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Colombia's Covid-19 vaccination drive kicks off in major cities
Bogota, Feb 19 (IANS) Mass vaccination against Covid-19 kicked off on Thursday in Colombia's capital Bogota, the Colombian city with the most infections and deaths since the start of the pandemic in the South American country, said health authorities.
2021-02-19
Category: International, Colombia,Health/Medicine
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Colombia launches mass vaccination campaign against Covid-19
Bogota, Feb 18 (IANS) Colombia launched a mass vaccination campaign against the Covid-19 pandemic, applying the first dose to a nurse working in an intensive care unit (ICU).
2021-02-18
Category: International, Colombia,Health/Medicine
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SSR Memorial Fund launched in University of California on 'Sushant Day'
California, Jan 21 (IANS) Shweta Singh Kirti, California-based sister of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, announced a fund named after him on Thursday. The trust has been set up in the University of California, Berkeley, on the occasion of the actors 35th birth anniversary.
2021-01-21
Category: International, Colombia,Cinema/Showbiz,Bollywood
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Colombia to launch mass Covid-19 vaccination in Feb
Bogota, Dec 22 (IANS) Colombia plans to launch a mass vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus in February 2021, President Ivan Duque said.
2020-12-22
Category: International, Colombia,Health/Medicine
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Colombia reports inflation reduction in November
Bogota, Dec 6 (IANS) Colombia's National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) reported on that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) registered a decline of 0.15 per cent in November compared to the previous month, while the annual variation of the CPI was 1.49 per cent.
2020-12-06
Category: International, Colombia,Politics
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Colombia's first lady tests positive for COVID-19
Bogota, Nov 25 (IANS) The wife of Colombian President Ivan Duque, Maria Juliana Ruiz, has tested positive for COVID-19, the president's office confirmed.
2020-11-25
Category: International, Colombia,Politics
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Colombian Prez touts tax-free day for economic recovery
Bogota, Nov 22 (IANS) Colombian President Ivan Duque has urged the public to utilize the year's third and final VAT-free Day to re-energize the country's pandemic-hit economy.
2020-11-22
Category: International, Colombia,Politics
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Colombians urged to start Xmas shopping to boost economy
Bogota, Oct 31 (IANS) Colombian President Ivan Duque has urged the citizens of the country to start their Christmas shopping from November in order to boost the economy amid the coronavirus-induced slowdown.
2020-10-31
Category: International, Colombia,Politics
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Colombian Vice President tests Covid-19 positive
Bogota, Oct 24 (IANS) Colombian Vice President Marta Lucia Ramirez confirmed that she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and would be isolated in her home for 15 days.
2020-10-24
Category: International, Colombia,Politics
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2020-09-20
Category: International, Colombia,National
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Colombia resumes international flights
Bogota, Sep 20 (IANS) Colombian President Ivan Duque has announced the resumption of international flights after remaining suspended for five months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-09-20
Category: International, Colombia,Politics
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7 killed in Colombia protests against police brutality
Bogota, Sep 11 (IANS) At least seven people were killed in violent protests against police brutality in Colombia's capital Bogota, the police said.
2020-09-11
Category: International, Colombia,Politics
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Colombia approves football restart post COVID-19 hiatus
Bogota, Aug 21 (IANS) Colombia's professional football competitions have been authorised to restart after more than five months of inactivity because of the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-08-21
Category: International, Colombia,Sports,Football
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Colombian Prez condemns killing of 8 people
Bogota, Aug 17 (IANS) Colombian President Ivan Duque has condemned the killing of eight young people who were gunned down by a group of armed assailants in western Narino department.
2020-08-17
Category: International, Colombia,Crime/Disaster/Accident
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COVID-19: Colombian football set for September return
Bogota, Aug 4 (IANS) Colombian football is poised to restart in September, six months after it was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Ivan Duque has said.
2020-08-04
Category: International, Colombia,Sports,Football
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Colombian football federation fined for WC ticket racket
Bogota, July 7 (IANS) The Colombian football federation (FCF) has been fined for irregularities related to the sale of World Cup qualifying tickets, the country's competition authority has said.
2020-07-07
Category: International, Colombia,Sports,Football
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COVID-19: Colombian football set for August restart
Bogota, June 18 (IANS) Colombian football is on track to restart in August, five months after being halted because of the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-06-18
Category: International, Colombia,Sports,Football
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13 Colombian presidential palace staffers test COVID-19 positive
Bogota, May 30 (IANS) Thirteen people who work at the Colobian presidential palace or Casa de Narino have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, government officials said.
2020-05-30
Category: International, Colombia,International
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US investigators looking into causes of Kobe's chopper crash
California, Jan 28 (IANS) US investigators are working to determine the causes of the helicopter crash that killed basketball star Kobe Bryant in California on Sunday, a media report said.
2020-01-28
Category: International, Colombia,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Sports
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Federer to compensate Colombian fans for cancelled match: Agent
Bogota (Colombia), Nov 28 (IANS) A cancelled exhibition tennis match featuring Roger Federer in Bogota could be rescheduled for March next year, the Swiss legend's agent has said.
2019-11-28
Category: International, Colombia,Sports,Tennis
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Federer to play exhibition duels in Colombia, Argentina
Bogota (Columbia), Sep 18 (IANS) Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer will play exhibition matches in Argentina and Colombia in November.
2019-09-18
Category: International, Colombia,Sports,Tennis
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Obama offers World Cup-winning advice to Messi
Bogota (Colombia), May 30 (IANS) Argentine football great Lionel Messi has received a piece of advice from former US President Barack Obama on how to win the World Cup.
2019-05-30
Category: International, Colombia,Sports,Football
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Internet sensation Grumpy Cat passes away
California, May 17 (IANS) Grumpy Cat, the Internet's most popular cat and one of its first viral memes, has died at age seven, her family announced on Friday.
2019-05-17
Category: International, Colombia,Human Interest/Society,Technology
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Tolima upset Atletico Paranaense in Copa Libertadores clash
Ibague (Colombia), March 6 (IANS) Colombian club Deportes Tolima upset Brazil's Atletico Paranaense 1-0 thanks to a goal by left-back Danovis Banguero in a Group G match on the opening day of the 2019 Copa Libertadores, South America's premier club soccer tournament.
2019-03-06
Category: International, Colombia,Sports,Football
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US aid lands in Colombia to deliver supplies to Venezuela
Bogota, Feb 17 (IANS) A second wave of US aid landed at the Colombian-Venezuelan border in an effort to deliver supplies to Caracas amid the country's ongoing humanitarian crisis.
2019-02-17
Category: International, Colombia,Diplomacy,Politics
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YouTube bans dangerous, harmful pranks
California, Jan 16 (IANS) YouTube videos that depict dangerous or emotionally distressing "pranks" have been banned from the platform.
2019-01-16
Category: International, Colombia,Human Interest/Society,Lifestyle/Fashion,Defence/Security,Technology
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