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ANALYSIS
Will Colombia’s most ‘stubborn’ rebel group agree to peace?
On February 7, two months after signing a peace agreement with the FARC guerrillas, the Colombian government begins formal negotiations…
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AMERICAS
Colombia: Peace talks with ELN rebel group begin
Members of Colombia's ELN left-wing rebel group and government negotiators have begun talks seeking to end more than five decades…
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ANALYSIS
Will Trump double down on drug war capitalism with Plan Colombia?
Saturday (February 4) marks the 16th anniversary of Plan Colombia, a multi-billion dollar U.S. counternarcotics and counterinsurgency military aid package…
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Travel
Spicing Up the Colombian Melting Pot
As Bogotá has increasingly become a melting pot of cultures from every part of Colombia, restaurants focusing on regional dishes…
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AMERICAS
Unease in Colombia, as Old Enemies Become New Neighbors
The town’s name is Spanish for “peace.” The days to come will test how accurate that is.
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AMERICAS
Colombian Gov and FARC proclaim end to 52 years war
Colombian army officers and leaders of the FARC rebel group shook hands in this northern town on Wednesday to mark…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Software program identifies brains with Alzheimer’s disease
From magnetic resonance brain structure imagery, the software program automatically rates Alzheimer’s disease patients with 70% assertiveness.
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AMERICAS
Colombia’s FARC rebels march one last time, to demobilization camps
Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels are on the move one final time, traveling by boat, road and on foot across jungle…
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Travel
Colombia’s popular Parque Tayrona closes for indigenous cleansing ceremony
Parque Tayrona, one of Colombia’s most popular tourist attractions, will close for a month on Saturday to allow the local…
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LIFE
Curbing the tobacco epidemic in the Americas
Tobacco epidemic disproportionately affect low and middle-income countries, where more than 80% of the world’s smokers now live
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