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☆ Colombia 'dreaming big' ahead of England quarter-final
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

World number 25 Colombia are by far the lowest ranked among the quarter-finalists but captain Catalina Usme insists they can go all the way. Former finalists Brazil are usually the top South American team at the tournament but Colombia have stolen their thunder. Colombia failed to qualify for the 2019 Women's World Cup in France but have been building for the current showpiece for years by investing in youth. Saturday's quarter-final at Stadium Australia should produce another electric atmosphere, pitting the Colombian supporters against Sydney's big community of English immigrants and expats. Abadia said Colombian fans' excitement was justified.

Persons: Catalina Usme, Carolina Arias, Lorena Bedoya, Read, Usme, Nelson Abadia, Linda Caicedo, Ana Maria Guzman, Guzman, We've, Abadia, Ian Ransom, Miral Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, South, Jamaica, Brazil, Copa America, Real, Colombian, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Colombia, Jamaica, Melbourne, Australia, Lorena Bedoya Durango, MELBOURNE, England, Germany, Colombian, Brazil, France, Real Madrid

☆ Colombia is inspiring a nation back home, as it becomes neutral’s favorite team at the Women’s World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Ben Church | Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Colombia has been enjoying an impressive run at this year’s Women’s World Cup and its historic achievements are drawing plenty of attention back home. Unfancied going into the tournament, Las Cafeteras – translated into English as “The Coffee Growers” – have gone on to help knockout two-time world champion Germany in the group stage and reach the Women’s World Cup quarterfinal for the first time. This isn’t just about the women’s soccer team, this is about women in Colombia and South America,” she said. Colombia players celebrate after the team's 1-0 victory against Jamaica at the Women's World Cup. “Well done Catalina Usme and all of our incredible Colombia women’s football team.”The Colombian team is being well supported by fans in Australia and New Zealand.

Persons: Luis Díaz, Radamel Falcao, “, ”, Melissa Ortiz, Ortiz, we’ve, Quinn Rooney, Catalina Usme, Linda Caicedo, Cafeteras, Ana María Guzmán, Manuela Vanegas, Guzmán, Claudia López, Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, Reuters Guzmán, they’ve, I’m, “ I’m, Juan Pablo Sorín Organizations: CNN, Growers, Germany, South American, England, Jamaica, Nigeria, Colombian Football Federation, Fox Sports, soccer, Usme’s, Colombia women’s football, Colombian, Reuters, “, South America, ”, Australia Locations: Colombia, Bogotá, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, South America, “ Colombia, Argentina, Sydney

Sophie Ralph/APLinda Caicedo signed for Real Madrid earlier this year and was already highly regarded before the Women's World Cup got underway. Caicedo scored twice and inspired Colombia to two victories in the group stage, including a famous win against two-time world champion Germany. It was a magical passage of play that underlined her potential to become one of the finest players in the women’s game. Born in Candelaria in the west of Colombia, Caicedo attributes her exciting, slightly unorthodox style to playing street soccer as a child. A key player for Colombia at this year's World Cup, Caicedo will be looking to be at her mesmerizing best against Jamaica to secure a spot in the quarterfinals.

Persons: Colombia's Linda Caicedo, Sophie Ralph, Linda Caicedo, Caicedo Organizations: Leichhardt Oval, Germany, Real Madrid, Colombian, América, América de Cali Locations: Sydney, Australia, Colombia, Germany, Candelaria, América de, Jamaica

☆ Women's World Cup Scores and News
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Rory Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Her Colombia teammates followed in her wake, eating up the ground in the rush to close the distance, to catch her to celebrate the goal that would soon take the country past Jamaica and into the first Women’s World Cup quarterfinal in Colombia’s history. Caicedo’s emergence at this World Cup has not exactly been a surprise. She has long been earmarked as the next big thing: for Colombia, for South America, and increasingly for women’s soccer as a whole. She played in the under-17 World Cup — Colombia finished second — and the under-20 World Cup, reaching the quarterfinals, almost contiguously. This tournament is, in effect, her third World Cup in a year.

Persons: Catalina Usme, Linda Caicedo, Usme, Ana María, Caicedo, —, Hamish Blair, Megan Rapinoe, Christine Sinclair, Alex Morgan, Marta, bookmarked, Italian Giulia Dragoni, Hinata Miyazawa, Sophia Smith, Naomi Girma, Trinity Rodman, Melchie Dumornay, England’s, — Lauren James, Mary Fowler, Sam Kerr, ” Organizations: Copa Libertadores, Copa América, Colombia, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Real Madrid, world’s, —, Germany, Associated, United, South, England Locations: Colombia, Jamaica, South America, América de Cali, Barcelona, Europe, Real, Madrid, Spain, United States, Nigeria, Germany, Morocco, Australia, New Zealand, Italian, South Korea, Sydney

☆ Usme leads Colombia to first World Cup quarter-finals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Round of 16 - Colombia v Jamaica - Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia - August 8, 2023 Colombia's Catalina Usme celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Hannah MckayMELBOURNE, Aug 8 (Reuters) - A second-half goal by Catalina Usme fired Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica on Tuesday and carried the South Americans to their first Women's World Cup quarter-final. "We are representing the whole continent of South America," Colombia coach Nelson Abadia told reporters. When we qualified for the World Cup the first thing I said to my team was, 'We’re not just here to spend time, we want to make history'." Having not conceded a goal all tournament, Jamaica stifled Colombia early, often leaving their players grimacing on the turf after heavy tackles. Usme showed a deft touch to slip past Jamaica defender Deneisha Blackwood and fire a low, left-foot strike inside the far post.

Persons: Catalina Usme, Hannah Mckay MELBOURNE, Nelson Abadia, Jamaica's, Lorne Donaldson, Linda Caicedo, Jorelyn, Kate Jacewicz, Chantelle Swaby, Drew Spence, Ana Maria Guzman, Deneisha Blackwood, Jody Brown, Khadija Shaw, Jamaica's Drew Spence, Tiffany Cameron, Ian Ransom, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Jamaica, American, South Americans, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Colombia, Jamaica, Melbourne, Australia, Colombian, England, South America, France

[1/3] A general view shows the water conditions of the Piraiba river before a summit of Amazon rainforest nations, in Belem, Para state, Brazil August 6, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei MarcelinoSAO PAULO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Eight Amazon rainforest nations are expected to face divisions over proposals to block new oil drilling and end deforestation when they meet on Tuesday for their first summit in 14 years. But at a pre-summit meeting last month, Colombian President Gustavo Petro pushed his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to block all new oil development in the Amazon. Brazil is weighing whether to develop a potentially huge offshore oil find near the mouth of the Amazon River. "Are we going to let hydrocarbons be explored in the Amazon rainforest?

Persons: Ueslei Marcelino, Gustavo Petro, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Petro, Lula, Jake Spring, Oliver Griffin, Lucinda Elliott, Brad Haynes, Cynthia Osterman Organizations: REUTERS, Ueslei, Ueslei Marcelino SAO PAULO, Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, Brazilian, Miami Herald, Global Forest Watch, Thomson Locations: Belem , Para, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, Belem, Amazon, Lula's, Leticia, Bolivian, Bogota, Montevideo

☆ Teenager Guzman to join Colombia's youth push at World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

With Caicedo up forward, Guzman will give Colombia a second teenage threat, the pair set to combine in a third World Cup in 12 months after playing in the under-17 and under-20 tournaments last year. "To be with Linda is something extremely special for me," Guzman, 18, told reporters at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Monday. After failing to qualify for France in 2019, Colombia have already matched their World Cup best, a last 16 appearance at the 2015 tournament in Canada. Colombia made the quarter-finals of the under-20 World Cup in Costa Rica and were runners-up at the under-17 tournament in India, losing to Spain in the decider. "We've been stimulating their growth so that they can be who they are currently on this world stage of football."

Persons: Germany's Sara Doorsoun REUTERS, Asanka Brendon Ratnayake, Linda Caicedo, Ana Maria Guzman, Guzman, Manuela Vanegas, Linda, Nelson Abadia, Caicedo, Abadia, Colombia's, Ian Ransom, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, Jamaica, Brazil, Coffee Growers, Spain, Germany, Colombian, Morocco, South, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Germany, Morocco, Melbourne, Australia, Colombia, France, Canada, American, Costa Rica, India, South Korea, Jamaica

☆ Jamaica and Colombia to battle on the pitch after partying at nightclub
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MELBOURNE, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Spreading joy on and off the pitch at the Women's World Cup, Jamaica and Colombia will battle for a quarter-final place on Tuesday after partying with each other at a Sydney nightclub. Both teams have impressed with their football on the way to the last 16, thrilling legions of festive supporters at their matches. At the bottom was Colombia partying. And at the top, it was Jamaica," said the Reggae Girlz' coach Lorne Donaldson. "I mean, we played some good teams, France and Brazil -- two of the top teams in the world.

Persons: Lorne Donaldson, Linda Caicedo, Donaldson, Allyson Swaby, Ian Ransom, Christopher Cushing Organizations: MELBOURNE, Colombia, Panama, Thomson Locations: Jamaica, Colombia, Sydney, Australia, France, Panama, Brazil, Melbourne, Colombian

☆ Son of Spanish actor detained in Thailand in grisly murder case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The son of the well-known actor Rodolfo Sancho who starred in El Ministerio del Tempo (The Ministry of Time) and actress Silvia Bronchalo, Daniel Sancho works as a chef and was visiting Thailand on holiday, media reported. Sancho was detained shortly after body parts were found at a landfill on Koh Phangan, an island well-known to tourists for monthly 'full moon' parties. The police said DNA tests of the remains proved them to be of Arrieta, adding they have other evidence against Sancho. CCTV footage showed by local broadcaster ThaiPBS showed Sancho and Arrieta on a motorcycle together days before the remains were discovered. Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um; Writing by Kay Johnson; Editing by Kanupriya KapoorOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, Rodolfo Sancho Aguirre, Edwin Arrieta Arteaga, Read, Koh Phangan, Daniel Sancho Bronchal, General Saranyu Chamnanrat, Sancho, Saranyu, Rodolfo Sancho, Silvia Bronchalo, Daniel Sancho, Daniel Sancho himself, Phangan, ThaiPBS, Arrieta, Panarat Thepgumpanat, Panu, Kay Johnson, Kanupriya Kapoor Organizations: Reuters, Police, Sunday, El Ministerio del Tempo, Thomson Locations: Spanish, Colombian, Koh Phangan, Thailand, BANGKOK, Koh, El, Arrieta's

☆ Panama blasts Colombia for inaction on Darien Gap migrants
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Elida Moreno | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PANAMA CITY, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The head of Panama's migration agency lashed out at Colombia on Friday, slamming its southern neighbor for failure to help control the flow of mostly U.S.-bound migrants passing through the dangerous Darien Gap amid a surge of people traveling north. "For Panama, this is a crisis, but unfortunately with Colombia we have not been able to reach any kind of understanding," Gozaine said in a statement released on Friday. The dense tropical jungle of the 60-mile (97-km) Darien Gap links Panama and Colombia, covering a missing section on the Pan-American highway, which stretches from Alaska to Argentina. Late last month, Panama's security ministry released data showing that the number of individual crossings of the Darien Gap reached an all-time high of nearly 250,000 in the first seven months of the year. "The only thing that Panama can do is manage the flow and permit (migrants) to keep traveling north and try to minimize the damage to Panama," she said.

Persons: Samira Gozaine, Gozaine, Elida Moreno, David Alire Garcia, Tom Hogue Organizations: PANAMA CITY, Panamanian, Pan, Thomson Locations: PANAMA, Colombia, Panama, Darien, Alaska, Argentina, United States

☆ Prosecutor, defense request house arrest for son of Colombian president
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Luis Jaime Acosta | Thomson Reuters | Luis Jaime Has Worked At Reuters For More Than Years. While He Chiefly Covers Colombia'S Armed Conflict | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Defendant and son of Colombian president Gustavo Petro, Nicolas Petro attends a hearing in Bogota, Colombia August 3, 2023 in this screengrab taken from a handout video. Colombian Prosecutor's Office/Handout via REUTERSBOGOTA, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Both the prosecution and the defense in a money laundering and illicit enrichment case against Nicolas Petro, the eldest son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, on Friday requested house arrest for the younger Petro. Petro, 37, was arrested last weekend in the city of Barranquilla alongside his ex-wife, Daysuris del Carmen Vasquez, who is being held on similar charges. Both prosecutor Burgos and Petro's defense attorney David Teleki supported a house arrest measure in a morning hearing, with Teleki citing the impeding birth of Petro's child with his current partner. According to the charges, Nicolas Petro received money from accused drug traffickers in exchange for including them in the president's peace plans.

Persons: Gustavo Petro, Nicolas Petro, Petro, Daysuris del Carmen Vasquez, Mario Burgos, Burgos, David Teleki, pained, Luis Jaime Acosta, Julia Symmes Cobb, Alistair Bell Organizations: Colombian Prosecutor's, REUTERS, Teleki, Thomson Locations: Bogota, Colombia, REUTERS BOGOTA, Barranquilla, Atlantico province

☆ U.S., Colombia to open three migration offices to stem irregular crossings
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Haitian migrants stand while seeking to resolve their legal situation to avoid deportation from Colombia and continue their way to Panama and the United States, in Cali, Colombia, August 10, 2016. The Safe Mobility scheme was agreed between Colombia, Panama and the United States in April in a bid to address humanitarian issues in the Darien, where migrants often suffer death, injury and crime. Colombian towns on the way to the Darien are regularly hugely overcrowded with migrants attempting to move along the irregular route. Haitian, Cuban and Venezuelan migrants who entered Colombia legally through June 11 this year can apply online for potential spots to enter the United State, the Colombia foreign ministry statement said. Colombia will not intercede in any migration decisions, it said.

Persons: Jaime Saldarriaga, Julia Symmes Cobb, Andrea Ricci Organizations: REUTERS, United Nations Refugee Agency, United State, Safe Mobility, UN, Thomson Locations: Colombia, Panama, United States, Cali , Colombia, BOGOTA, Cuban, Darien, United, Soacha, Medellin, Cali

☆ Colombia and Rebel Group Begin Cease-Fire After Decades of Combat
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Genevieve Glatsky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A cease-fire between the Colombian government and the country’s largest remaining rebel group took effect on Thursday, the longest halt to hostilities the group has agreed to and a milestone in efforts to end the country’s 60-year internal conflict, which has killed roughly 450,000 people. While the cease-fire is supposed to last six-months, it could pave the way for a permanent truce with the leftist group, the National Liberation Army, a guerrilla organization known as the E.L.N. that operates in the countryside and has helped fuel the violence that plagues parts of rural Colombia. Mr. Petro, himself a former member of a rebel group, is the country’s first leftist president. The cease-fire applies to combat between the E.L.N.

Persons: Gustavo Petro, Petro Organizations: Colombian, National Liberation Army Locations: Colombia

☆ ‘Birds Are My Eyesight’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Alexandra Marvar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +14 min

‘Birds Are My Eyesight’ For some blind birders, avian soundscapes are a way to map the world around them. Cheer up, cheer, cheer. Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty.” Northern Cardinal Watch here! Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty. To some, the Northern cardinal sounds like it’s saying “pretty, pretty, pretty.” Audubon Vermont compares its call to a Star Wars light saber.

Persons: Susan Glass, ”, “, Michael Hurben Ms, Glass, martin, lockdowns, Sarah Courchesne, Courchesne, Freya McGregor, birdsong, Jim Wilson, cheerily, Robin Cheer, Jerry Berrier, Berrier, Berrier's, Kayana, Berrier’s, ’, Jerry Berrier Mr, that’s, ” Mr, ‘, ’ ”, I’ve, ” Trevor Attenberg, Mr, Attenberg, Hurben, —, Michael Hurben, Claire Strohmeyer, piha, trekked, Werner Herzog’s, “ Aguirre, I’ll Organizations: West Valley Community College, Massachusetts Audubon, New York Times, Audubon Society, New Haven Birding Club, ”, “, The New York Times, Baltimore oriole, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, Watch, Audubon, Star, Ornithologists Locations: Saratoga , Calif, Pittsburgh, Erie, Michigan, Massachusetts, Newburyport, Cape Cod, Colombian, Ipswich, Malden , Mass, Audubon Vermont, Portland ,, Mexican, U.S, California, Bloomington, Minn, Cape, N.J, Brazil

☆ Son of Colombia's president admits illegal money entered election campaign -prosecutor
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Carlos Vargas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nicolas Petro, son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, speaks at the Atlantic Assembly in Barranquilla, Colombia on March 14, 2023, in this screengrab taken from a handout video. Asamblea del Atlantico / Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoBOGOTA, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Nicolas Petro, the eldest son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, on Thursday admitted that illegal money entered his father's election campaign last year, the prosecutor handling the case said on Thursday. The president insisted he will remain in office until 2026, citing the mandate of his election victory. "No one but the people can end this government," Petro said during a speech in Sincelejo, in Colombia's Sucre province. According to the charges, Nicolas Petro, a lawmaker in Atlantico province, received money from accused drug traffickers in exchange for including them in the president's peace plans.

Persons: Nicolas Petro, Gustavo Petro, Daysuris del Carmen Vasquez, Mr, Nicolas Fernando Petro Burgos, Gustavo Petro Urrego, Mario Burgos, Vasquez, Petro, Carlos Vargas, Nelson Bocanegra, Julia Symmes Cobb, Oliver Griffin, Gerry Doyle, Leslie Adler Organizations: Atlantic Assembly, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Barranquilla, Colombia, del Atlantico, Handout, BOGOTA, Burgos, Sincelejo, Colombia's Sucre, Atlantico province

☆ Colombia hopes Amazon summit will be deforestation 'turning point'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BOGOTA, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Colombia's government is hopeful that an upcoming regional summit in Brazil will represent a turning point in the deterioration of the Amazon, Colombian Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said on Thursday. The eight countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO), which include Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Peru, will meet Aug. 7-8 in the Brazilian city of Belem at the mouth of the Amazon River. The summit - which follows a meeting in Colombia's Amazon city of Leticia a month ago - is aimed at finding ways to prevent further degradation of the Amazon rainforest, the preservation of which scientists say is vital for curbing the effects of climate change. Talks will also include the complicated issue of hydrocarbon exploration, Muhamad said. While Colombia's President Gustavo Petro has voiced concern over oil and gas exploration in the Amazon, Muhamad said the situation was "much more complex" than other topics.

Persons: Susana Muhamad, Muhamad, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Gustavo Petro, Oliver Griffin, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Amazon, Colombian, Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, Thomson Locations: BOGOTA, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Brazilian, Belem, Amazon, Leticia, Bogota

☆ Yellow cards force Colombia coach to approach final group game with caution
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Players who receive two yellow cards before the quarter-finals will be suspended for the team's next match in the tournament. "I have five players who have yellow cards, so we need to be really smart," said Abadia, who was suspended for Colombia's first two games. When we need them, they will do what they need to do and we've seen it in different matches. Colombia need only a draw to advance as group toppers but Abadia said they would step on to the pitch seeking all three points. "We're always very careful in terms of players' health.

Persons: Nelson Abadia, Abadia, I'm, Linda Caicedo, Linda, Rohith Nair, Michael Perry Organizations: PERTH, Group, Colombia, Colombian, South, Morocco, Thomson Locations: South Korea, Germany, Colombia, Morocco, Bengaluru

☆ Hegering fit for Germany's crunch South Korea clash
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"It means a lot to us because as soon as Marina is in training and able to perform properly, that's fantastic value for our team," Voss-Tecklenburg told reporters. Voss-Tecklenburg said she was looking forward to pitting her tactical wits against South Korea's English coach Colin Bell, who has coached three women's club teams in Germany. "They play three completely different systems so it will be interesting to see how they approach this match. "I didn't need to be the clown for them and try and cheer them up," she said. "We want to enjoy the next World Cup match.

Persons: Marina Hegering, Hannah Mckay, Martina Voss, Tecklenburg, Hegering, Sara Doorsoun, " Voss, Colin Bell, Colin, Nick Mulvenney, Kim Coghill Organizations: Soccer Football, FIFA, South Korea, Marina, Central, South, Voss, Sunday, Thomson Locations: New Zealand, Germany, Morocco, Melbourne, Australia, Colombia, Lang, Colombian, Sydney

☆ Linda Caicedo: Colombia star, 18, introduces herself as one of the best young players in the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —World Cup tournaments tend to be defined by an emerging star and, this year, it’s Colombia’s 18-year-old sensation Linda Caicedo who is shining brightest. It was in that game, early in the second half, that she produced one of the moments of the World Cup so far. “I wanted to shoot and thank God the ball went in,” Caicedo told FIFA after the game. “I’m still developing,” Caicedo told FIFA+ before the World Cup began. Now, sparing an unlikely swing of goal difference, Colombia will qualify for the last 16 of the World Cup.

Persons: it’s, Linda Caicedo, Caicedo, “, ” Caicedo, Nelson Abadia, James Chance, ”, Linda, she’s, Leicy Santos, ” Lofty Organizations: CNN, Real Madrid, FIFA, Germany, Colombian, America de Cali, Copa, ”, South, Morocco, FIFA Sunday Locations: Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Colombia, Candelaria, Brazil, Colombian, South Korea, “ Colombia

☆ Son of Colombia's president pleads not guilty to money laundering charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nicolas Petro, son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, speaks at the Atlantic Assembly in Barranquilla, Colombia on March 14, 2023, in this screengrab taken from a handout video. Asamblea del Atlantico / Handout via REUTERS/File PhotoBOGOTA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The eldest son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Nicolas Petro, on Tuesday pled not guilty to charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment at a court in Bogota, the capital. By denying the charges, Nicolas Petro lost the chance to secure a 50% reduction of any sentence if convicted. The president's son could receive a sentence of between 12 and 20 years if found guilty during a trial, according to lawyers. Vasquez also denied the charges of money laundering and violating data protection laws.

Persons: Nicolas Petro, Gustavo Petro, Daysuris del Carmen Vasquez, Vasquez, Petro, Luis Jaime Acosta, Oliver Griffin, Leslie Adler Organizations: Atlantic Assembly, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Barranquilla, Colombia, del Atlantico, Handout, BOGOTA, Bogota, Atlantico province

☆ Son of Colombia President Petro arrested over money laundering accusation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Stefano Pozzebon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The son of Colombia’s president has been arrested as part of an investigation into money laundering and illicit enrichment, the Colombian attorney general’s office said in a statement. Responding to the news of his son’s arrest, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he was “hurt,” but guaranteed the prosecution procedures would be in accordance with the law. Petro went on to wish his son “luck and strength” and reiterated his intention to not intervene or pressure the attorney general in this case. Back then, the president welcomed the investigation, inviting the attorney general to get to the bottom of the allegations surrounding his son. In the same way, charges will be made for the aforementioned crimes and a measure restricting freedom will be requested,” the statement said.

Persons: general’s, Nicolas Petro –, Petro, Gustavo Petro, ” Petro, “, Nicolas Petro’s, Daysuris, Carmen Vásquez Castro Organizations: CNN, Atlantico province – Locations: Colombian, Atlantico province, Caribbean, Republic

☆ Son of Colombian President Arrested on Money Laundering Charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Kejal Vyas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Colombia proposes 502.6 trillion pesos 2024 budget
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BOGOTA, July 29 (Reuters) - Colombia's government on Saturday presented a budget proposal worth 502.6 trillion pesos ($127.8 billion) for 2024 to Congress, 19% greater than this year, the Finance Ministry said, an amount that would be the country's highest if approved. The proposal includes spending 94.52 trillion pesos for servicing debt, and 97.75 trillion pesos for investment. "The 2024 budget is realistic," the finance ministry said in a statement. Government ministers worked through Thursday night to finish the proposal, President Gustavo Petro said on Friday in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The proposed budget earmarks 70.5 trillion pesos for education, health, drinking water and other general purposes, and some 57.4 trillion pesos would fund the state pension system.

Persons: Gustavo Petro, Colombia's, Nelson Bocanegra, Julia Cobb Symmes, Oliver Griffin, Sandra Maler Organizations: Finance Ministry, Twitter, Congress, Thomson Locations: BOGOTA

☆ Colombia President Petro's son arrested in money laundering probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BOGOTA, July 29 (Reuters) - Nicolas Petro, son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, has been arrested as part of an investigation into money laundering and illicit enrichment, the attorney general's office said early on Saturday. Also arrested on money laundering and personal data violation accusations was Nicolas' ex-wife Daysuris del Carmen Vasquez, who earlier this year told local media two people accused of involvement with drug trafficking had given Nicolas money for his father's campaign. May these occurrences forge his character and may he reflect about his own errors," the president said. The attorney general's office will request to a judge that the younger Petro and Vasquez be held on the charges, it said. "Charges will be formulated for the aforementioned crimes and liberty restriction measures will be requested," the attorney general's office said in a statement, adding the arrests took place at 6 a.m. local time (1100 GMT).

Persons: Nicolas Petro, Gustavo Petro, Petro, Nicolas, Daysuris del Carmen Vasquez, Golfo, Vasquez, Julia Symmes Cobb, Diane Craft Organizations: National Liberation Army, Thomson Locations: BOGOTA, Atlantico province

☆ Colombian President’s Son Is Arrested in Money Laundering Inquiry
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Genevieve Glatsky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The son of Gustavo Petro, the president of Colombia, was arrested on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment, the attorney general’s office announced early Saturday morning. Nicolás Petro was arrested along with his ex-wife, Daysuris Vásquez, who was also charged with money laundering, as well as personal data violations. They were taken into custody and the attorney general is seeking to have them held in detention on those charges, according to the statement by his office. The attorney general’s office announced in March that it was investigating the younger Mr. Petro, a politician in the northern department of Atlántico, for allegedly receiving money from drug traffickers in exchange for including them in his father’s peace negotiations. The president has been negotiating with various illegal armed groups as he seeks to end the country’s 60-year internal conflict, which has killed around 450,000 people.

Persons: Gustavo Petro, Nicolás Petro, Daysuris Vásquez, Petro, ” Locations: Colombia, Atlántico

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