The United Nations effort to achieve “harmony” with the natural world kicks off in Colombia this week. Recent reports show there’s a lot of work to do to achieve that goal.
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A Canadian former Olympic snowboarder is wanted in a U.S. drug trafficking case
A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas and killed four people, authorities said.
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Wanna be a good dad? A ‘School for Men’ teaches diapering, ponytail making
An innovative program in Colombia gives men a chance to master the skills needed to be a hands-on dad — and become closer to their kids along the way.
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It’s not easy being Colombia’s 1st left-wing president
Gustavo Petro faces fierce opposition from what he views as Colombia’s deeply conservative deep state.
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The Secret of Chiqui Versace
In this special episode of Mosaic, our podcast on immigration, we introduce Chiqui Versace: a Rhode Island resident who came to the U.S. at 16, looking for work and hoping to support his family back in Colombia. He also came here to be his true self – to not have to hide anything about who he is. From the outside, Versace lived what appeared to be a normal life. For decades he was gainfully employed, paid taxes every year, and volunteered his time for charitable causes. But to stay here, to live the life he had always wanted to live, he had to carry a very big secret.
