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Colombia's Top Presidential Hopefuls: Ex-Rebel or Critic of Peace Pact With Rebels The top two candidates in Sunday's presidential election offer Colombians a stark choice: a law-and-order conservative versus a former guerrilla and admirer of the late Venezuelan strongman, Hugo ChÃ¡vez.
Wall Street Journal | 17 hours, 2 minutes ago | comment? | recommend

ESYO appoints new music director Carlos Agreda, a native of Colombia, emerged from a pool of about 70 candidates
The Daily Gazette | May 24, 2018 4:51 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Schenectady, New York

Colombia's election could mark the start of a resurgent left BOGOTA (Reuters) - Left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro had a simple but radical proposal for his audience in the small industrial town of Yumbo in western Colombia.
Reuters | May 24, 2018 3:58 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Copa Libertadores knockout rounds: Brazilian clubs primed to rule Argentina Two years ago, the final of South America's Copa Libertadores was between Atletico Nacional of Colombia and Ecuador's Independiente del Valle, two sides from the north of the continent. Since then, the competition has been reorganised. It is now
ESPN | May 24, 2018 12:38 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Bayern Munich's James Rodriguez launches own branded cryptocurrency James Rodriguez took the 2014 World Cup by storm finishing as top scorer and ahead of this summer's event in Russia, the Colombia playmaker has launched his own cryptocurrency to "reflect his brand values and build stronger fan relationships.&qu
ESPN | May 24, 2018 10:18 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

A robot submarine found the Holy Grail of shipwrecks. It could be worth billions. The San Jos, which sunk off the coast of Colombia in 1708, stands as one of the most expensive maritime losses in history.
Washington Post | May 24, 2018 12:40 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Submarine Finds 'Holy Grail Of Shipwrecks' With Billions In Treasure The exact location of the wreckage is still a secret, but it was discovered in November 2015 off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia.
cbs2chicago.com | May 23, 2018 4:18 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Chicago, Illinois

Colombia faces challenge to avoid debt downgrade, whoever wins vote BOGOTA (Reuters) - With Colombia's oil revenues flagging and its economy struggling to regain momentum, whoever wins its presidential election faces a challenge to retain the country's investment grade credit rating, with precious little room for maneuver
Reuters | May 23, 2018 3:15 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

For decades, Colombia battled leftist guerrillas. Now one is a leading presidential candidate. Polls show Gustavo Petro is unlikely to win, but his strong run highlights drastic polarization at a transformative time for Latin Americas closest U.S. ally.
Washington Post | May 23, 2018 12:41 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

Migrant remittances a big business in cash-starved Venezuela BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) The giant metal pots in the kitchen of a drab Bogota cafeteria are filled with simple dishes like vegetable rice. But Edgary Granadillo's delicate arrangement of the plates he sets before rushed lunchtime office workers hints¦
Journal Review | May 23, 2018 04:06 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend article from Crawfordsville, Indiana

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