Plant fossils turn out to be turtles in ‘unusual misidentification’
Re-examination finds what were taken to be veins of leaves are actually bone growth patterns Two small, oval fossils thought to be prehistoric plants are...
Category : Colombia
Rapists and kidnappers increasingly targeting migrants crossing Darién Gap
As record numbers make the perilous journey between Colombia and Panama, Médecins Sans Frontières is treating far more survivors of sexual violence, including children Armed...
‘Very difficult’: father of Luis Díaz speaks for first time after release by Colombia guerillas
Luis Manuel Díaz has described how he spent 12 days trekking through mountains with almost no sleep The father of Liverpool footballer Luis Díaz has...
Colombia passes ambitious ‘junk food law’ to tackle lifestyle diseases
The Latin American country is one of the first in the world to introduce a health tax targeting ultra-processed foods A new law in Colombia...
South American countries recall ambassadors and cut ties with Israel over war with Hamas
Bolivia’s leftwing government cuts diplomatic ties with Israel, alleging crimes and human rights abuses in Gaza, as Chile and Colombia recall ambassadors Israel and Hamas...
Environmental crime money easy to stash in US due to loopholes, report finds
Secrecy and lax oversight mean illegal loggers and miners in Amazon can park billions in real estate and other assets Secrecy and lax oversight have...
Colombian ex-army officer gets life in prison for killing of Haiti president Jovenel Moïse
Retired army officer Germán Alejandro Rivera García, 45, is second of 11 suspects detained and charged in Miami A retired Colombian army officer has been...
Argentina: leftists celebrate after far-right Milei fails to win election victory
Lula and other Latin American leftwingers hail Sergio Massa’s first-placed finish, with election now headed to November runoff Leading Latin American leftists have celebrated the...
Israel and Colombia in ferocious diplomatic spat over Hamas war
Colombia’s president likens Israel’s actions to Nazis as Israel accuses Gustavo Petro of putting Jewish lives in danger The Israel-Hamas war has sparked a ferocious...
Six suspects in murder of Ecuador presidential candidate killed in prison, authorities say
The six Colombians had been arrested on the day Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead in August Six men suspected of involvement in the August murder...
