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If paramos are said to be water factories, it could be argued that frailejones, native plants of these high-mountain ecosystems, are their regulators. It is known that this plant is found in Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador, and there are some estimates regarding the number of species that exist, although some academics maintain that this is […]
In Colombia, public infrastructure, construction, or installation projects that remain unfinished, abandoned, unused, or used for a purpose other than the one for which they were designed, despite having consumed large amounts of state resources, are referred to as white elephants. These are ‘mastodons’ built with public funds, but whose costs far exceed the actual […]
The capricious universe arranges its elements into shapes that surprise the human eye and that only the brain understands (or believes it understands), designed to organize visual chaos and seek familiar figures in vague, random, or abstract stimuli (such as the clouds of gas and dust in a nebula). This psychological and evolutionary phenomenon is […]
Two critical security flaws in PHP, a programming language used by a large share of the world’s websites, were disclosed Oct. 21 after remaining undetected for more than a decade. The flaws could allow hackers to break into vulnerable servers and take control of them. Security agencies urged organizations to update their systems as researchers […]
The Government of Colombia has taken two important steps toward resuming aerial spraying to combat illicit crops: repealing the resolution that prohibited this method and preparing a pilot plan to test ammonium glufosinate, also from the air. The administration of Abelardo de la Espriella is pursuing this strategy because it considers that forced manual eradication […]
Driven by booming demand for data center processors, Intel’s third-quarter revenue rose 21%, lifted by a 78% jump in its Data Center and AI (DCAI) unit. However, manufacturing disruptions, rising memory costs, and weaker PC demand overshadowed the results, prompting the company to forecast a disappointing final quarter of 2026. Revenue reached US$16.5 billion for […]
Colombia’s central bank (Banco de la Republica) decided Friday to leave interest rates unchanged for November, keeping its benchmark policy rate at 12.25%, the same level it held throughout October. The decision marks a pause in the central bank’s rate moves, mirroring decisions made earlier this week by both the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) and […]
Governments at the United Nations biodiversity summit in Yerevan, Armenia, have adopted operating arrangements for a permanent body designed to strengthen Indigenous participation in global conservation decisions. The agreement advances a commitment made in Cali, Colombia, in 2024, but questions remain over whether Indigenous communities will gain meaningful influence over policies affecting their territories and […]
Mexico has earned new international recognition for its cultural celebrations by setting a Guinness World Record for the world’s tallest Catrina. The monumental sculpture, installed in Mexico City’s Zocalo as part of the 2026 Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Monumental Altar, stands at an official height of 33.411 meters and has become one […]
Colombia is preparing to welcome two of the most prominent members of Donald Trump’s administration in November, as Bogota and Washington seek to strengthen their political and military ties. U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine will travel to the country on November 10, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance is expected to […]
The Colombian government of Abelardo de la Espriella’s proposal to raise the value-added tax (VAT) on coffee from 5% to 19% has sparked concern across the coffee sector, which fears the measure could ultimately hurt both producers and domestic consumption of one of the most representative products of the national economy. The initiative is part […]
Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope to vote in a U.S. general election. The Holy See confirmed Friday that the Chicago-born pontiff submitted a mail-in ballot ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms, according to The Associated Press. The Vatican confirmed Pope Leo’s vote for the US midterm election The Holy See press office […]
German actress Elke Sommer, one of the biggest sex symbols in European cinema during the 1950s and 1960s and one of the foreign performers who successfully made her mark in Hollywood, has died at age 85. Her death brings to an end a career spanning several decades, during which she moved between comedy, suspense and […]
NASA is accelerating its return to the Moon, targeting a crewed lunar landing in 2028 and committing approximately US$20 billion to a program designed to establish a lasting human presence on the surface. The effort draws on the urgency of the Apollo era, but its ambitious timetable faces significant engineering and safety challenges. The agency […]
The president of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, is preparing a sweeping overhaul of the public administration that would eliminate, dissolve, or merge 105 of the 209 entities currently making up the national executive branch. The initiative, part of his government’s fiscal adjustment strategy, aims to reduce bureaucracy, eliminate overlapping responsibilities, and consolidate functions within […]
