may persuade some scientists against recommending covid jabs for 12 17 year olds, a decision that s due very shortly. fergus walsh, bbc news. the united states says it will send law enforcement officers to haiti as soon as possible, after the assassination of president jovenel moeez earlier this week. haitian police say a group of 28 foreign mercenaries were responsible for the killing. several of them are thought to be former colombian soldiers. it s still unclear who organised the attack, or why. but several of the suspected mercenaries were colombian. the bbc s daniel pardo is in bogota and told me what more we know about the assassination. we know that they are former military soldiers. very young in their military career, around 40 45 years old, but who retired partly because salaries are not great in the colombian military forces, as well as the fact that escalating, you know, moving up in the colombian
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The Venezuelans fleeing to Colombia to avoid fighting
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Thousands of Venezuelans have fled their country in the past month.
They are running away from intense armed clashes which involve Venezuela’s army and Colombia’s rebel groups.
Refugees say they were pushed out of their homes by the military and describe human rights abuses, disappearances and home break-ins.
A prominent Colombian guerrilla fighter, Jesus Santrich, was killed on Tuesday in Venezuelan territory as part of the ongoing conflict.
The BBC’s Daniel Pardo travelled to Arauquita, a small town on the Colombian side that is hosting the refugees who escape the fighting.
A failed attempt at tax reform detonated violent protests in Colombia, which left at least 19 dead and ended up forcing the resignation of the Minister of Economy as well as affecting strongly the image of President Ivan Duque.
The initiative had been launched on April 15 to be debated in Congress with the aim of raising approximately $6.3 billion, equivalent to 2% of the GDP and tackling doubt commitments in a context of credit growth.
The Colombian economy depends on market access and, according to official data, the country s External debt reached $156.8 billion or more than half of Colombia s GDP is reverted to the debt.
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