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Colombia joins the list of countries probing Apple over App Store antitrust concerns
9to5Mac
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August 27, 2025
From the United States to the United Kingdom, from Brazil to Japan, and in many countries in between, Apple has been facing a series of antitrust probes, particularly over its App Store rules. Now, Colombia is also joining in. Here are the...
Corporate political activity of the food industry in the development of food policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: a narrative review of the current literature
Globalization and Health
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August 26, 2025
Narrative review The search provided an initial screening sample of 29,644 documents from search platforms (n = 29,611) and grey literature (n = 39). Following a title screening, 29,174 documents were excluded because they did not meet the...
Huila Colombia’s Non-Mining Exports Surge 50% to $624.2 Million USD in First Half of 2025
Finance Colombia
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August 28, 2025
Among the nine departments that have the most weight in the export basket of non-mining energy goods in Colombia, one stands out because it had the highest growth in the first half of the year. This is Huila, which, although it represents 4.9% of...
Parametric insurance launched to shield Colombia’s coral reefs from hurricanes
Captive International
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In response to the growing threats that hurricanes pose to coral reefs in the Colombian Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, a coalition of partners — AXA COLPATRIA, AXA Climate, Fondo Acción, and WTW Alternative Risk...
Drone Production Revenues Booming Driven By Significant Defense Budgets And Ongoing Military Operations Worldwide - Financial News Media
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN- Financial News Media) data-id="165ecfe1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="theme-post-content"> Palm Beach, FL – August 28, 2025 – The Global Military Drone Market has been growing steadily in the recent past and is destined to...
Bogotá Strikes a Chord with Bach 340 Festival
The City Paper Bogotá
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August 27, 2025
Bogotá is about to be transformed into a living concert hall. From 27 to 31 August, the Colombian capital will host the inaugural edition of Bogotá Concertante – Bach 340, a festival celebrating the timeless genius of Johann Sebastian Bach while...
Colombia Seeks to Boost Business Ties with Ethiopia
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 27, 2025 (ENA)- Colombia is making a concerted effort to strengthen its economic and commercial relationships with African nations, with a particular focus on Ethiopia, Ambassador Yeisom Arcodia Meneses Copete told ENA....
Power outages announced in Santo Domingo due to construction work
Dominican Today
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Santo Domingo.- Edesur Dominicana announced scheduled power outages this Thursday in several sectors of Greater Santo Domingo, due to construction work by the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) and the Office for Transportation...
Consumer Sentiment In India Resilient Amid US Tariff Jitters: Report
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) India continues to show resilience, securing the second position on the national 'Consumer Sentiment Index', despite a 3.3 percentage point decline in consumer sentiment in August, a report said on...
Miguel Uribe shooting: 15-year-old Colombian shooter given 7 years in youth facility
Hindustan Times
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August 27, 2025
A teenager who admitted shooting Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay during a political rally was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years of detention at a youth rehabilitation facility. Senator Miguel Uribe was a...
ePS to host Colombia packaging roadshow
Labels & Labelling
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eProductivity Software has announced its Roadshow Packaging Colombia event, bringing together packaging industry professionals to explore artificial intelligence, data management and automation applications in Bogotá on September 4, 2025. The free...
Teen who shot Colombian presidential hopeful sentenced to 7 years at youth detention facility
myMotherLode - California
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August 27, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A teenager who admitted shooting Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay during a political rally was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years of detention at a youth rehabilitation facility. The...
Colombia Faces Parallel States as Guerrillas Govern Neglected Amazon Borderlands
LatinAmerican Post
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August 26, 2025
On the San Miguel River, where the water itself marks the frontier with Ecuador, a guerrilla commander nicknamed Popéye pushes his boat toward a waiting unit of fighters. In fatigues and rubber boots, rifle slung across his shoulders, he carries...
Colombia on alert over risk of future bombings, attacks
United Press International (UPI)
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People dressed in white hold lit candles at a candlelight vigil for peace and remembrance in front of the Marco Fidel Suarez Air Base in Cali, Colombia, on Saturday. Hundreds gathered at the site of the attack in memory of the six civilians killed...
GAT Expo CDMX opens its doors with an academic conference analyzing present and future of the gaming industry
Yogonet International
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August 27, 2025
This Wednesday, August 27, GAT Expo CDMX 2025 begins at the Expo Santa Fe Convention Center in Mexico City. Leaders and experts will gather there to analyze the present and future of gaming in Mexico and Latin America. The GAT CDMX Academy will...
Former Colombian president will launch Climate Impact Speaker Series
Cornell Chronicle - New York
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The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability’s 2025 Climate Impact Speaker Series will kick off Sept. 2 with former president of Colombia Iván Duque. He oversaw the country’s dramatic expansion of renewable energy – from 1% of national energy...
A Must Have: dLocal Reveals LatAm Consumer Attitudes Towards Accessible Payments
The Fintech Times
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August 27, 2025
According to dLocal, the emerging markets payment platform, popular local payment methods, like Pix, eWallets and cash-to-digital solutions are no longer a nice-to-have, but a must for Latin American (LatAm) merchants selling online. For LatAm...
Blind Eagle’s Five Clusters Target Colombia Using RATs, Phishing Lures, and Dynamic DNS Infra
The Hacker News
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August 27, 2025
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered five distinct activity clusters linked to a persistent threat actor known as Blind Eagle between May 2024 and July 2025. These attacks, observed by Recorded Future Insikt Group, targeted various victims,...
Colombia's Hidden Gold: How Modern Tech Can Unlock Millions From Legacy Mine Waste
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In one of South America's most prolific gold belts, centuries of mining have left behind massive tailings piles, discarded material that, despite...
Colombia’s ‘La Suprema’ Helmer Felipe Holguin to Direct Prize-Winning Drama ‘This Bolero Is for ‘Ita’
Variety
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August 25, 2025
Colombia’s Felipe Holguin, whose “La Suprema” repped his country at the 97th Academy Awards, has boarded the lauded project “This Bolero is for ‘Ita’” from Red Collision Studios. Written by Red Collision’s Camila Caballero, the cross-border drama...