Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 6, 2011 | News
A grenade attack in the northeast of Colombia’s capital Bogota Wednesday left four injured and damaged several shops. According to local media, the grenade was thrown by men on a motorcycle on the corner of calle 95 with...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 5, 2011 | Economy
Colombian exports surged in August, continuing a trend that has seen a sharp increase in overseas sales largely driven by commodities such as oil and coal. Exports for August jumped 50.5% from a year earlier to $4.96 billion,...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 5, 2011 | Lite
Colombian pop diva Shakira on Monday denied rumors that she had broken up with her bf, Spanish soccer player Gerard Pique. The press agent of Colombia’s most popular singer sent out a press release which says the rumors...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 4, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s peso is extending its declines against the dollar Tuesday, recently hitting a fresh 2011 low as worries of a global recession lead investors to unwind their positions in riskier assets. The peso was recently...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Oct 4, 2011 | News
Medellin’s University of Antioquia is testing preventive therapy for Alzheimer in a town in the north of Colombia where a particular gene is causing a high number of residents to suffer from the feared form of...
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