Posted by Alice Boyd | Sep 27, 2011 | News
Colombia’s minister of the interior stated his opposition Tuesday to a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban all forms of abortion in the country, Colombian media reported. Minister of the Interior German Vargas...
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Three soldiers in northeast Colombia were killed Tuesday by a land mine that was allegedly laid by left-wing guerrilla group the FARC, reported Univison news. The accident reportedly took place while the soldiers were...
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The hiring of a controversial Venezuelan spin doctor has caused Bogota mayoral campaign advisers to quit, Caracol Radio reported Monday. Green Party candidate Enrique Peñalosa recently hired J.J. Rendon as his campaign...
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The number of pregnancies in girls aged between 10 and 14 in Bogota has begun to decrease, breaking a 10-year long pattern of increasing teen pregnancy. According to the district Health Secretary Jose Bernal Conde, the figure...
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Forced displacement in Medellin has gone up 81% in the first six months of 2011 compared to the same period last year, said the city’s Ombudsman Monday. Ombudsman Jairo Herran Vargas made the announcement presenting a...
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