America Colombia Since electricity rates have risen approximately 30% since last year, the government has introduced a plan to create a new electricity price index that will be used accordingly to reduce electricity rates all over the country
America Colombia A historic change in drug policy has been announced by the newly elect government, currently considering to decriminalise cocaine to defeat cartels
America Colombia The country’s new leftist government has suspended all aerial bombings against armed groups in an effort to minimise deaths and show the state’s willingness to engage in possible peace talks
America Colombia The government has officially created an Equality Ministry, solely aimed at the promotion of gender and racial equality across all of the government’s departments and the country’s industries
America Colombia Francia Márquez, Colombia’s current and first black Vice-President, has only worn clothing representing her African heritage since the beginning of her campaign, sparking a new Afrocentric fashion boom among the Latin American population
America Colombia A 7 million euros grant following a treaty signed with Germany will be destined towards biodiversity protection, especially for the Colombian Amazonia
America Colombia The state has officially prohibited the import of all Apple products that have 5G, due to the company lacking a nationally essential patent for this technology
America Colombia President Ivan Duque has announced at the UN Ocean Conference that the country has achieved a 30% protection of its oceans, making Colombia the first to achieve the UN’s 30x30 promise
America Colombia Gustavo Petro has officially been elected as the country’s first ever left-winged president
America Colombia The government established that news outlets distributing fake news about the ongoing elections will be sanctioned
America Colombia A court in Colombia has ordered President Ivan Duque to be fined and placed under house arrest, for allegedly failing to enact measures to protect the Los Nevados national park
America Colombia Due to the fact that 56% of the population aged between 18-64 is obese, the country has established the first publicly funded obesity clinic, being the first clinic of its kind in all of South America
America Colombia The state has become the first in Latin America to legalise medically assisted suicide for those suffering extreme sufferance or incurable diseases