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Leather soccer ball in empty gate behind net on green football field

July 3, 2024 11:10 AM

Soccer – Brazil into Copa quarters after 1-1 draw with Colombia

Brazil played out an action-packed 1-1 draw with Colombia in California on Tuesday to set up a mouth-watering Copa America quarter-final against Uruguay. Colombia, who finished top of Group D on seven points, will face Panama in the last eight. Daniel Munoz's first-half strike for Colombia cancelled out an impressive early free kick from Brazil's Raphinha. The result extended Colombia's unbeaten streak to 26 matches, though it did mark the end of their 10-match winning run. "It was a match we...

June 25, 2024 3:43 PM

Protecting 1.2% of Earth would prevent most extinctions, study says

Setting aside an additional 1.2% of the world's land as nature preserves would prevent the majority of predicted plant and animal extinctions and cost about $263 billion, according to a study published on Tuesday. The world is racing to meet a goal to protect 30% of the world by 2030 to protect wildlife that is being decimated by climate change, pollution and habitat destruction. Global policymakers will meet at a United Nations summit in Colombia in October to discuss plans for reaching that ...

June 7, 2024 12:40 PM

Migrants crossing Panama’s Darien Gap in increasing numbers

Just over 170,000 migrants crossed the perilous Darien Gap that connects Panama to Colombia over the first five months of this year, Panama's migration agency said on Thursday, suggesting 2024 could again break records. This is 2% higher than the nearly 167,000 who made the crossing in the same period of last year, data from the National Migration Service (SNM) showed, as more people embark on the dangerous crossing, many seeking better opportunities in the United States. Last year marked a re...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro is speaking during a press conference in Bogota, Colombia, on February 8, 2024, after a meeting with the United Nations Security Council regarding the advancements made on Colombia's 2016 peace process and the new ongoing process. (Photo by Sebastian Barros/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

May 2, 2024 10:37 AM

Colombia to break diplomatic relations with Israel, President Petro says

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Wednesday he will break diplomatic relations with Israel over its actions in Gaza. Petro has already heavily criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and requested to join South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice. "Here in front of you, the government of change, of the president of the republic announces that tomorrow we will break diplomatic relations with the state of Israel ... for hav...