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- 'Filling the place with kids during this virus isn’t helpful': Football icon Asprilla gives away mountain of condoms amid shortage
Flamboyant former Newcastle and Colombia striker Faustino Asprilla has taken advantage of a global contraceptive shortage after his factory full of branded condoms was forced to close as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. - Bogota prison riot over coronavirus leaves 23 dead and 83 injured – Colombian justice ministry (VIDEOS)At least 23 people have died and dozens more are injured following a riot over coronavirus in La Modelo prison in the Colombian capital Bogota, the country's justice ministry has said.
- Pablo Escobar’s hitman Popeye dies of cancer at 57, showing little remorse for his killingsPablo Escobar’s former hitman Jhon Jairo Velasquez Vasquez, aka Popeye, has died of stomach cancer. The notorious killer called himself a “holy warrior” in an interview with RT and said that “taking up arms is always an option.”
- ‘At least he’s not selling coke’: Pablo Escobar’s brother launches own folding smartphone as Twitter snorts with laughterRoberto Escobar, brother of notorious cocaine kingpin Pablo, is taking the family business in a new direction with a foldable smartphone. Launched with a bevy of glamorous Russian models, the device was met with hilarity online.
- 3 killed as car bomb detonates near police station in Colombia amid anti-government unrestA truck rigged with explosives detonated outside a police station in Colombia amid mass protests in the country that have been marred by violence and looting.
- Authorities impose curfew in capital of Colombia, deploy 20k police against protestersColombian President Iván Duque instructed the authorities in Bogota to impose an overnight curfew on the entire Colombian capital, as 20,000 uniformed police were deployed to “establish order” amid anti-government protests.
- Police fire tear gas & water cannon as mass anti-govt protests in Colombia’s capital turn violent (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in cities across Colombia in a mass strike against the government of President Ivan Duque. While largely peaceful, clashes with riot police broke out as some of the protests dispersed.
- Cat-astrophe averted! Loyal pet saves 1yo toddler from falling down stairs (VIDEO)A Colombian cat is stealing headlines across the country after video of the fearless feline saving a toddler from a nasty tumble down the stairs went viral.
- WATCH Smoke plume in the sky as Colombian oil pipeline BOMBED causing water contaminationAn oil pipeline carrying crude across the Andes has been bombed, resulting in a fire and spillage into the local river. The operator released footage of the site showing a plume of smoke rising in the air.
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