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Stadium collapse kills at least four, injures hundreds

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At least four people were killed and 303 injured after a wooden bullfighting stadium collapsed on Sunday in El Espinal, Colombia, local media reported, citing officials. A 14-month-old child is among the victims. The authorities initially said that five people died, but later revised the death toll. Amid the carnage, a bull escaped into the streets of the town. The collapse was caught on camera, with... 

Bolton is preparing plan for my assassination, with help from Bogota - Venezuela's Maduro

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused US National Security Advisor John Bolton of preparing a plot to murder him, and also has called out Colombian leader Ivan Duque as Bolton’s accomplice. “John Bolton is leading the plan to unleash violence and conduct a coup to introduce a transitional government” in Venezuela, Maduro said at a press-conference, which was broadcast live on his Facebook... 

Colombian police arrest 6 Israelis over running child sex trafficking ring

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Colombian police have detained six Israelis accused of running a sex ring that exploited underage girls and forced them to have sex with Israeli tourists in the Latin American country. Following a two-year investigation, Colombian security police managed to break up “an Israeli mafia that exploited and used girls, adolescents and women as sex slaves in Colombia,” said Prosecutor General Nestor... 

Prostitutes to be replaced by Sex Dolls in Columbia

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This surprising video footage shows hot artificial ladies for rent to sex clubs. A Bogota sex doll agency opened online sex doll rentals for businesses on Thursday. The “girls” are made of thermoplastic elastomer, which is easy to use and clean, to make their skin to look more realistic and glowing. CEO of EIDistrito.co Patricia Gutierrez aims to help to solve the prostitution issue in... 

At least 3 dead, 30 missing after crowded tourist boat sinks in Colombia

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A tourist boat carrying around 150 people has sunk in the Penol reservoir in northwest Colombia, the country’s air force confirmed, saying that a search and rescue operation is under way. So far three people have been confirmed dead, and 30 remain missing, the director of the National Police, General Jorge Hernando Nieto, told local media. The majority of passengers were swiftly aided by numerous... 

Colombia regulates legal use of marijuana

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The president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, signed on Tuesday (22/12) the decree regulating the medicinal use of marijuana. The decree provides the possibility that licenses are issued for possession of cannabis seeds, as well as for the establishment of crops of this plant, designed to serve exclusively medicinal and scientific purposes. An important step “We just take an important step... 

Evacuations as 6.6 earthquake shakes Colombia capital

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A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has hit the Colombian capital of Bogota, prompting mass evacuations from the city’s buildings. Strong and prolonged tremors sparked panic and a social media storm. The Colombian Geological Survey reported that the tremors originated from the Santander Department area and were 158 kilometers deep. The earthquake was an estimated magnitude of 6.6. According to the US Geological... 

Colombian drug can block free will, wipe memory and even kill

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Danger: ‘The Devil’s Breath’ is such a powerful drug that it can remove the capacity for free will A hazardous drug that eliminates free will and can wipe the memory of its victims is currently being dealt on the streets of Colombia. The drug is called scopolamine, but is colloquially known as ‘The Devil’s Breath,’ and is derived from a particular type of tree common to... 

Chavez: Uribe wanted to transform Colombia into the Israel of South America

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Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, asserted that the former president of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, (2002-2010) planned to “make Colombia into the Israel of South America.” According to Chávez, the Uribe administration distanced his country from other nations in the region, “He nearly caused a war with Ecuador and broke relations with Venezuela, and neighboring countries.” The... 

Colombian Footballer Arrested in Saudi Arabia Over His Jesus Tattoo

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Apparently female driving isn’t the only thing that’s banned in Saudi Arabia. Tattoos, too, are another no-no in the ultra-conservative Middle Eastern nation — a lesson that one man and his family have learned all too well. Juan Pablo Pino, a 24-year-old soccer player from Columbia, was reportedly arrested in Saudi Arabia last Friday. Pino’s apparent offense was walking through a mall, while... 

Colombian colonel sentenced for faking civilian murders

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The false positives scandal arose during President Alvaro Uribe's campaign to crush left-wing rebels. A Colombian army colonel has admitted his unit murdered 57 civilians, then dressed them in uniforms and claimed they were rebels killed in combat. Colonel Luis Fernando Borja was sentenced to 21 years, reduced from 42 years for accepting responsibility. In a typical case in 2007, Borja admitted... 

Venezuela acquired 1,800 Russian antiaircraft missiles in '09

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Russia delivered at least 1,800 shoulder-fired antiaircraft missiles to Venezuela in 2009, U.N. arms control data show, despite vigorous U.S. efforts to stop President Hugo Chavez’s stridently anti-American government from acquiring the weapons. The United States feared that the missiles could be funneled to Marxist guerrillas fighting Colombia’s pro-American government or Mexican drug... 

Over 10,000 unidentified bodies found in Colombia

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A survey to determine the number of unidentified corpses found by authorities in Colombia has returned a count of 10,084 so far, with more than half of the country’s municipalities yet to report their figures, reports El Espectador. The survey, which is being conducted by the Justice and Peace tribunal with the Prosecutor General’s Office, was distributed in July to mayor’s offices... 
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