4 die in Bogota fire
Four people died in a fire in a home in the northeast of Bogota, local media reported Wednesday. The victims — two adults and two chidlren — were not able to escape the house in the Suba neighborhood and suffocated...
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Colombia 1st into round 2 at U- 20 World Cup, beats Mali 2-0
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 3, 2011 | zSports
Host nation Colombia became the first team to reach the knockout stages of the Under 20 World Cup by beating Mali 2-0 on Tuesday. Colombia has two convincing wins in its two games and even with one group game to go, it is...
Read MoreHackers shut down Colombian govt websites
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 3, 2011 | News
Hacker collectives Anonymous and Colombian Hackers on Tuesday shut down the websites of Colombia’s president, the interior and justice ministry, the intelligence service DAS and the governing U party. According to short...
Read MoreISA posts 1H net profit up 38% to COP240B
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 2, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s state-controlled electricity grid operator Interconexion Electrica SA said Monday its net profit during the first six months was $136 million, a 38% increase from that period a year before. In an emailed...
Read MoreSura to put ING assets in holding, plans IPO: Report
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Aug 1, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA, or Sura, plans to create a holding company for the Latin American pension unit it recently agreed to acquire from ING Groep NV and then list an equity stake in the company,...
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