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Border Report: San Diego Priest Helps a Migrant’s Remains Get Home to Venezuela
Around 8 a.m. one March morning in Venezuela, Josmary Uriza received the kind of phone call that no one wants to receive. It was about 5 a.m. in San Diego, where her husband, Eduardo Jose Vivas Bracho, lived. He had gone to a San Diego hospital in...
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These Are The World's Most Educated Populations
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Zero Hedge
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Which countries have the most educated populations? Higher levels of tertiary education among a populace generally indicate greater potential for innovation and economic growth, but this isn’t always the case. In this graphic, Visual Capitalist's...
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Sinking Boats Off Venezuela, Colombia. What Could Go Wrong?
Last week, U.S. Special Operations forces launched deadly strikes against two vessels in the Eastern Pacific off the coast of Colombia. The attacks, against what the Trump administration claimed were narcotics traffickers, represent an expansion...
Owner: Washington Monthly Institute Inc
Indigenous-Led Flotilla Crosses the Amazon Demanding Climate Justice
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teleSUR
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The Yaku Mama Amazon Flotilla, which set off on October 16, is led by Indigenous peoples. Photo: Not to the Mine. October 23, 2025 Hour: 6:49 am The Yaku Mama Amazon Flotilla is sailing across the Amazon to defend environmental security, having...
Owner: Venezuelan Government
What to know about uncontacted Indigenous peoples
BOGOTA, Colombia -- From the depths of Brazil’s Amazon to Indonesia’s rainforests, some of the world’s most isolated peoples are being squeezed by roads, miners and drug traffickers — a crisis unfolding far from public view or effective state...
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Gig workers, street vendors and day laborers hit by feds in Chicago immigration crackdown
Five days after armed federal agents descended on the Swap-O-Rama flea market and took more than a dozen people away, some of the market’s vendors were back at work, selling tools, hot sauce and women’s underwear from spaces they rent in the...
Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
Uncontacted Indigenous groups could vanish within a decade without stronger protections, experts say
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — From the depths of Brazil’s Amazon to Indonesia’s rainforests, some of the world’s most isolated peoples are being squeezed by roads, miners and drug traffickers — a crisis unfolding far from public view or effective state...
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Meet some of the deceased honored in San Francisco’s Day of the Dead
Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. Last year, Veronica Estila’s father, Jorgito, passed away at the age of 79 after a bad fall. He had been in fragile health: First a stroke, then...
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Catholic migrant vigils across the nation call for ‘One Church, One Family’ — Oct. 22 and Nov. 13
Catholics across the nation are being invited to publicly pray for migrants, with two coast-to-coast days of witness planned amid the Trump administration’s continuing crackdown on unauthorized immigration. “One Church, One Family: Catholic Public...
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Ivan Cepeda Elected Presidential Candidate of Colombia’s Ruling Historic Pact for the 2026 Elections
Senator Ivan Cepeda was elected as the presidential candidate for 2026 for the ruling Historic Pact party, following today’s vote in Colombia. Credit: Josep Maria Freixes / Colombia One. Senator Iván Cepeda was elected this Sunday as the...
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Colombians in NYC: Trump is right, our president is crazy
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The Times
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Colombians in New York have criticised their country’s president as “crazy” for opposing President Trump in an escalating diplomatic feud over “drug boats”. President Petro and Trump are embroiled in a war of words over US military strikes on...
Owner: Murdoch Family
Colombia’s US Ambassador Denounces Trump’s Deadly Caribbean Boat Strikes
Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. Tensions are escalating between Colombia and the United States as President Trump conducts deadly...
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Surreal Lagoon Perfectly Mirrors Colombia’s Shape
Lomalinda Lagoon in Meta, Colombia, resembles the country’s map and offers unique activities for ecotourism in the region. Credit: X.com/@GobMeta Colombia is home to a unique lagoon that resembles the shape of the country’s map. Located in the...
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Iván Cepeda: “The Historical Pact is the most influential political force in Colombia”
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teleSUR
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Iván Cepeda denounced the strategies carried out by political adversaries who “wove a series of obstacles to prevent reaching this instance.” The massiveness recorded during the day, despite the serious failures in the logistics of the process...
Owner: Venezuelan Government
Caribbean Religious Leaders Denounce U.S. Troops Threats in the Region
Member catholic bishops of the Episcopal Conference of the Antilles. Photo: X October 26, 2025 Hour: 4:51 pm The Antilles Episcopal Conference of Bishops, which brings together Catholic religious leaders, expressed its concern over the increase in...
Owner: Venezuelan Government
President of Colombia voted in consultation of the Historic Pact
Inconsistencies in polling stations in various parts of the country made it difficult for citizens to vote in Colombia. President Gustavo Petro exercised his right to vote and criticized the electoral authority. Photo: PL October 26, 2025 Hour:...
Owner: Venezuelan Government
Colombia Reimagines the Coca Leaf: Color, Craft, and a Quiet Revolution
In a country too often reduced to headlines about cocaine, a circle of Colombian artisans and designers is teaching a quieter truth: the coca leaf can dye wool instead of fueling wars, and a plant long demonized can still nurture beauty, dignity,...
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Why the Church cares about the mining industry
The “Framework” proposes courses of action, in particular to guarantee the “informed consent” of local communities in the face of the “immense” power of multinationals, explains the British national. He adds that the Catholic Church “does not...
Owner: The Foundation for Evangelization through the Media (the FEM)
African Roots of Traditional Colombian Music and Dances
Many of Colombia’s traditional music and dances have African roots, with Afro-Colombians preserve their ancestral rhythms to this day. Credit: UNWoman, Ryan Brown /CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The Pacific and Caribbean regions of Colombia are home to...
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Tourism in Choco: A Hidden Paradise on Colombia’s Pacific Coast
Choco is an emerging top tourist destination in Colombia thanks to its rich biodiveristy and natural wonders. Credit: Valentina Roldan / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The department of Choco, located in western Colombia, is one of the country’s richest...
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