Colombia

Coffee tasting in Türkiye is steadily gaining popularity as a promising pursuit among new-generation professionals with its modest number of practitioners for now.

Aria Hotels, the Greek hospitality subsidiary of the Libra Group, with over 70 units, announced on Wednesday it is also entering the Colombian market in its first expansion abroad.

Aria will use its knowhow to transform two properties into luxury hotels, one of them to be named Aria Maria.

A 51-year-old Greek national and a 45-year-old foreign national were arrested in Rafina, East Attica, on Tuesday afternoon by port authority officers after receiving a package from Colombia containing cocaine.

According to the Coast Guard, officers had flagged a suspicious package at a courier company's office. It had been shipped from Bogota to Athens International Airport.

The Amazon rainforest has lost an area about the size of Germany and France combined to deforestation in four decades, fueling drought and record wildfires across South America, experts have said.

The world's biggest jungle, spanning nine countries, is crucial to the fight against climate change due to its ability to absorb planet-warming carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Compensationof $2.78 million has been awarded by a court to a 28-year-old nanny who worked as an intern for a 35-year-old businessman at US the employer recorded his employee in private moments using a hidden camera that he had installed in a smoke detector.

At least 196 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2023 for their efforts to protect their communities and the planet, according to a report released Tuesday by the international non-governmental organization Global Witness.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro criticized on Sept. 4 the purchase of Israel-made Pegasus spyware by the country's police to "intercept communications" of political leaders and activists under his predecessor's government.

Entering the final with the third-best time, Lida overcame a slow start, accelerating after the 60-meter mark, and finished with a strong push, clocking 12.49 (+0.8), setting a new personal record, and claiming silver.

A dramatic incident occurred at the airport in Bogota, Colombia, involving a Bulgarian national. According to local media, the Bulgarian attempted to take his own life in front of dozens of shocked passengers at the airport.

The presidents of Brazil and Colombia called on Thursday for fresh elections in Venezuela after last month's disputed victory by Nicolás Maduro — a proposal quickly rejected by the opposition, who slammed the strongman for blocking a "political transition."