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Bogota police bid to arrest boredom of Colombians amid lockdown

Police in the Colombian capital Bogota have been leading stretching and dance exercises from the street.

06/04/2020

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Abortion activists clash in Colombia

Pro- and and anti-abortion activists rallied in Colombia after a court failed to rule whether to allow abortion in the first three months of a pregnancy.

03/03/2020

Colombia

Smelling this year's Valentine roses could leave you on a real high

Smelling this year's Valentine roses could leave you on a real high

14/02/2020

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Hundreds protest tax reforms in Colombia

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Bogota on Tuesday to call on Colombian President Ivan Duque to abandon plans for tax reform.

22/01/2020

Colombia

Curfew imposed in Bogotá to curb violent protests

After two days of protests against Ivan Duque's government, the president imposed a 9pm curfew in Bogotá to "guarantee the safety" of residents.

23/11/2019

Colombia

Latin America protest wave crashes into Colombia

Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador are among Latin American countries to see protests in recent months. Now it's Colombia's turn.

22/11/2019

Colombia

Seven South American leaders sign forest agreement in Amazon town

The leaders of seven South American countries have met in the Amazon town of Leticia in Colombia to sign an agreement to better protect what is the world’s largest tropical forest.

07/09/2019

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Animals lovers in Colombia take to the streets to combat abuse

People and their pets marched together in the streets of Bogota, Colombia on Sunday (September 01) to demand their government do more to protect animals from mistreatment and abuse.

02/09/2019

Colombia

Dissident FARC rebels killed in Colombia after taking up arms again

It comes after former FARC commanders Ivan Marquez and Jesus Santrich announced on YouTube that they were going to take up arms again.

31/08/2019

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Venezuelan migrants protest after Ecuador shuts border crossing

Ecuador shut its border on Monday (August 26) to hundreds of Venezuelans waiting to cross, as new restrictions from Quito on migrants fleeing the OPEC nation come into effect.

27/08/2019

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Tour de France winner Bernal gets hero's welcome in Colombian hometown

Bernal rode into the central square of Zipaquira on his bike wearing the Tour's famed yellow jersey

08/08/2019

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Exhibition's tribute to human rights activists killed in Colombia

The artist Doris Salcedo directed an exhibition of public art in Bogotá in tribute to dozens of human rights leaders killed in Colombia after the signing of the peace agreement.

11/06/2019

Colombia

Watch: Locals paint the town red in Colombia tomato throwing festival

The tomato fight marks the end of the harvest in this agricultural region. The vast pile of tomatoes used are leftovers and not fit for human consumption.

03/06/2019

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Tomato wars: Colombians paint the town red with mass food fight

A vast crowd of locals and tourists pelted each other with tomatoes on Sunday in a traditional 'Tomatina' that left the Colombian town of Sutamarchan awash with red pulp.

03/06/2019

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Colombia: Heavy rains unleash deadly landslide

Heavy rains unleashed a landslide in a remote mountain town in southwestern Colombia on Sunday (April 21st), killing at least 14 people and injuring five more.

22/04/2019

Colombia

Colombian same-sex couples hold "kiss-a-thon" for LGBT rights

"We want people to stop satanizing and discriminating against the LGBT community. We are not sick, we are not an aberration, we are citizens who are here to build a better country."

18/04/2019

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Colombian rice growers fight climate change with Japanese tech

In partnership with The Government of Japan

Japanese researchers and a private company help Colombian farmers increase their rice production and use less water, using mobile technology.

15/03/2019

Colombia

Spanish-French photographer tells story behind World Press Photo entry

Catalina Martin-Chico spoke to Euronews about her photo of a former FARC guerrilla that has been nominated in this year's World Press Photo contest.

25/02/2019

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Former luxury home of drug lord Pablo Escobar is demolished

The 8-storey "Monaco" apartments, equipped with extensive garage space for Escobar's luxury car collection were a symbol of evil, Medellin Mayor Federico Gutierrez told journalists.

23/02/2019

Colombia

Luxury home of Pablo Escobar is blasted into dust

The eight storey property, with vast garages for the drug lord's car collection, had become an unwelcome tourist attraction.

23/02/2019

Colombia

From Colombia with love: Why business is blooming for Valentine's Day

Colombians are hard at work picking and packaging flowers to export to the United States ahead of Valentine's Day.

13/02/2019

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Colombian "Transformer" amuses commuters at red lights

It's not easy making a living in Colombia where the unemployment rate has now risen to nine percent and sometimes a bit of creativity is called for.

19/01/2019

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Illuminated train chugs through Bogota bringing Christmas cheer

Santa Claus passes cabin to cabin, visiting passengers as the train chugs along. Santa and his helpers hand out gifts to good girls and boys, while many passengers pose for photos with the train-travelling Old St. Nick

18/12/2018

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Toys placed outside Colombian Congress to protest child abuse

Toys placed outside Colombian Congress to protest child abuse

21/11/2018

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Colombia says Venezuelan refugees should be moved to cities

Situation unclear as camps struggle to cope, and alternative sites may be no better.

10/11/2018

Colombia

Already hosting a million refugees, Colombia still has 'open arms'

The Colombian president's language on immigration contrasts sharply with that of European leaders.

27/10/2018