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Time is running out for South Florida developers to cash in on EB-5
South Florida developers are increasingly looking to EB-5 funding to fill gaps in their capital stacks, as foreign investors rush to participate before the program expires. The visa program, which provides green cards to investors and their...
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Colombian Emeralds Stolen During Louvre Heist
Among the artifacts stolen during the Louvre heist was a necklace belonging to Empress Marie Louise of Austria, encrusted with Colombian emeralds. Credit: Shonagon / Public Domain A Colombian treasure was stolen during the Louvre heist: an...
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Lawyer takes on Pakistan’s 40% ‘period tax’ affecting 109 million women
While countries like Kenya, India, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Colombia, and South Africa have abolished the pink tax or period tax, Pakistan still cannot seem to let go of it. A woman spends about six to seven years of her life...
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Aracataca, Colombia: The Source of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Genius
The town of Aracataca, in Colombia, is where Gabriel Garcia Marquez was inspired to create his fantastic literary Macondo. Credit: A.P. / Colombia One. The name Aracataca, a small town in Colombia’s Caribbean region, is forever linked to writer...
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Colombia’s U.S. Ambassador Denounces Trump’s Deadly Strikes on Boats in the Caribbean
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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. A group of United Nations experts say U.S. strikes targeting boats...
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If you love Cartagena in Colombia… then you will love Campeche in Mexico
While millions of tourists flock to Cancún and Tulum each year, the nearby low-key historical town of Campeche remains a little-known spot on the Yucatán Peninsula. The walled city is a pastel-hued dream, a place that has personally captivated me...
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Church Brothers Farms to acquire Mann Packing assets from Fresh Del Monte
Vegetables and leafy greens supplier Church Brothers Farms has agreed to acquire Mann Packing vegetables business from Fresh Del Monte Produce. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine...
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Colombia: Venezuelan activists attacked in targeted shooting
Two Venezuelan activists were shot and injured in the Colombian capital Bogota on Monday in what local authorities suspect was a targeted, hitman-style attack. Yendri Velasquez, a human rights and LGBTQ+ activist, and Luis Peche, a political...
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Colombia’s ties to vessels struck by Trump: A missing fisherman, a submarine, and an ELN boat
U.S. President Donald Trump’s offensive in the Caribbean has escalated tensions throughout the region. The U.S. Navy deployment, ordered by the president in August, is officially aimed at Venezuelan drug cartels. So far, the operations have...
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Catholic migrant vigils across the nation call for ‘One Church, One Family’
PORTLAND, Ore. — Catholics across the nation are being invited to publicly pray for migrants, with two coast-to-coast days of witness planned amid the Trump administration’s continuing crackdown on unauthorized immigration. “One Church, One...
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Between xenophobia and solidarity: My story of migration to Colombia
Illustration by Global Voices. By Sofía (pseudonym), a member of Mi Historia, a journalistic project in Colombia made by and for teens. I was 12 years old when my mother decided to migrate to Colombia from our home in Venezuela. I never imagined...
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Ohio lawsuits challenge new detention policies in immigration courts
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Saul Morales Chavez went on vacation with his family and ended up jailed for eight months and counting on civil immigration charges, despite no criminal history and living in the United States for more than 20 years. The U.S....
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The First Hundred Days of Leo XIV's Pontificate: Change or Continuity?
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Some Elements of Change Within Continuity On the Monday Vatican website, dated August 25, 2025, Andrea Gagliarducci identifies some elements of change, specifying, however: Leo XIV presents himself as a Pope “at once in continuity and in...
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Colombia’s Annual Inflation Rises to 5.18% in September, Surpassing Analyst Expectations
Colombia’s annual inflation rate increased to 5.18% in September 2025, up 8 basis points from the previous month, according to data compiled by Grupo Cibest and sourced from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). The monthly...
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Migration to OECD countries declined in 2024, but remained high by historical standards
New permanent migration to OECD countries fell by 4% in 2024, following three years of significant increases. Despite the drop, the total of 6.2 million new permanent immigrants remains relatively high, at 15% above 2019 levels, according to a new...
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13 Colombians Among the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action
Thirteen Colombians have been recognized among the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate Action list by Sachamama NGO. Credit: Josefordonez / CC BY-SA 4.0 Thirteen Colombians have been recognized among the 100 Latinos Most Committed to Climate...
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The ‘dynasties’ that keep cumbia alive in a corner of Mexico: ‘The people of Monterrey are reinventing the idea of Colombia’
Cumbia is Mario Alberto Alfaro’s passion. The 52-year-old is a member of a collective that keeps this musical genre – which originates from Colombia’s Caribbean coast – alive in La Independencia, a rough neighborhood in Monterrey, Mexico. Alfaro...
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Colombia Recalls Ambassador to the US Amid Rising Diplomatic Tension
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Colombia announced the withdrawal of its ambassador from Washington on Monday, following US President Donald Trump's threat to impose higher tariffs on the South American country and halt all payments to it. This further...
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Colombia Recalls US Ambassador Amid Dispute With Trump
Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrego addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Pamela Smith/AP Photo The Republic of Colombia on Oct. 20 recalled its U.S....
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Colombia ELN rebels deny any involvement with alleged drug boat destroyed by US
Audio By Carbonatix BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia’s National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels on Tuesday denied any involvement with an alleged drug boat destroyed by U.S. in the Caribbean. “The National Liberation Army does not and will not have any...
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