News of colombia

MercadoLibre, BigCommerce ally to boost US sales to Latin America

21-07-2021 10:46 MercadoLibre partners with Texas-based BigCommerce Holdings to give the online-shopping software-maker’s web merchants access to a new region.

Rights groups urge UN to condemn 'oppression' of Colombia protests

01-07-2021 08:20 UN Human Rights Council urged to condemn the "brutal oppression" of protesters in Colombia, as groups call for an independent investigation.

NGO: Almost 2,000 Venezuelan refugees murdered in Colombia in 5 years

24-06-2021 09:50 At least 1,933 Venezuelan migrants were killed in Colombia between 2015 and 2020, and another 836 are "considered missing," reports Colombian NGO

Argentina lay foundations ahead of Copa América’s kick-off

11-06-2021 00:36 Draws in World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Colombia remind the Albiceleste that there’s little margin for error. But there’s still grounds for optimism ahead of the Covid Copa in Brazil.

by Dan Edwards

Criticism, jokes as Copa América moved to Brazil over Covid

01-06-2021 10:54 Decision to move Copa América to pandemic-battered Brazil draws criticism from epidemiologists – and a flurry of jokes.

No end in sight as Colombia marks full month of protests

28-05-2021 12:04 Colombia on Friday marks a full month of anti-government protests which began on April 28 in response to a proposed tax increase. Though the reform was quickly withdrawn, it triggered a broad anti-government mobilisation by people who felt they were left to fend for themselves in the health crisis, and angry over the heavy-handed response of security forces.

AFA suspends all football in Argentina with Copa América looming

21-05-2021 12:28 AFA suspended all professional football tournaments as new coronavirus lockdown is imposed, just over three weeks before hosting the Copa América.

Crisis-hit city of Cali emblematic of Colombian anger

14-05-2021 01:18 Mass demonstrations against poverty and inequality have spiralled into deadly violence, with dozens killed. Colombian government has come under fire for its severe response, and in particular for the deployment of heavily-armed police.

Colombia calls for dialogue with protest leaders

07-05-2021 13:49 Colombia's government on Thursday invited protest leaders to a dialogue in a bid to defuse tensions that began over a week ago over a tax reform proposed to address economic consequences of the pandemic.

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.