Latin America’s rise in tuberculosis linked to imprisonment rates
Study warns region’s exponential rise in incarceration is fuelling the disease, with cases increasing by 19% between 2015 and 2022 High incarceration rates in Latin...
Category : Colombia
Ex-drug lord Fabio Ochoa walks free in Colombia after 20 years in US prisons
Victims of Medellín cartel demand justice as some express dismay former mob boss faces no charges in Colombia The return of former drug trafficker Fabio...
Record 225 tonnes of cocaine seized on new Australia trafficking route in joint effort
Operation Orion, a cooperative operation between 62 countries, busted narco submarines carrying drugs Colombian authorities, in a joint operation with 61 other countries, have uncovered...
Colombia outlaws child marriage after 17-year campaign
Country closes 137-year legal loophole, becoming one of 12 in Latin America and the Caribbean to entirely ban marriage for minors Colombian lawmakers have approved...
Meat, oil and pesticide industry lobbyists turned out in record numbers at Cop16
Questions raised over influence after 1,261 business and industry delegates registered for biodiversity summit in Colombia Record numbers of business representatives and lobbyists had access...
Severe drought puts nearly half a million children at risk in Amazon – report
Warming climate has caused rivers used for transport to dry up, leaving children with little food, water or school access, says Unicef Two years of...
Almost 200 people killed last year trying to defend the environment, report finds
Latin America was the most deadly region in which to defend ecosystems from mining and deforestation, with Indigenous people among half the dead At least...
Prince Harry hits out at spread of disinformation via AI and social media
Duke speaks at summit on digital responsibility while on visit with Duchess of Sussex to Colombia The Duke of Sussex has hit out at online...
Colombian congress debates banning souvenirs of drug lord Pablo Escobar
Vendors selling to tourists criticize proposal, but those wanting to shed the country’s mafia boss image praise it Souvenirs depicting the late Colombian drug lord...
Venezuela: Blinken congratulates González on winning election as more countries come out against Maduro
US secretary of state also voices concern for opposition candidate’s safety while Venezuelan government accuses Washington of leading ‘coup attempt’ The US secretary of state,...
