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Some Colombians fear ex-paramilitary leader deported from US By ASTRID SUÁREZJanuary 26, 2021 GMT BUCARAMANGA, Colombia (AP) — On the north coast of Colombia there is anxiety over the return to the South American country of one of the most feared former paramilitary commanders: Hernán Giraldo Serna. “El Patrón” (the boss) or “El Taladro” (the drill, as he became known for sexually abusing girls in the area) stepped on Colombian soil Monday after finishing a 16-year sentence in a U.S. prison for drug trafficking earlier this month. Giraldo, 74, was deported from the U.S. and immed...

25 Photos of Celebrities As Kids That Will Blow Your Mind On 2/9/21 at 7:00 AM EST In the days before social media, baby pictures were usually confined to embarrassing family photo albums to be brought out for guests. Now, thanks to Instagram, many of our favorite musicians and actors have shared throwbacks to their childhoods, with some adorable results. Here are some of our favorite photos of celebrities as kids. Adele The London-born "Hello" hitmaker shared an adorable of her and her Spice Girls-adorned walls from her childhood home. "HA! This is how I feel right now! I AM READY," she capt...

FIEXPO moves in behind ICCA Congress in Cartagena in October The management of the FIEXPO Latin America meetings industry show, in conjunction with the Colombian authorities, has announced a decision to move the event from June to new dates straight after the planned International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) Congress in Cartagena in October. FIEXPO will now run 27-30 October, 2021, following the ICCA Congress (24-27 October), at Las Americas Convention Center in the Colombian coastal city. Cartagena will, for one week, host two of the industry’s most import...

February 7, 2021 The sophisticated guerrilla marketing of Colombia’s ELN rebels is successful because of their strategic use of terrorism. When confronted with terrorism, the brutality of the deadly violence may seem everything but sophisticated or the strategic marketing any legitimate cause, service or product. This is logical unless you’re in a brutal armed conflict that per definition implies the use of deadly force. The ELN’s use of terrorism is often part of a guerrilla marketing campaign that seeks to damage a military target through the terror caused by, for example, blowing up ...

UN-Habitat supports Mayors Migration Council to provide COVID-19 services to urban refugees and migrants Format February 2021 - The Mayors Migration Council (MMC) recently launched the Global Cities Fund for Inclusive Pandemic Response, which will provide USD 1 million to five cities for COVID-19 related service provision to migrants, refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) in urban areas. The cities selected for the direct financial and technical support are Barranquilla, Colombia; Beirut, Lebanon; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Lima, Peru and Mexico City. As most migrants, refugees and ID...