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Colombia: Leftist President Says Would-Be Child Assassin of Conservative Senator Was in His Youth Program
Breitbart
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June 10, 2025
Far-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro on Monday acknowledged the 14-year-old arrested for shooting conservative Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was part of his administration’s struggling “Youth in Peace” social program. “The district...
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Intermittent fasting matches traditional diets in weight loss benefits: Study
Awaz The Voice
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June 20, 2025
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...
Petro’s Disapproval Rises to 64% as Colombians Abandon Leftist Agenda
The City Paper Bogotá
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June 18, 2025
Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s disapproval rating has climbed to 64%, according to a new Invamer poll released Tuesday, as the country reels from a politically charged assassination attempt and growing dissatisfaction with the government’s...
Colombian Authorities Charge 15-Year-Old With Attempted Murder Of Presidential Candidate, Miguel Uribe
Free Press Journal
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June 11, 2025
Colombian Authorities Charge 15-Year-Old With Attempted Murder Of Presidential Candidate, Miguel Uribe | X/@geotechwar Bogota (Colombia): Colombian authorities on Tuesday charged a 15-year-old with attempted murder for the assassination attempt on...
Colombian senator Uribe remains in critical condition after shooting
The Gazette - Colorado
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BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, a potential presidential contender, remains in critical condition but is stable after being shot in Bogota on Saturday, the hospital treating him said on Tuesday. Uribe, 39, is a member of the...
Colombia Caught Between Rebel Offensives and Polarized Capital Politics
LatinAmerican Post
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June 11, 2025
Car-bomb craters and sniper casings litter Colombia’s southwest once more, a grim chorus that killed seven people this week and forced thousands to shelter indoors. The blasts slice through talk of “total peace,” exposing how thin the country’s...
Colombia charges 15-year-old with attempted murder of presidential candidate
ABC News - New York
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June 11, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombian authorities on Tuesday charged a 15-year-old with attempted murder for the assasination attempt on Miguel Uribe, the conservative presidential candidate who was shot in the head this weekend and is now in critical...
Dominican Republic ranks third in Caribbean for medical tourism to Medellín
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- In 2024, the Dominican Republic became the third-largest Caribbean country sending patients to Medellín, Colombia, for medical tourism, drawn by the city’s high-quality specialized healthcare. According to the International Patient...
Colombian presidential hopeful gets shot in skull
MENAFN
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June 11, 2025
(MENAFN) Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay was critically injured after being shot in the head during a campaign event in Bogotá on Saturday. The 39-year-old lawmaker, affiliated with the right-wing Democratic Center...
Colombian senator Uribe shows signs of neurological improvement after shooting
The Malaysian Star
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June 11, 2025
An image of Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay of the opposition Democratic Center party is displayed, after he was shot during a campaign event, in Bogota, Colombia, June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian Senator...
Colombia: Multiple dead after string of explosions in Cali
Deutsche Welle
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June 10, 2025
At least two people were killed on Tuesday after a string of bomb explosions targeted police posts in the southwestern Colombian city of Cali, officials said. Spanish news agency EFE reported that at least 36 people were injured in the explosions....
99 Trials Later, Fasting Ties Traditional Diets in Weight-Loss Showdown
ScienceDaily
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Intermittent fasting diets appear to have similar benefits to traditional calorie-restricted diets for weight loss, suggests an analysis of trial evidence published by The BMJ on June 18. Alternate day fasting also demonstrates greater benefits...
Colombia’s protection chief investigated over failures to protect shot senator
Colombia Reports
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June 10, 2025
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office opened an investigation into the director of the National Protection Unit (UNP) in response to the attempted assassination of Senator Miguel Uribe. According to the Inspector General’s Office, UNP director...
Colombia bomb attacks rock southwest, senator still critical after shooting
The Jerusalem Post
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June 11, 2025
"No family in Colombia should be going through this," Uribe's wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, told reporters outside the hospital. "There is no name for this - it's not pain, it's not horror, it's not sadness."
Colombian Presidential Candidate Miguel Uribe Remains In Critical Condition After Assassination Attempt
Free Press Journal
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June 10, 2025
Colombian Presidential Candidate Miguel Uribe Remains In Critical Condition After Assassination Attempt | X @MiguelUribeT Bogota (Colombia): Miguel Uribe, a conservative Colombian presidential hopeful, was in critical condition on Monday after...
Colombian presidential hopeful shot in Bogota
Daily News Tanzania
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June 8, 2025
COLOMBIA: A presidential contender in Colombia is in critical condition after being shot at a campaign rally in the capital city, Bogota, on Saturday. Miguel Uribe Turbay, a senator, was either shot in the head or the back, according to initial...
Intermittent fasting matches traditional diets in weight loss benefits, study finds
Nepal News
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June 19, 2025
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...
Colombian authorities charge 15-year-old with attempted murder of presidential candidate
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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Armed groups in Colombia frequently recruit minors for assassinations and other crimes, a practice driven by the lenient penalties they face under Colombian law. The teenager charged with attempted murder on Tuesday faces up to eight years in...
Colombia’s president blames ‘international mafia’ for senator shooting
Toronto Sun
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June 10, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Bloomberg News Andreina Itriago Published Jun 10, 2025 • 2 minute read Senator Miguel Uribe looks on after the Senate voted against the government labor reform referendum promoted by Colombia's...
Why Kenya-UAE economic deal could be disastrous for Kenya's health sector
The Standard
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On January 14, President William Ruto and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan signed the Kenya-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), touted as the UAE’s first such deal with a mainland African...