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Wednesday April 24, 2024
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Headlines of the most outstanding news of national and international news on Wednesday.
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International News
* Israel-Palestine: Mass graves discovered in Gaza with hundreds of bodies, pointing to new war crimes.
* Israel vs Hamas: 200 days of war with no signs of truce or release of new hostages.
* At least 16 migrants died and 28 more are missing after a shipwreck in Kenya.
* Negotiations on plastic pollution begin in Canada
* Daniel Ortega hands over a gigantic mining concession from Nicaragua to a Chinese company in the Northern Caribbean.
* The United States points to “transnational repression” by the Ortega regime.
* Two opposition parties in Venezuela managed to adhere to the candidacy of Edmundo González Urrutia.
* Joseph Borrell called on EU countries to intensify support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression: “It is a decisive moment.”
* The Taliban threatened schools over a rumor that they were accepting girls over 10 years old as students.
* Ecuadorian police recapture Fabricio Colón Pico, leader of the wolf gang.
* The Vatican will open its doors for a meeting between the pope and 6,000 grandparents and grandchildren on April 27 at 8:30.
* By order of Milei, foreigners who commit crimes will be expelled from Argentina immediately.
* The skies over Athens turned completely orange this April 23.
* In the US they captured an American who admitted to having abused minors in Colombia.
National News
* Senate approved the Pension Reform. Concern among young workers.
* A specialized group from the Bank of the Republic will be the pension administrator.
* The suspension against Foreign Minister Álvaro Leyva for the passport scandal is extended for another three months.
* Council of State admits studying a lawsuit against the election of the attorney general.
* The Attorney General’s Office extended the chancellor’s suspension for three more months.
* The United States Department of State, referring to the decision to include the investigations into Petro’s son and brother in the annual report on human rights in the world, said the spokesperson: “They seem credible to us and that is why we included them.”
* “He benefited from a big scam”: Omar Hernández, creator of Daily Cop, spoke about Gustavo Petro’s presidential campaign.
* Federico Gutiérrez, mayor of Medellín, appeared at the Commission of Accusation to expand his statement regarding alleged irregularities in the financing of the Petro Presidente campaign.
* The president of the Workers’ Union, Cesar Loza, denounced a “labor massacre” at the Ecopetrol company. He indicated that workers have been removed from their positions without just cause.
* Mayor of Bogotá invited Petro to the inauguration of a school in Ciudad Bolívar.
* Clashes continue between Army troops and FARC dissidents in Cauca.
* Investigation continues against Mario Fernández, cousin of Verónica Alcocer, for a false diploma.
* The Minister of Education, Aurora Vergara, assured that the budget of $800,000 million was allocated for the University of El Catatumbo and other universities.
* Dollar closed above $3,900 pending business results in the United States.
* Analysts warn of risks of the Bank of the Republic administering pensions.
* Car manufacturers have stable projections although the market is ‘in the red’.
* “The industry and commerce tax is the one that contributes the most to the District’s finances”: Treasury Secretary.
health news
* With the rains came the flu epidemic in the country.
* Alert about the escalation of the global cholera outbreak, announces the WHO.
Technology news
* 80% of dating apps can share or sell data for advertising purposes, says El Espectador.
* In the run-up to Paris 2024, the International Olympic Committee presented its plans to establish the functions of AI in sport.
* Pixar, an animation studio owned by Disney, has permeated the childhood and adolescence of millions of people on the planet.
* MinTIC and National Police announce strategy to combat cybercrime.
tourism news
* Latin American and Caribbean airlines have achieved an annual fuel efficiency of 2.7%.
* Fitur Next announces its 2025 Challenge: how tourism can contribute to sustainable food management.
Sport News
* Arsenal beat Chelsea 5-0 in the Premier League.
* ‘Sweep’ in América de Cali.
* Eight games will go at the same time on Sunday to define seedings and qualifiers for home runs.
Shows and culture
* Starting this Wednesday, April 24, from Monday to Friday, the soap opera Rubí arrives.
* The cancellation of the Tuluá Fair due to security issues is a hard blow to the entertainment industry. The losses have not yet been calculated.
* 70 unreleased songs selected for the 57th Vallenata Legend Festival.
Media
* Caracol Radio narrator Tato Sanint underwent emergency surgery.
Commemoration
* International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
Highlights that occurred on April 24
* On April 23, 2009, in Pasto, the Galeras volcano erupted.
* On April 24, 1895, the lawyer, writer and philosopher Fernando González Ochoa was born in Envigado.
* The cyclist Oliverio Rincón Quintana was born in Duitama on April 24, 1968.
Colombian dish
* Pingua rice from Bahía Solano.
Great Colombian
* Segundo Cabezas, cook.
Curiosities
* “Tennis” comes from “tennis” in English, which comes from the French word “tenez.” That word was designated because when the players threw the ball they said: “tenez”, which means there it goes!
The phrase of the day
* “Pride, which inspires us so much envy, often also serves to moderate it”: François de La Rochefoucauld.
The amount
* “With Parmalat, Proleche, President and Kraft we have a turnover of close to $600,000 million”: Juan Camilo Velásquez of the Lactalis group.
Price of the day
* According to the most recent data from the Financial Superintendency, charges for withdrawing money from another entity’s ATMs can range from $5,000 to $6,485.
dollar price
* $3,910.01 pesos per dollar.
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