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They came from all over the world to this remote stretch of Colombia’s Caribbean coast. They all wanted to be taught by Beto Gomez, a professional kite surfer, in the spot where he first learned the sport. La Guajira Peninsula is ideal for kite surfing. In Cabo de la Vela, Mr. Gomez’s hometown, with nearly 1,000 residents and desert terrain, the windy season lasts nine months and the waves are flat. So for five days this year, amateur kite surfers — drawn by Mr. Gomez’s social media and competitions broadcast online — traveled here for his classes.

Persons: Beto Gomez, la Vela, Gomez’s, — Locations: India, Switzerland, Netherlands, Seattle, Guajira, la

Díaz’s parents - Luis Manuel Díaz Jiménez and Cilenis Marulanda — were kidnapped by a unit of the ELN at a gas station by armed men on motorcycles. Marulanda was rescued by police a few hours later, but Díaz’s father was held captive for 12 days by the ELN. Prosecutors said in a statement that Alcires Bolivar was a merchant in La Guajira who had been contacted by a member of the ELN to help him kidnap Díaz’s parents. After the kidnapping, special forces were deployed to search for Díaz’s father in a mountain range that straddles Colombia and Venezuela. The ELN acknowledged the kidnapping, saying it was a mistake and that its top leadership had ordered the father’s release.

Persons: Luis Díaz, Colombia’s, Andrés Alcires Bolívar, Marlon Rafael Brito, Díaz’s, Luis Manuel Díaz Jiménez, Marulanda —, Marulanda, Alcires Bolivar, “, Rafael Brito, Díaz, ELN Organizations: Liverpool, National Liberation Army, Catholic Church, United Nations, Prosecutors, Barrancas Council, national soccer team, Police Locations: BOGOTA, Colombia, Barrancas, La Guajira, Colombia’s, Venezuela

☆ Liverpool's Diaz meets father first time since latter's kidnapping
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Luis Manuel Diaz, father of Liverpool player Luis Diaz, arrives to attend a thanksgiving mass at Santa Marta church, after he was freed by Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN), in Barrancas, Colombia November 12, 2023. NO ARCHIVES Acquire Licensing RightsNov 14 (Reuters) - Liverpool and Colombia winger Luis Diaz has reunited with his father for the first time since the latter's kidnapping ordeal, the Colombian football federation said on Tuesday. Luis Manuel Diaz, 58, was released on Thursday by the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) 12 days after he was taken hostage on Oct. 28 in Barrancas, a rural municipality where he lives in the northern province of La Guajira. The Colombian FA shared pictures of the father and son's emotional reunion on X, formerly known as Twitter, with the caption "we are family." Diaz's father has said he would remain in Colombia despite his difficult kidnapping experience.

Persons: Luis Manuel Diaz, Liverpool, Luis Diaz, Chiranjit, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Colombia's National Liberation Army, REUTERS, Colombian, National Liberation Army, Liverpool, Sunday's Premier League, Brentford, Brazil, Colombian FA, Thomson Locations: Santa Marta, Barrancas, Colombia, Liverpool, La Guajira, Bengaluru

☆ Father of Liverpool soccer star Diaz not leaving Colombia after kidnapping
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"My aspirations are to continue in my town because I have my entire family in my town," Diaz said at a press conference. The kidnapping underscored the lack of control that the ELN's top brass exerts over their rank and file, according to analysts and security sources. Diaz on Friday offered details of his captivity, during which his kidnappers advised him to remain calm, he said. "A lot of quite difficult horseback riding, lots of mountains, rain," Diaz said, recalling "almost 12 days without sleep." The rebel group is accused of financing itself through kidnapping, in addition to drug trafficking, illegal mining and extortion.

Persons: Colombia Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Luis Manuel Diaz, Liverpool, Luis Diaz, Gustavo Petro, Diaz, Antonio Garcia, Luis Jaime Acosta, Alistair Bell Organizations: United, Colombia's National Liberation Army, National Liberation Army, European Union, Thomson Locations: Colombia, Valledupar, BOGOTA, Liverpool, Barrancas, La Guajira, United States

BOGOTA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas on Thursday freed the father of Liverpool soccer player Luis Diaz, after taking him hostage nearly two weeks ago, the government said. The elder Luis Diaz was snatched on Oct. 28 in Barrancas, a rural municipality where he lives in the northern province of La Guajira. Thank you all, much love to you all," the soccer star's father said after arriving at his home. "CRITICAL SITUATION"[1/5]Luis Manuel Diaz, father of Liverpool player Luis Diaz, waves after he was freed by Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN), in Valledupar, Colombia November 9, 2023. The ELN said a week ago it would free Diaz, and its top commander said the kidnapping was a mistake.

Persons: Luis Diaz, Luis Manuel Diaz, Player Diaz, Diaz, Luis Diaz's father's, Liverpool, Esteban Vanegas, Mision, ELN, Cilenis Marulanda, Luis Jaime Acosta, Julia Symmes Cobb, Oliver Griffin, Toby Davis, Grant McCool Organizations: National Liberation Army, Liverpool, Libertad, Liverpool's Premier League, Luton Town, Europa League, Toulouse, Colombia's National Liberation Army, REUTERS Acquire, Catholic Church, United Nations, Guerrilla, Reuters, Thomson Locations: BOGOTA, Liverpool, Colombia's, Barrancas, La Guajira, Colombia, England, Papa, France, Valledupar

☆ Kidnapped Father of Colombian Soccer Star Is Freed
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( James Wagner | More About James Wagner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The father of Luis Díaz, a Colombian soccer star for the English club Liverpool, was freed on Thursday after he was kidnapped by a guerrilla group, Colombian officials said. “We report with joy the release of Don Luis Manuel Díaz,” the Colombian government’s commission for peace talks said in a statement on Thursday morning. “We hope that he will soon regain his tranquillity, disturbed by an act that should never have happened.”It was not immediately clear what was exchanged, if anything, for the elder Mr. Díaz’s freedom. “He was obviously emotional to be reunited with his family,” Carlos Ruiz Massieu, the special representative of the U.N. Secretary-General in Colombia, told The New York Times. “He needs more in-depth medical analysis after a situation like this, but he looked good in general.”

Persons: Luis Díaz, “, Don Luis Manuel Díaz, Díaz, ” Carlos Ruiz Massieu, ” Organizations: Liverpool, Colombian, United Nations, Colombia —, New York Times Locations: Colombian, Colombia, La Guajira, Valledupar

BOGOTA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas on Thursday freed the father of Liverpool soccer player Luis Diaz, after taking him hostage in the country's north nearly two weeks ago, the government said. Diaz was named in the Liverpool's starting lineup later on Thursday as the English team faces France's Toulouse in the Europa League. [1/5]Luis Manuel Diaz, father of Liverpool player Luis Diaz, waves after he was freed by Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN), in Valledupar, Colombia November 9, 2023. Esteban Vanegas/Mision ONU (UNVMC)/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights"The current process with the ELN has advanced like no other until today. The government is trying to conduct negotiations with various armed groups, but discussions with the ELN are the most advanced.

Persons: Luis Diaz, Luis Manuel Diaz, Diaz, France's, Luis Diaz's father's, ELN, Liverpool, Esteban Vanegas, Mision, Cilenis Marulanda, Luis Jaime Acosta, Julia Symmes Cobb, Oliver Griffin, Toby Davis Organizations: National Liberation Army, Liverpool, Luton Town, Sunday, France's Toulouse, Europa League, Colombia's National Liberation Army, REUTERS Acquire, Catholic Church, Reuters, Thomson Locations: BOGOTA, Liverpool, Colombia's, Local, Valledupar, Colombia's Cesar, Colombia, La Guajira, Marulanda

☆ Luis Diaz: Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group says military operations don’t allow the release of footballer’s father
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Fernando Ramos | Abel Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The National Liberation Army – the Colombian guerrilla group known by its acronym ELN – said military operations “don’t allow” the release of footballer Luis Díaz’s father, Luis Manuel Díaz, kidnapped since October 28. Luis Manuel Díaz was kidnapped in the small town of Barrancas, department of La Guajira, in northern Colombia. “This scenario does not allow carrying out the release plan quickly and safely, where there is no risk for Mr. Luis Manuel Díaz”, the statement said. Later on Monday, Colombia’s military officials said its troops, part of the search operation, were “ordered to reposition themselves” to provide guarantees for Díaz’s release. Colombia’s Ombudsman’s Office , the Catholic Church and the International Red Cross have offered to serve as guarantors for Luis Manuel Díaz’s release.

Persons: –, Luis Díaz’s, Luis Manuel Díaz, Luis Manuel Díaz ”, “, Cilenis Marulanda, Marulanda, ”, Lismari Machado, James Rodríguez, Diaz, Colombia’s, Luis Manuel Díaz’s Organizations: CNN, National Liberation Army –, Colombian, Liverpool, Premier League, AFP, Getty, Colombian national soccer team, Catholic Church, Colombian Government Locations: Barrancas, La Guajira, Colombia, Díaz

☆ Luiz Díaz begs for release of kidnapped father after scoring stoppage-time equalizer for Liverpool
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Liverpool player Luis Díaz has pleaded for his kidnapped father to be released back to his family in Colombia. Díaz made the appeal hours after coming on as a substitute and scoring a late equalizer during Liverpool’s 1-1 draw against Luton Town on Sunday. I beg that they [the ELN] release him immediately, respecting his integrity and ending this painful wait as soon as possible. A major police and military search operation for Díaz’s father is ongoing. The 26-year-old forward traveled back to Colombia after his parents’ kidnapping and returned to the UK ahead of Liverpool’s game against Luton.

Persons: Luis Díaz, Díaz, Luis Manuel Díaz, “, ” Díaz, Lismari Machado, Cilenis Marulanda, Harvey Elliott’s, ”, Jürgen Klopp, Klopp, Clive Rose, ” Tahith Chong Organizations: CNN, Liverpool, Luton Town, National Liberation Army, Premier League, AFP, Getty, Luton, Kenilworth, Díaz’s Locations: Colombia, Colombian, Barrancas, Colombia’s, La Guajira

☆ Diaz to make call on Luton match, says Liverpool's Klopp
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Soccer Football - Europa League - Group E - Liverpool v Toulouse - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - October 26, 2023 Liverpool's Luis Diaz during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Molly Darlington/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLIVERPOOL, England, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Luis Diaz will decide for himself whether he can play for Liverpool in Sunday's Premier League match at Luton Town following the kidnapping of his parents, manager Juergen Klopp said. Diaz's mother, Cilenis Marulanda, and father, Luis Manuel Diaz, were taken by armed men as they were driving in La Guajira province in Northern Colombia on Saturday. Klopp said he would not underestimate promoted Luton who have only earned one point in four games at Kenilworth Road this season. "We will probably face a low block. We will probably face set-pieces with quality, he said.

Persons: Liverpool's Luis Diaz, Molly Darlington, Luis Diaz, Juergen Klopp, Cilenis Marulanda, Luis Manuel Diaz, Marulanda, Klopp, Thiago Alcantara, Thiago, Stefan Bajcetic, Tommy Lund, Ed Osmond Organizations: Soccer, Europa League, Liverpool, Toulouse, Rights, Sunday's Premier League, Luton Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Manchester City, Luton, Kenilworth, Thomson Locations: Anfield, Liverpool, Britain, Rights LIVERPOOL, England, La Guajira, Northern Colombia, Colombia, Luton, Gdansk

☆ Luis Díaz: Colombian guerilla group says it will release Liverpool player’s father ‘as soon as possible’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Ilse Borrero | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Barrancas, Díaz’s hometown located in northern Colombia, has never been so guarded. Relatives and friends marched in Barrancas to show solidarity with the Díaz family. Hundreds of people marched through Barrancas demanding Díaz's release. Gaby Díaz thanked the media and the citizens of Barrancas for their interest in knowing the fate of his father. Meanwhile, journalists, cameramen, and photographers from local and foreign media remain on guard outside the Díaz family residence, waiting for some reaction or news of the release of the Liverpool FC star’s father.

Persons: Colombia CNN —, Luis Díaz’s, “, ” Luis Manuel Díaz, Cilenis Marulanda, Marulanda, Santiago Ángel, Juan Carlos Cuéllar, Díaz, Luis Manuel Díaz, ”, Otty Patiño, Gaby Díaz, Lismari Machado, ” Cristian Almenares, General William René Salamanca, Guillermo Acuña, Barranco Organizations: Colombia CNN, National Liberation Army, Liverpool FC, Colombian government’s, Law, CNN, AFP, Getty, Colombian, Díaz, Police, Army, Colombian Police, ”, Liverpool FC star’s Locations: Barrancas, Colombia, Colombian, Colombia’s La Guajira, ” Salamanca

☆ Luis Díaz: Hundreds gather to demand the release of Liverpool star’s father
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Hundreds of people gathered in Barrancas, Colombia on Tuesday to form a mass protest demanding the release of Liverpool FC star Luis Díaz’s father. Luis Manuel Díaz and his wife, Cilenis Marulanda, were kidnapped by armed men on motorcycles at a gas station in Barrancas, the family’s home town, on Saturday. Marulanda was later rescued but Díaz Sr. is still missing, with a major police and military search operation ongoing. “At this moment, we do not have any element that indicates to us that the border has been crossed. Díaz Jr. missed Liverpool’s 3-0 Premier League win over Nottingham Forest on Sunday, with teammate Diogo Jota holding up the Colombian’s No.

Persons: Luis Díaz’s, Luis Manuel Díaz, Cilenis Marulanda, Marulanda, Díaz, Aldair Rodríguez, “, Alejandro Zapata, –, Zapata, William René Salamanca Ramírez, ”, ” Zapata, Díaz Jr, Diogo Jota, Pepijn Lijnders Organizations: CNN, Liverpool FC, EyePress, Premier League, Nottingham Forest, Liverpool’s League, Bournemouth Locations: Barrancas, Colombia, Venezuela, La Guajira, ” Liverpool

☆ Colombia rescues kidnapped mother of Liverpool soccer player Luis Diaz
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Soccer Football - Europa League - Group E - Liverpool v Toulouse - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - October 26, 2023 Liverpool's Luis Diaz during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Molly Darlington Acquire Licensing RightsBOGOTA, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday said the mother of Liverpool soccer player Luis Diaz had been rescued after being kidnapped in northern Colombia, but officials were still searching for his missing father. The Colombian attorney general's office earlier said that it assembled a team of investigators to search for the couple in Barrancas, a municipality in Colombia's northern La Guajira province. The National Police confirmed the rescue of Diaz's mother, Cilenis Marulanda, and said she spoke with Director William Rene Salamanca. Premier League club Liverpool signed Colombia winger Diaz in a multi-million dollar deal in January 2022. Reporting by Oliver Griffin and Luis Jaime Acosta, Writing by Daina Beth Solomon; Editing by Cynthia OstermanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Liverpool's Luis Diaz, Molly Darlington, Gustavo Petro, Luis Diaz, general's, Cilenis Marulanda, William Rene Salamanca, Diaz, Oliver Griffin, Luis Jaime Acosta, Daina Beth Solomon, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: Soccer Football, Europa League, Liverpool, Toulouse, Rights, Saturday, The National Police, Premier League club Liverpool, Colombia, Thomson Locations: Anfield, Liverpool, Britain, Rights BOGOTA, Colombia, Colombian, Colombia's, La Guajira

☆ Colombia Mobilizes Troops to Search for Kidnapped Father of Liverpool Player
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( James Wagner | More About James Wagner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The authorities in Colombia have mobilized the national police and the military to look for the father of the soccer star Luis Díaz, a Colombian standout for the English club Liverpool whose parents were kidnapped in his hometown on Saturday. Given soccer’s popularity here, the incident captured the South American country’s attention, but it also stoked fears of increasing insecurity in a nation where such kidnappings were becoming less common until a surge in recent years. Mr. Díaz’s mother, Cilenis Marulanda, was rescued hours after she was abducted, President Gustavo Petro of Colombia said on Saturday night. The Colombian national police, the military and a unit that specializes in kidnapping dispatched officers, soldiers, cars and aircraft to find his father, Luis Manuel Díaz. The Colombian authorities on Sunday morning announced a reward of 200 million pesos (roughly $48,000) for any information that would help locate the elder Mr. Díaz.

Persons: Luis Díaz, Díaz’s, Cilenis Marulanda, Gustavo Petro, Luis Manuel Díaz, Díaz Organizations: police, Liverpool, Colombian, Sunday Locations: Colombia, Colombian, Barrancas —, La Guajira, Venezuela

☆ Focus: Colombia's potential renewables boom short circuits on Indigenous resistance
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Nelson Bocanegra | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Solar photovoltaic array is seen at a solar power field of the company Celsia, in Yumbo, Colombia, February 6, 2019. Joanna Barney, a researcher at non-governmental organization Indepaz said she was aware of the deaths associated with conflicts over renewables projects. Renewables - even if ostensibly more environmentally-friendly - are facing hurdles similar to those confronted by oil and mining companies, long Colombia's top sources of income. Wind and solar provide less than 1% - about 300 megawatts - of Colombia's current energy generation. "The projects aren't operating and it doesn't seem like they will start in the next two years," said Alejandro Lucio of Optima Consultores, which advises renewables companies.

Persons: Julia Symmes Cobb, Gustavo Petro, Italy's, Petro, Jose Silva, Silva, Enel, Colombia Erik Hoeg, Hoeg, Joanna Barney, Indepaz, Alexandra Hernandez, Alejandro Lucio, Optima, Nelson Bocanegra, Christian Plumb Organizations: REUTERS, University of La, EDP Renewables, Brookfield Asset Management, AES, El, Nacion, Reuters, Renewables, Colombian Renewable Energy Association, Thomson Locations: Yumbo, Colombia, BOGOTA, Colombia's La Guajira, Guajira, University of La Guajira, Energi, Brookfield, La Guajira, Colombia's, Europe, Chile, Mexico

☆ Heinz plans to give a new boat to a man who says he survived 24 days stranded at sea by eating ketchup after tracking him down
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elvis Francois says he survived being stranded at sea for more than three weeks by eating ketchup. Elvis Francois told Insider on Saturday he'd heard from many people that Heinz was trying to find him, but he didn't have a phone. He says he survived by eating ketchup three times a day with garlic powder and stock cubes for 24 days. Colombian Navy personnel attend castaway Elvis Francois after he was rescued in January. Colombian Navy/APEating ketchup for 24 days hasn't put him off the condiment, as Francois told Insider he still used it.

A sailor was rescued by the Colombia’s navy after what he said was a 24-day ordeal in which he only had a bottle of ketchup and some seasoning to eat. Elvis Francois, 47, a national of Dominica, said in a video released by the navy that he spent 24 days with no sight of land before his rescue in the Caribbean Sea. Colombian Navy press office via APHe had written “help” on the hull of the boat, which was spotted by air, the navy said. In video released by the Navy and distributed by news services The Associated Press and Reuters, Francois tells medical staff he is doing OK.“Twenty-four days, no land. Francois said in the video he tried to go back to port, but couldn't, and he tried to call friends but lost service.

Spanish firm Genaq extracts water through the air with atmospheric generators. Since 2008, the company has been investing in researching, development, and industrialization of atmospheric water generators produced in Lucena. "In the air we breathe there is a certain degree of humidity which is actually water. From there, teams can dispense the water they just produced on-site for all sorts of situations — from emergencies and dwindling water supplies to a total water shortage. "In many cases, the water we're producing is no longer an extra or alternative water supply; it's the main source of water," says Inmaculada Armenteros.

Filmul este un voyage magnifique despre conștientizarea libertății, îmbinat priceput cu o imagine fabuloasă a naturii și a sufletului. O prezentare a culturii rusești de periferie și o evidențiere a lucrurilor simple care ne unesc și ne fac oameni. De data aceasta, ne aduce încă o poveste departe de stilul hollywoodian în rol principal cu Ben Foster. O poveste atipică despre maturizare arătată prin intermediul unei relații complicate dintre tată și fiică. Ca să afli mai mult despre filmele favorite la Oscar și despre producțiile înaintate de Netflix la concurs, vezi articolele scrise mai devreme.

Persons: Mircea, Sean Penn, Jon Krakauer, Christopher McCandless, Emile Hirsch, Christopher, Motorcycle, Che Guevara, Ernesto Guevara, Gael García Bernal, Alberto Granado, San Pablo, Walter Salles, Guevara, american ., David Lynch, Richard Farnsworth, Sylvain, Teddy, Aleksei, Debra Granik, Winter’s Bone, Ben Foster . Will, Ben Foster, Tom, Will, Peter Rock, Iisus Organizations: Academia Americană, Film, Emory, Disney, Lost Highway, Mulholland, YouTube Locations: Nomadland, Alaska, Americii, America de Sud, Buenos Aires, Guajira, Venezuela, chilian, San, Peru, do Brasil, american, Laurens, Iowa, Mt . Zion, Wisconsin, Irak, Portland, Oregon

☆ În sfârșit! A fost creat robotul care îți toarnă vin în pahar și ți-l aduce după o zi grea — Moldova.org
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Diana Preașcă | Nata Albot | ) www.moldova.org time to read: +4 min

Programul de învățare la distanță a fost susținut de Agenția ONU pentru Refugiați (UNHCR), care a distribuit radiouri, pixuri și laptopuri care se încarcă cu energie solară în toată țara, precum și în Mali și Niger. Programul durează cea mai mare parte a zilei, cu lecții predate de profesori, și acoperă toate clasele și subiectele, de la matematică și geografie la sport și șah. Ghiduri de învățare prin SMS – KenyaÎn Kenya, organizația caritabilă Metis a distribuit personal ghiduri de predare la domiciliu, precum și prin SMS și mesaje pe WhatsApp, către aproximativ 30.000 de studenți. Operatorii de telefonie mobilă și internet din Marea Britanie oferă acces nelimitat pentru a ajuta copiii defavorizați din țară să urmărească lecțiile online. Termometria și dezinfectantele au devenit obligatorii, iar clasele au fost împărțite, distanțele între elevi – mărite, lecțiile și pauzele au fost scurtate.

Persons: El Origen Foundation, Metis Organizations: Organizației Națiunilor Unite, Agenția ONU, El, Society, Internet Society, BBC, Ministerul Educației, Educației Locations: Burkina Faso Burkina Faso, Refugiați, Mali, Niger, Georgia, Columbia, Venezuela, SUA, Chicago, Denver, Kârgâzstan, american, Kenya, Moldova, Republica Moldova

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