Pablo Beltran recently visited Bogota, the capital of his native country Colombia, for the first time in 31 years. Beltran is a leader in the National Liberation Army – known by its Spanish acronym ELN – a Marxist guerilla group. He has been living in...
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The Italian government’s imposition of a one-off 40 percent windfall tax on its banking sector, to help first-time homebuyers and cut taxes for families and businesses, caused chaos in the European markets, CNN reported Wednesday. The announcement of the tax, which came earlier this week, caused...
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Eight countries that share the Amazon rainforest agreed on “principles” to protect the region – but failed to reach a concrete deal to end deforestation, the Voice of America reported Wednesday. The “Belem Declaration” came during a summit of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) in...
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Northern Ireland authorities launched an investigation Wednesday into a data leak that released the private details of police officers online, sparking concerns for their safety, Euronews reported. On Tuesday, a document detailing the names and ranks of thousands of police officers appeared online after police mistakenly...
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A new study recently discovered evidence of errors and revisions by ancient Egyptian artists as they created their detailed artwork, Discover Magazine reported. Ancient Egyptians used a variety of compounds for their colors, such as the iron-based hematite for red and a calcium–copper silicate for Egyptian...
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