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Women's Day: Reese Witherspoon shares this ‘illuminating’ book as her March pick
By Zarafshan Shiraz
UPDATED ON MAR 06, 2021 01:03 PM IST
- Ahead of Women’s Day 2021, Hollywood actor Reese Witherspoon shares an ‘exceptionally powerful and illuminating’ book as her March pick after launching a free app for her book club which celebrates ‘diverse voices that put women at the center of their stories’
Colombia bans flights from Brazil due to variant
PTI
PUBLISHED ON JAN 28, 2021 10:09 AM IST
Colombia will ban flights from Brazil effective Friday over concerns of a variant of the coronavirus that is circulating in that country.
Electric wheelchair tours show Colombian city from new angle, help shed image of drug violence
By Associated Press | Posted by: Alfea Jamal | Medellin, Colombia
UPDATED ON DEC 03, 2020 09:59 AM IST
Wilson Guzmán lost the use of his legs at age 17 when he was shot in the back while trying to recover a stolen bicycle in his hometown of Medellin, Colombia. The wheelchair tours that Guzman leads once a week are the latest tourist attraction in a city that is slowly shedding its reputation for drug violence and has become one of Colombia’s most visited destinations.
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PHOTOS: Electric wheelchair tours show Colombian city from new angle
UPDATED ON DEC 03, 2020 09:57 AM IST
At least 13 die in two massacres in Colombia: Officials
By Agence France-Presse | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Bogota
PUBLISHED ON NOV 23, 2020 06:11 AM IST
The killings took place in Antioquia department in the northwest and Cauca in the southwest, areas hit hard by violence this year.
Brazil top World Cup qualifying, Ecuador rout Colombia 6-1
By Associated Press | Sao Paulo
PUBLISHED ON NOV 18, 2020 12:51 PM IST
Brazil extended its winning streak to four matches by beating Uruguay 2-0 on Tuesday to lead South American World Cup qualifying. Argentina will end 2020 two points behind in second spot after a 2-0 win at Peru.
Brazil leads World Cup qualifying group, Uruguay beats Colombia
By Associated Press | Sao Paolo
UPDATED ON NOV 14, 2020 09:52 AM IST
Brazil unconvincingly beat Venezuela 1-0 at home, but that was enough for coach Tite’s team to take the lead in South American World Cup qualifying with nine points from three matches even as Uruguay defeated Colombia 3-0.
High rates of teen pregnancy costs Latin America billions of dollars a year, dampens opportunities for women - UN
By Reuters | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz | Bogota
UPDATED ON NOV 12, 2020 12:11 PM IST
UN’s Population Fund reveals that Latin America’s high teenage pregnancy rates are driven by a lack of sex education in schools and lack of access to free birth control for girls, which has become even harder to obtain due to the closure of health clinics in coronavirus lockdowns and has cost Mexico $4.1 billion a year, Paraguay $1.3 billion a year.
‘Our hearts have no wrinkles’: 69-year-old raps on buses in Colombian to make ends meet, spreads smiles in the process
By Associated Press | Posted By: Trisha Sengupta | Bogota, Colombia
PUBLISHED ON NOV 05, 2020 08:30 PM IST
Her advanced age, comical lyrics and unusual attire for a rapper have helped her to stand out.
Top five countries with highest number of Covid-19 infections
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shivani Kumar | Hindustan Times, New De;hi
UPDATED ON OCT 10, 2020 08:54 AM IST
The total number Covid-19 infection has now reached to 36,785,758, as per the figures published by the John Hopkins University. While more than a million others have succumbed to the disease.
Fossil of prehistoric relative of elephants discovered at gold mine in Colombia
By Reuters | Posted by: Sanya Budhiraja | Bogota
PUBLISHED ON SEP 25, 2020 12:00 PM IST
The discovery is the first of its kind in the province.
Toppling of conquistador statue in Colombia is an ‘act of liberation’ against the colonial legacy
By Reuters | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta | Bogota
UPDATED ON SEP 18, 2020 01:35 PM IST
Members of the Misak indigenous tribe, taking a cue from protestors in the United States and elsewhere, tore down the equestrian statue of 16th-century conquistador Sebastian de Belalcazar in the southwestern city of Popayan.
Colombia’s long Covid-19 lockdown fuels anxiety and depression
By Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Bogota, Colombia
PUBLISHED ON AUG 05, 2020 11:08 PM IST
Isolation orders have been extended repeatedly as cases continue to rise and a limited economic reopening that began in April has inched forward only slightly. Colombia now has the ninth-highest total of Covid-19 infections worldwide, prompting President Iván Duque to prolong the quarantine again until late August.
Six dead after explosion in coal mine in Colombia
By Asian News International | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Bogota
UPDATED ON AUG 01, 2020 06:42 AM IST
Angelmiro Berbesi, director of the Risk Management Office in the municipality of El Zulia, was quoted as saying that the explosion apparently occurred due to the accumulation of gases inside the mine.
Dog in Colombia turns into essential worker, helps people by making deliveries
By Associated Press | Posted by: Amrita Kohli | MEDELLIN, Colombia
UPDATED ON JUL 09, 2020 10:28 AM IST
Eros the dog helps to maintain social distancing.
The agony of Colombia’s quarantined sex workers
By Agence France-Presse | Bogota
UPDATED ON APR 19, 2020 11:41 AM IST
Survival has become a struggle for Colombia’s sex workers during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, as cupboards are bare and bills pile up.
Safe sex under lockdown: Argentine official has some advice for digital lovers
By Reuters | Buenos Aires
PUBLISHED ON APR 18, 2020 01:54 PM IST
An Argentine official has given some on-air sex education for onanistic lovers in the time of the coronavirus, underscoring how the pandemic and lockdown in response to it are shaking up every aspect of people’s lives.
Sex toy sales take off amid Colombia’s coronavirus quarantine
By Reuters | Bogota
UPDATED ON APR 16, 2020 12:19 PM IST
Reuters spoke to six online sex shops in Colombia and all said they have seen a swell in sales since the quarantine began. Colombians are meant to remain at home until April 27, except for outings to buy food and medicine and visits to banks, among other exceptions.
Emaciated lion Jupiter to return home to his human ‘mother’
By Agence France-Presse | Cali
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2020 01:20 PM IST
Previously, Jupiter [the lion] weighed 250 kilograms (550 pounds), now his weight is down to just 90 kilos.
Prehistoric car-sized ‘stupendous turtle’ was built for battle, weighed over 200 kgs
By Reuters | Washington
UPDATED ON FEB 13, 2020 12:19 PM IST
Scientists said on Wednesday they have unearthed new fossils of the turtle called Stupendemys geographicus.
Brazil qualify for 2020 Olympic men’s tournament
By Reuters | BUCARAMANGA
UPDATED ON FEB 10, 2020 11:57 AM IST
Brazil had to beat their arch rivals in the Colombia qualifier in order to join them as one of South America’s two representatives at the Tokyo Games.
Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi crowned Miss Universe 2019; Miss India-Universe Vartika Singh in Top 20
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 03, 2020 03:42 AM IST
South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi and Puerto Rico’s Madison Anderson were the top two contestants.
‘Hero’ cat saves 1-year-old baby from falling down the stairs. Video goes viral
By Trisha Sengupta | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 09, 2019 11:36 AM IST
The 45-second-long clip shows the cat saving the baby and it is now going all kinds of viral.
Anandan Gunasekaran opens India’s account with 2 gold medals at World Military Games
By Press Trust of India | Wuhan
UPDATED ON OCT 22, 2019 11:35 PM IST
Gunasekaran clocked 12.00 seconds to win the 100m event, India’s first medal in the ongoing Games. Peru’s Casas Jose was second with a timing of 12.65 while of Fajardo Pardo Teodicelo of Colombia took the bronze with 12.72 seconds.
ONGC Videsh makes 2 new discoveries, oil in Colombia and gas in Brazil
By Rajeev Jayaswal | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON OCT 16, 2019 06:42 PM IST
ONGC Videsh has a significant presence in the oil and gas sector of Brazil and Colombia. It holds stakes in seven exploratory blocks.
Colombian drug smugglers clung to cocaine bales to stay afloat after shipwreck
By Agence France-Presse | Bogota
UPDATED ON OCT 02, 2019 07:26 PM IST
The suspected drug smugglers were taken ashore along with the floating bales, which tested positive for cocaine hydrochloride. The men were in good health and will face charges of drugs trafficking.
Tailoring peace: Colombian ex-rebels turn to fashion
By Agence France-Presse | Bogota
UPDATED ON SEP 21, 2019 06:39 AM IST
A dozen models -- students and former combatants -- strutted in front of 200 spectators to show off the first fashion collection designed in one of the country’s 26 rebel reintegration zones.
Plane crash in Colombia kills seven, three injured
By Agence France-Presse | Bogota
UPDATED ON SEP 16, 2019 06:04 AM IST
Nine people were on board the plane. Seven were killed, while two are seriously injured. The third person injured was a child on the ground in the area where the plane crashed.
Neymar snags equalizer in return as Brazil draw Colombia 2-2 in friendly
By AFP | Miami
UPDATED ON SEP 07, 2019 11:26 AM IST
Before a sell-out crowd of 65,232 at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, Neymar delivered for Brazil, scoring the equalizer in the 58th after setting up Casemiro for the game’s opening goal in the 20th minute on Friday.
Neymar set to return for Brazil v Colombia - Tite
By Press Trust of India | Miami
UPDATED ON SEP 06, 2019 10:22 AM IST
Brazil coach Tite on Thursday said that Neymar had been declared fit and ready to return against the Colombians in Friday’s game at the Hard Rock Stadium