A team of British and Colombian archaeologists has reported that thousands of rock paintings are believed to have originated in Colombia about 12,500 years ago. Spread over eight miles of rock face, the discovery has been dubbed the “Sistine Chapel of the Ancients.” The sheer size of the discovery means …
Read More »Opposition activists fled the embassy to seek refuge in Venezuela
MADELIN, Colombia (AP) – Famous opposition activist Leopoldo LaPaze has left the Spanish ambassador’s home in Caracas and Venezuela after years of frustrated efforts to oust the nation’s socialist president, his party said on Saturday. The 49-year-old Caracas-area mayor has been held at the ambassador’s residence since a failed military …
Read More »Maduro says Venezuela buys Iranian missiles ‘a good idea’
PHILO PHOTO: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks at a youth event of Venezuela’s United Socialist Party in Caracas, Venezuela June 22, 2020. Miraflores Palace / Handout via REUTERS CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday it would be a “good idea” to buy missiles from Iran, a …
Read More »Florida man accused of selling coronavirus ‘cure’ arrested
A Florida man behind a false church that allegedly sold a deadly pale coronavirus “miracle cure” has been arrested in Colombia. Mark Grenon, 62, and his son, Joseph (32), are facing extradition to the US after being detained by Colombian authorities, the country’s top lawyer announced Tuesday night on Twitter. …
Read More »Navy in Ecuador investigates large Chinese fishing fleet off Galapagos
ABOARD ECUADOREAN NAVY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) – Ecuador’s navy oversees a massive Chinese fishing fleet operating near the protected waters of the Galapagos Islands, thanks to the environmental impact of fishing in ‘ t area of the ecologically sensitive islands. A fishing boat is spotted from an Ecuadorian navy plane after …
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