
Colombian innovator Mariana Pérez’s pioneering system turns polluted air into raw materials
Euronews
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Published on 16/06/2025 - 12:00 GMT+2 Colombia faces one of the most severe air pollution challenges in Latin America, with 99.3% of its population living in areas that exceed World Health Organization guidelines. Against this backdrop, Colombian...
SANA is Supporting the Mental Health of Women Coffee Farmers
Daily Coffee News
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June 23, 2025
All images courtesy of SANA. When Lucia Bawot published We Belong: An Anthology of Colombian Women Coffee Farmers in March 2023, she never imagined it would inspire her to launch SANA, an integrative psychosocial program providing mental health...
PAHO Executive Committee kicks off 176th session, addressing key health issues in the Americas
Pan American Health Organization
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June 23, 2025
Washington, D.C., June 23, 2025 (PAHO) – The Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), one of the institution's governing bodies, today began its 176th session in Washington, D.C. The committee aims to discuss over a...
Intermittent fasting matches traditional diets in weight loss benefits
The Sentinel - Assam News
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London: 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 methods, such as...