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Colombians will pick from six candidates in a presidential ballot being held Sunday amid a generalized feeling the country is heading in the wrong direction

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombians will choose among a leftist promising change, a center-right candidate seen as the natural successor to the incumbent leader, and an eccentric business magnate in a presidential vote on Sunday.

Berlin wants to reduce its reliance on Russian coal by importing more from the biggest open-cast coal mine in Latin America. Its poor environmental and human rights standards have earned it the nickname “The Monster.” Local people call it “The Monster.” It sprawls across more than 69,000 hectares, an area the size of 100 soccer ...

Colombians go to the polls Sunday for a presidential election that represents a turning point on several levels. The race’s front-runner would be the most progressive Colombian president since the 1930s if he wins. But the election could also turn the page on the country’s divisions over the 2016 peace deal with the FARC.

Matamba, who is considered to be one of Colombia's most-wanted drug traffickers, has been killed by police after he was seen to escape from La Picota maximum-security jail in the capital, Bogotá in March.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Last year, Fabian Espinel helped organize roadblocks where...

Fabian Espinel last year helped to organize roadblocks where young people protested against police violence and government plans to increase taxes on lower income Colombians. Now, as Colombia heads into its presidential election tomorrow, Espinel walks the streets of working-class sectors of Bogota handing out flyers for front-running candidate Gustavo Petro and helps paint murals in support of the leftist politician. “Young people in this country are stuck,” said Espinel, who lost his job a...

Berlin wants to reduce its reliance on Russian coal by importing more from the biggest open-cast coal mine in Latin America. Its poor environmental and human rights standards have earned it the nickname "The Monster."

As Colombians vote in their presidential election on Sunday, they are under serious economic stress that is contributing to record-low thriving.

Rising food and energy prices and a migration crisis are posing significant economic and social challenges in Latin America