News of bogota

Death stalks Colombian defenders of nature

13-09-2021 13:52 Global Witness NGO says Colombia was the most dangerous country for land and environment defenders for the second year in a row in 2020, accounting for 65 of the 227 killings reported worldwide.

POVERTY & THE PANDEMIC

Covid’s shockwaves took poverty in Latin America to a new nadir

05-05-2021 13:33 The Covid-19 pandemic has sent a wave of poverty racing across Latin America, deepening declines that began over the past decade and consigning millions to lives of deprivation.

PROTESTS IN COLOMBIA

19 dead, 800 wounded as Colombia cracks down on tax reform protests

04-05-2021 11:57 Protesters in Colombia called Monday for a new mass rally after 19 people died and more than 800 were wounded in clashes during five days of demonstrations against a proposed government tax reform.

LATIN AMERICA

Colombians protest tax reform proposal amid pandemic

29-04-2021 11:48 Protesters march as President Iván Duque's government moves to tax the incomes of those earning more than US$656 a month, lowering the threshold to broaden the tax base.

copa américa in doubt?

Bogotá bars football matches as virus stretches health system

26-04-2021 15:34 Colombia's capital Bogotá on Monday barred two continental club football matches from taking place due to the city's health system teetering on the verge of collapse from the coronavirus pandemic.

Global pandemic

Latin America's cities bustle like Covid is gone – but it’s not

20-09-2020 21:57 In Latin America’s big cities, as in other places around the globe, it almost feels like the virus never happened.

Coronavirus pandemic

As coronavirus spreads, some Venezuelans opt to return home

07-04-2020 08:18 According to Colombian authorities, nearly 600 Venezuelans returned to their country over the weekend through a humanitarian corridor. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says at least 1,500 have returned thus far and that he expects about 15,000 total to come back.

Coronavirus pandemic

Paralysis for Latin America with lockdowns, border closures

20-03-2020 12:30 Brazil closes land borders and Argentina enters nationwide lockdown, as Mexico and Peru report their first virus deaths.

PROTESTS IN COLOMBIA

Protester voices: Colombians share their mounting discontent

29-11-2019 10:10 A look into the lives of marchers at recent demonstrations in Colombia, where activists are pushing their agenda to the forefront of the national vision as civil worries loom despite positive economic growth.

Colombian Elections

Shootings, death threats mar Colombia's post-peace elections

29-10-2019 07:00 Despite an historic peace accord, running for office in Colombia is still risky. Recently, two candidates were shot and burned to death in a campaign vehicle. Gubernatorial candidate Wilson Flores has received pamphlets declaring him a “military target.”

News of bogota

Death stalks Colombian defenders of nature

Covid’s shockwaves took poverty in Latin America to a new nadir

19 dead, 800 wounded as Colombia cracks down on tax reform protests

Colombians protest tax reform proposal amid pandemic

Bogotá bars football matches as virus stretches health system

Latin America's cities bustle like Covid is gone – but it’s not

As coronavirus spreads, some Venezuelans opt to return home

Paralysis for Latin America with lockdowns, border closures

Protester voices: Colombians share their mounting discontent

Shootings, death threats mar Colombia's post-peace elections

Brazil hikes interest rate by most in two decades

Biden's nominee for US envoy criticises Argentina’s policy on Venezuela and Cuba

Amazon's new series on life of Maradona set to premiere in Argentina

Protesting Ecuadoreans block roads as fuel price crisis escalates

Brazil tightens most in tears, with 150 points now and December

Gustavo Santos: "Argentina perdió más de USD 1000 millones por culpa de La Cámpora en el último trimestre"

Elecciones 2021 | Según una encuesta Santilli supera en cinco puntos a Tolosa Paz

Mendoza, Córdoba, La Rioja y Buenos Aires ya están listas para aplicar terceras dosis

La reacción de Fernando Iglesias cuando le rechazaron el pedido de juicio político a Aníbal Fernández

Quiénes asistieron al homenaje a Néstor Kirchner, el acto que reunió a un Frente de Todos dividido