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Colombia plans to provide medical treatment to Palestinian children injured in Israel-Hamas war
6 months, 1 week ago

Colombia plans to provide medical treatment to Palestinian children injured in Israel-Hamas war

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — A Colombian military hospital would provide medical treatment to Palestinian children injured in the Israel-Hamas war under a plan announced Thursday by the country’s Foreign Ministry. Colombia’s Deputy Minister of Multilateral Affairs Elizabeth Taylor Jay told reporters the children would travel with their families to Colombia for rehabilitation. Weeks after the Hamas attack on southern Israel, Petro …

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Four children missing in jungle after Colombia plane crash found alive after 40 days
1 year, 6 months ago

Four children missing in jungle after Colombia plane crash found alive after 40 days

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Four children who survived …

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Four indigenous siblings found alive after surviving Amazon plane crash and 40 days alone in jungle
1 year, 6 months ago

Four indigenous siblings found alive after surviving Amazon plane crash and 40 days alone in jungle

The Hindu  

Four Indigenous children survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three adults and then wandered on their own in the jungle for 40 days before being found alive by Colombian soldiers. During the search, in an area where visibility is greatly limited by mist and thick folliage, soldiers on helicopters dropped boxes of food into the jungle, hoping that it …

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4 children, including a baby, survived a plane crash and 40 days alone in the Amazon jungle
1 year, 6 months ago

4 children, including a baby, survived a plane crash and 40 days alone in the Amazon jungle

LA Times  

Soldiers and Indigenous men on Friday tend to the four children who were rescued in the Colombian jungle 40 days after a plane they were on crashed. Four Indigenous children survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three adults and then braved the jungle for 40 days before being found alive by Colombian soldiers, bringing a happy ending to a …

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Colombia says four kids found alive in Amazon after plane crash
1 year, 7 months ago

Colombia says four kids found alive in Amazon after plane crash

The Hindu  

Four Indigenous children, including an 11-month-old baby, have been found alive in the dense Colombian Amazon after a plane crash more than two weeks ago, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring "joy for the country." Mr. Petro said on Twitter the children were found after "arduous search efforts" by the military, which has yet to confirm the rescue. However, the …

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Four kids, including baby, found alive in Amazon Forest 17 days after plane crash
1 year, 7 months ago

Four kids, including baby, found alive in Amazon Forest 17 days after plane crash

Firstpost  

Four children have miraculously been found alive in the dense Colombian Amazon after 17 days after a plane crash, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday. The siblings, boys aged eleven months, four and nine and their 13-year-old sister, were left at the mercy of wild animals and survived by eating jungle fruits before their rescue yesterday, daily mail reported. Earlier Wednesday, …

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Accusations against relatives a blow to Colombian president
1 year, 9 months ago

Accusations against relatives a blow to Colombian president

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Gustavo Petro has asked prosecutors to investigate accusations against his brother and one of his sons that could deal a blow to his presidency and undermine his plans for peace and to fight corruption. Petro, a former guerrilla who was elected as Colombia’s first leftist president last year, has promised to battle endemic corruption and …

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Colombia armed groups confining people to homes, communities: NRC
2 years, 1 month ago

Colombia armed groups confining people to homes, communities: NRC

Al Jazeera  

Norwegian Refugee Council calls for ‘lasting peace’ to end restrictions on freedom of movement across Colombia. The NRC said on Thursday that millions of people are affected by six “ongoing non-international armed conflicts” in which armed groups use confinement “to exert control over isolated communities and territories that are often used for illicit activities”. “We call on the Colombian government …

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Fighting between armed groups leaves 18 dead in Colombia
2 years, 1 month ago

Fighting between armed groups leaves 18 dead in Colombia

Al Jazeera  

Deadly fighting in southwest Colombia comes ahead of peace talks between National Liberation Army rebels and Gustavo Petro’s government. The fighting involved rebel dissidents who rejected a 2016 peace agreement between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the government, and a criminal band that calls itself “Comandos de la Frontera” or “Border Commandos”. Negotiators from Petro’s government will resume …

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Colombia to suspend aerial bombings against armed groups
2 years, 4 months ago

Colombia to suspend aerial bombings against armed groups

Al Jazeera  

Defence minister says shift in strategy aims to protect civilians, including children forced to join rebel groups. Colombia’s new left-wing government has said it will suspend aerial bombings targeting armed groups, in an effort to minimise the deaths of civilians and children who have been forcibly recruited into the organisations. Defence Minister Ivan Velasquez told reporters on Thursday that the …

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