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Sri Lankan MPs to elect new president next week as Gotabaya resigns
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombia [Sri Lanka], July 15 (ANI): As the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has resigned from office, in accordance with the Constitution, the Parliament will meet next week and take steps to elect a new President, read a special statement by acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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India reaffirms its unflinching support to the people of Colombia at UNSC
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 15 (ANI): India on Thursday reaffirmed its unwavering support to Colombia and also urged the international community to continue to support the government and people of Colombia in their journey to sustain peace at the UNSC Arria-formula meeting on Colombia.
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Apple no longer permitted to import or sell iPhone 12 and 13 models in Col
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], July 12 (ANI): A Colombian court has granted Ericsson a preliminary injunction against Apple, preventing the company and its subsidiaries and partners from importing, marketing, and even advertising certain iPhones and iPads with 5G connectivity.
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Death toll rises to 53 in Colombian prison fire
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], July 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of inmates who died after a fire broke out on Tuesday during a prison riot in the Colombian town of Tulua rose to 53, local health authorities said Friday.
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51 killed, 24 injured in Colombian prison riot fire
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 29 (ANI): At least 51 prisoners were killed and 24, including an unspecified number of guards were injured on Tuesday in a blaze at a prison in the western Colombian city of Tolua, after inmates rioted and set fire to mattresses.
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At least 49 dead in prison riot in Colombia, says prison agency
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 49 inmates died and 30 were injured after a fire broke out during an overnight riot in a prison in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, the country's prison agency said on Tuesday.
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Wooden stands collapse during Colombian bullfight, 4 dead
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 27 (ANI): During a bullfight that took place in Central Colombia on Sunday, an unprecedented collapse of wooden stands killed 4 and injured hundreds.
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Colombian president-elect names foreign minister
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro on Saturday named Alvaro Leyva Duran as the foreign minister in his cabinet, ahead of Petro's inauguration in August.
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ONGC Videsh announces new discovery in Colombia
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL), the wholly-owned subsidiary and overseas arm of the government-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), has made an oil discovery in Colombia, the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas said on Thursday.
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Gustavo Petro wins Colombia's presidency
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Gustavo Petro was elected president of Colombia on Sunday after defeating independent candidate Rodolfo Hernandez in the second round of elections in a very close race, the state-run National Civil Registry reported.
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At least 4 people killed by explosion in Colombia
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], June 11 (ANI/Xinhua): At least four people were killed by an explosion in the Colombian town of Cartagena del Chaira in the department of Caqueta, the Colombian government reported on Friday.
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Colombia to hold Presidential runoff, Petro ahead in first round
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], May 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Right-wing presidential candidate Federico Gutierrez is not making it into the second round of the presidential election in Colombia, according to results from the National Electoral Council released after 91.66 percent of the ballots were counted.
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