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Colombia declares disaster over wildfires, asks for international help

Colombia's government declared a disaster on Thursday and asked for international help to combat raging wildfires that are expected to worsen in coming days due to warm, dry conditions associated with the El Nio weather phenomenon. Officials raised the number of fires from 25 to 31, and said nine of them were under control. They did not order mandatory evacuations despite some fires burning in the mountains that surround some municipalities. President Gustavo Petro said Chile, the United States, Peru and Canada have already responded to the call for help, without specifying when the assistance will arrive to the South American country. The government also asked for aid from the United Nations and European Union. To the extent that we know that in the coming days and weeks crisis events are going to increase, we want to make sure that we have the physical capacity to address and mitigate them, Petro said. Colombia's Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies repo

Underdeveloped nations fighting drugmakers over access to TB, HIV drugs

South Africa, Colombia and other countries that lost out in the global race for coronavirus vaccines are taking a more combative approach towards drugmakers and pushing back on policies that deny cheap treatment to millions of people with tuberculosis and HIV. Experts see it as a shift in how such countries deal with pharmaceutical behemoths and say it could trigger more efforts to make lifesaving medicines more widely available. In the COVID-19 pandemic, rich countries bought most of the world's vaccines early, leaving few shots for poor countries and creating a disparity the World Health Organization called a catastrophic moral failure. Now, poorer countries are trying to become more self-reliant because they've realized after COVID they can't count on anyone else, said Brook Baker, who studies treatment-access issues at Northeastern University. One of the targets is a drug, bedaquiline, that is used for treating people with drug-resistant versions of tuberculosis. The pills are

Mika becomes world's first robot CEO, thinks she's better than Musk

'With advanced AI and machine learning algorithms, I can swiftly and accurately make data-driven (decisions)'

Israel suspends exports to Colombia over its prez's criticism of Gaza seige

Israel has suspended security exports to Colombia in an escalating diplomatic spat over online messages by Colombia's president comparing Israel's siege of Gaza to the actions of Nazi Germany. Colombian President Gustavo Petro has doubled down on his criticism of Israel and suggested that his country may need to suspend diplomatic relations with Israel, while his foreign minister has suggested Israel's ambassador should leave the country. In a statement published Sunday, Israel's foreign ministry said that Petro's recent statements on X, previously known as Twitter, inflame antisemitism" and "threaten the safety of the Jewish community in Colombia." The Israeli government said it called Colombia's ambassador to a meeting in which she was informed that defense cooperation between the countries would be suspended. Colombia currently has diplomatic relations with both Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and over the past two decades it has been one of Israel's closes partners in Lati

Google reaches tentative settlement with 36 states, DC in antitrust suit

Thirty-six states and the District of Colombia have reached an agreement in principle with Google to settle a lawsuit filed in 2021 over the tech giant's alleged monopolistic control of app distribution for the software that runs most of the world's cellphones. The agreement, cited in a court filing late Tuesday by both sides, is subject to approval by the state attorneys general and the board of directors of Google's parent company, the execution of an agreement and court approval. Terms were not disclosed. The Utah attorney general's office, the lead plaintiff, did not offer immediate comment, nor did Google. "We don't have a comment at this time, Google spokesperson Peter Shottenfels said via email. A trial date had been set for Nov 6. The complaint filed in a Northern California federal court echoed similar allegations that mobile game maker Epic Games made against Google that is scheduled to go to trial in November. Apple prevailed in a separate suit Epic filed against it ov

FIFA U20 WC: Italy see off Colombia to advance to 3rd successive semifinal

Jhojan Torres gave Colombia a lifeline with a superb curling effort from just outside Italy's penalty area, but it proved to be a mere consolation

EAM discusses situation in Indo-Pacific with his Colombian counterpart

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Columbian counterpart Alvaro Leyva Duran and discussed ways to boost bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on global issues, including the situation in the Indo-Pacific region. Jaishankar arrived here in Colombia's capital from Panama on Wednesday. He is the first external affairs minister to have visited Columbia. "Met Foreign Minister @AlvaroLeyva of Colombia this morning. Exchanged views on expanding our bilateral cooperation, especially in health, agriculture and digital domains," he tweeted about his meeting on Wednesday. "Proposed greater exchanges and stronger collaboration, especially in capacity building. Also spoke about global issues, including the Indo-Pacific. Addressed the issue of Reformed Multilateralism," he said. The US, India and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific. The evolving situation in the strategic Indo-Pacific region in the wake of .

As their population explodes, Colombia plans to fly hippos to India, Mexico

Colombia is planning to fly dozens of its "cocaine hippos" -- the descendents of late drug trafficker Pablo Escobars private menagerie

Success in Colombian peace process depends on efforts to curb violence: UN

Lasting success of the Colombian peace agreement, which we all wish to see, is contingent on the ability of the Colombian authorities to address the persistent violence that poses its greatest threat

Emerging markets face risk of policy error amid conflicting priorities

Emerging markets have witnessed an investor exodus this year despite having raised interest rates at an unprecedented pace

Venezuela, Colombia resume flights after 2-year hiatus due to Covid

The flight on Monday by Turpial Airlines from Caracas to Bogota is the first one since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out in early 2020

Venezuelan, Colombian presidents meet for 1st time in years as ties improve

This is the first visit by a Colombian head of state to Venezuela since 2016, reports Xinhua news agency.

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro promises to deepen ties with Venezuela

The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela met on Tuesday and said they would improve trade and security cooperation, as both countries seek to normalise relations following the election of Colombia's first leftist leader. After the meeting in Venezuela's presidential palace, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said it was suicidal for the governments of Venezuela and Colombia to have become estranged from each other recently, adding that the border between the countries had been forgotten and turned over to criminal mafias. Colombia's president said both countries would now look for ways to share intelligence on drug trafficking groups, and added that he would lobby for Venezuela's re-entry into the Andean Community of Nations, a regional trade and investment group that Venezuela withdrew from in 2006. Petro has asked for Venezuela's support in peace talks with the National Liberation Army, or ELN, a Colombian rebel group that operates on both sides of the border. Petro's efforts to ..

India to soon sign long-term deal to export oil from Namibia: Report

Recently, IOC signed a deal to procure oil from Colombia's Ecopetrol SA and Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras)

FIFA Women's Under-17 WC: Tanzania, Colombia, Japan and Mexico win

Tanzania recorded a 2-1 victory over France in a Group D match of the FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup here on Saturday to keep their prospects of advancing beyond the group stage alive. In the day's first Group C match played simultaneously, Colombia got the better of China 2-0 to make the next stage of the age-group showpiece. Japan blanked Canada 4-0 in their Group D game with goals from Mao Kubota (9th minute), Uno Shiragaki (37), Momoko Tanikawa (52) and Mio Takaoka (90-2). In the Group C contest between Mexico and Spain, the former emerged 2-1 winners after Maribel Flores (47) and Montserrat Saldivar (85) found the back of the net. Judit Pujols (74) scored for Spain. Diana Mnally (17h minute) and Christer Bahera (60) scored for the winners, while Lucie Calba (77) reduced the margin for France after concerting from the spot. Bahera's goal also came off a penalty at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Linda Caicedo struck a brace as Colombia beat China 2-0 in the second round Group C gam

Venezuelan prez Nicolas Maduro says border with Colombia to reopen Sep 26

"I am very happy to announce that as of #26Sep we will jointly open the borders between Venezuela and Colombia," Maduro posted on Twitter on Friday

Ex-rebel Gustavo Petro sworn in as Colombia's president in historic shift

Colombia's first leftist president promises to fight inequality and heralds a turning point in the history of a country haunted by a long war between the government and guerrilla groups

Apple not permitted to import, sell iPhone 12 and 13 models in Colombia

A Colombian court has granted Ericsson a preliminary injunction against Apple, preventing the company from importing, marketing, or advertising certain iPhones and iPads with 5G connectivity

5th wave of Covid in Colombia, minister asks people for self-care measures

Colombia has entered the fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, so citizens should reinforce self-care measures and get vaccinated against the virus

Colombian Prez-elect confirms economist Jose Ocampo as Finance Minister

"Jose Antonio Ocampo will be our Finance Minister. Let's build a productive economy and an economy for life," President-elect Gustavo Petro posted on Twitter on Thursday