The work of a young robotics teacher from Bogota, but who carries out her activities in the conflict-ridden department of Guaviare, in the southeast of the country, was recognized by the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia. Her name is Tatiana Munoz, a robotics enthusiast since…
Next October 22, the film “La Sinfonia de los Bichos Raros” will be released in Colombia, but before its arrival in the country, the film, shot entirely in Medellin, will have an appointment at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia – Sitges, considered the most important…
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that Colombian citizen Luis Pino-Copete, 42, a resident of Bogota, and “his lover” Jael Watts, 45, a resident of Alloway, New Jersey, were found guilty by a jury of orchestrating an extensive nationwide scheme to steal millions of dollars in…
Sotheby’s will auction 12 Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and Modern paintings in New York on Nov. 18, with the collection expected to fetch about US$450 million. The works come from the private collection of Argentine collectors Nelly Arrieta de Blaquier and Carlos Pedro Blaquier, who acquired…
Serena Williams has brought Colombian fashion to an international luxury campaign, wearing a peach dress by Barranquilla-born designer Silvia Tcherassi for Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet. The former tennis champion appeared in a peach dress from Tcherassi’s Pre-Fall 2026 collection alongside…
In Colombia, illegal armed groups have stolen 1.2 million barrels of hydrocarbons so far this year, representing a value of more than 771 billion pesos (US$240.5 million). Based on this figure, President Abelardo de la Espriella activated the Urano Task Force this Monday, Oct. 5, which will be…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew attention from the city’s Colombian community after visiting a traditional Colombian bakery in Jackson Heights, Queens. During his visit to Seba Seba Bakery, Mamdani tried some of Colombia’s best-known traditional foods, including pandebono and agua de…
Colombian fashion reached a new international stage during Paris Fashion Week. Baobab, a brand founded in Bogota, became the first Latin American fashion label to collaborate with the Paris Opera in the French institution’s more than 300-year history. The partnership came to life with the…
Shakira’s Madrid residency will have one more chapter. After performing “Antología” live with Dua Lipa for the first time, the Colombian singer has announced another concert in the Spanish capital. The show will take place on Oct. 12, 2026, and will mark the conclusion of her European residency as…
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded Monday, Oct. 5, to American scientist Karl Deisseroth and German researchers Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for discoveries that made it possible to control nerve-cell activity with light. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet…