AUSTIN – A Round Rock man was arrested today in Round Rock on criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place. …
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Colombia August inflation forecast to rise amid food, housing cost pressures: Reuters poll
by ReutersBy Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s inflation is forecast to have shown further upward growth in August, a Reuters poll revealed on Thursday, as consumer prices rose on food …
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Colombia government will seek to raise 2023 budget by $2.28 billion, says finance minister
by ReutersBOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s leftist government will ask lawmakers to increase the 2023 budget by 10 trillion pesos ($2.28 billion) so it can up spending on social programs, Finance Minister …
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BOGOTA (Reuters) – Representatives of Colombia’s oil, mining and tourism industries told opposition lawmakers on Monday a $5.7 billion tax reform proposed by the government of leftist President Gustavo Petro …
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By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia will suspend aerial bombings targeting illegal armed groups in a bid to avoid collateral damage to civilians and deaths of minors who …
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BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia will guarantee the right to asylum and refuge, President Gustavo Petro said late on Monday, after a high-ranking Venezuelan lawmaker urged the extradition of his party’s …
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By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s national police force will launch a training program with the help of the United States and United Nations meant to prevent abuses …
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BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s new president said Saturday he was suspending arrest warrants and extradition requests for members of the left-wing guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) in an …
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By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – An expected slowing of Colombia’s economic growth and more gradual rise in inflation suggest a lesser need for interest rate hikes as rates get …
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BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s financial regulator said on Wednesday it could take measures to counteract ballooning consumer credit limits and tackle rising household debt as interest rates and inflation climb. …
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BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s administration will send a proposal to increase the government’s budget for 2023 in the coming weeks to bolster social programs, Finance Minister Jose …
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By Nelson Acosta and Luis Jaime Acosta HAVANA/BOGOTA -Colombia hopes to restart peace talks with leftist guerrilla group the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Cuba, the country’s Foreign Minister Alvaro …
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By Nelson Bocanegra CARTAGENA – Colombia will prioritize the diversification of its exports to reduce its dependence on oil, gas and mining and combat its high trade deficit, its new …
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BOGOTA – Colombia carried out internal public debt swaps for 2 trillion pesos ($461.1 million) in a series of operations during June and July to extend maturities, the country’s ministry …
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By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA – Colombia’s inflation is forecast to have maintained its upward trajectory in July, rising almost to 10% amid supply issues and robust demand, pushing up estimates …
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Leader of “Genesis II Church of Health and Healing,” Who Sold Toxic Bleach as Fake “Miracle” Cure for Covid-19 and Other Serious Diseases, Extradited from Colombia to the United States
by DOJ PressMiami, Florida – Mark Grenon, 64, made his initial appearance today in federal court in Miami, Florida, after being extradited from Colombia. Grenon is charged—along with his three sons, Jonathan …
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By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA – The board chief of Colombia’s central bank on Thursday defended the monetary policy authority’s decision not to intervene in movements of the country’s peso, even …
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Tampa Man Pleads Guilty To Producing And Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material And Engaging In Child Sex Tourism In Colombia
by DOJ PressTampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Hugo Espinosa Chavez (59, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to using a minor child to produce images depicting sexual abuse, …
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BOGOTA -At least 51 prisoners died after a fire started during a prison riot in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, the head of the national prisons agency said on …
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NEW YORK – Colombia has extradited a former commander of the leftist FARC paramilitary group to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said on …
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Senior FARC Commander Extradited from Colombia to Face Charges of Operating a Violent Narcotics Distribution Organization
by DOJ PressMartin Leonel Perez Castro, also known as “Richard,” was extradited this morning to the United States from Colombia to face charges in the Eastern District of New York of leading …
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BOGOTA – A court in Colombia has ordered President Ivan Duque to be fined and placed under house arrest for five days, it said on Saturday, citing the Andean country’s …
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BOGOTA – Investigative fracking operations in Colombia can go ahead after a court in the Andean country’s Santander province on Thursday reversed a lower court’s decision to block two pilot …
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By Julia Symmes Cobb FUSAGASUGA, Colombia – Colombian leftist Gustavo Petro leads the race for the country’s presidency ahead of a second round of voting, having inspired his supporters to …
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By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA – Colombia’s economy could have grown by 7.5% in the first quarter of 2022 versus the year-earlier period, mainly boosted by domestic consumption, though this will …