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Bullfighting ban faces critical legislative vote in Colombia
VILL(DailyNews)INZON, Colombia ((DailyNews)) — A 61-year-old matador nicknamed “Little gypsy of America” fell headfirst into the dust when he was headbutted by a bull....
Colombia proposes shipping invasive hippos to India, Mexico
BOGOTA, Colombia ((DailyNews)) — Colombia is proposing transferring at least 70 hippopotamuses that live near Pablo Escobar’s former ranch - descendants of four imported...
Venezuela’s Maduro to fully open border with Colombia
CARACAS, Venezuela ((DailyNews)) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday announced his intention to fully open the border crossings with Colombia starting Jan. 1,...
DEA’s most corrupt agent: Parties, sex amid ‘unwinnable war’
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ((DailyNews)) — José Irizarry accepts that he’s known as the most corrupt agent in U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration history, admitting...
US migrant policy ‘bucket of cold water’ to some Venezuelans
NECOCLI, Colombia ((DailyNews)) — Venezuelan Gilbert Fernández still plans to cross the dangerous Darién jungle into Panama and head toward the United States over...
Report: 200 environmental activists killed globally in 2021
MEXICO CITY ((DailyNews)) — Some 200 environmental and land defense activists were killed around the world in 2021, including some 54 in Mexico, which...
Pop singer Shakira to face trial over tax fraud in Spain
BARCELONA, Spain ((DailyNews)) — A Spanish judge on Tuesday approved a trial for Colombian pop singer Shakira on charges of tax fraud.Spanish prosecutors accused...
On Colombia’s San Andres, a historic church’s roots run deep
SAN ANDRES, Colombia ((DailyNews)) — First Baptist Church was born by a tamarind tree perched on a hill overlooking the turquoise waters of the...
Ex-rebel takes oath as Colombian president in historic shift
BOGOTA, Colombia ((DailyNews)) — Colombia’s first leftist president was sworn into office Sunday, promising to fight inequality and bring peace to a country long...
High-risk Colombians say GPS devices only add to dangers
The bulletproof vehicles that Colombia’s government assigns to hundreds of high-risk individuals are supposed to make them safer. But when an investigative reporter discovered...