From butcher stalls to fintech startups, Colombia’s new payment system is revolutionizing how the country handles money bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Many thanks to Bloomberg for covering our new paper estimating the effects of sanctions on age-specific mortality. We find that sanctions are associated with half a million deaths per year - a toll comparable to that of armed conflict. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Clearing out some old boxes, I came across these. April 12, 2002.

Reflections on 'The Quiet American' : 'At one point, Pyle offers Fowler his whole cigarette packet, to which the Englishman retorts, “I asked for a cigarette, not for economic aid.” Later, Pyle teases him by offering him “*a* cigarette.” thelampmagazine.com/blog/a-very-qu…

Con Juan Pablo Barrientos quien junto a Miguel Estupinan lograron poner contra las cuerdas a la #IglesiaCatólica encubridora de miles de abusos sexuales contra niños, niñas, adolescentes y personas en incapacidad de resistir. El silencio canónico los ha protegido. ¡Ya No MÁS! #RESABSEC

Gustavo Petro’s top power broker says Colombian lawmakers will take the unconventional step of raising taxes right before an election since only wealthy voters will be affected, Oscar Medina C. reports bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

DW Director General Peter Limbourg has called on the Israeli government to ensure the safety of all journalists after Israeli soldiers fired tear gas directly at a DW News crew in the occupied West Bank, earlier this week. 👉 p.dw.com/p/4zizk

Ya le denuncié a Iris Marín Ortiz quien expeditamente me dijo, iban a revisar lo que me sucedió en 2023. Defensoría del Pueblo archivó mi queja x comentario sexista y grosería funcionario en mi contra. Archivan porque no probé. ¿Ven por qué no hay cambio social?, porque amparan estas conductas

La dura lucha contra los pederastas católicos en Colombia Víctimas de abusos sexuales clericales exigen una Comisión de Investigación que esclarezca con verdad y reparación los delitos cometidos durante décadas por miembros de la Iglesia católica. dw.com/p/50Axo (dz)

Colombia’s leftist leader Gustavo Petro is enjoying an unexpected comeback, defying critics who dismissed him as an unpopular lame duck whose movement would be crushed in 2026 elections bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Increasingly convinced any internet connection - even news and Google - is bad for concentration and focus so I'm very excited about this. My new (or secondhand) Pomero DM250 e-typewriter. No internet, news, or social media. All it does is word processing.

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Justicia colombiana emite su primera sentencia para condenar a los últimos jefes de las FARC La Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP) condenó a siete integrantes del último mando del grupo guerrillero a ocho años de trabajos y otras penas alternativas a la cárcel. Críticos

Sentencian a 12 exmilitares en #Colombia por asesinato y desaparición forzada de civiles La Justicia Transicional del país condenó a los militares que formaban parte del Batallón La Popa por presentar a civiles como guerrilleros muertos en combate para dar la impresión de un

🚨BREAKING: Over 200,000 people have signed a petition opposing digital ID cards

The NUJ is concerned by a decision to revoke the passes of journalists attending the Labour Party Conference yesterday. Our full response: nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-r…

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When Colombians say that President Gustavo Petro made a “pact with the devil” to get elected, they are often thinking of his former campaign chief Armando Benedetti bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Asked about his changes of political parties, Benedetti compared himself to Brazilian soccer star Neymar. “Neymar doesn’t call up clubs asking to play for them, but rather the clubs call Neymar,” he said. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Francesa rechaza a un bebé nacido en vientre de alquiler que encargó en Argentina Un controvertido caso judicial se ha dado en Argentina: una mujer francesa rechazó un bebé que nació por vientre de alquiler, el cual había encargado a una familia de Córdoba.  La mujer