Hacker News with Generative AI: Colombia

China Offers to Fund Colombia Projects If the US Blocks Loans (bloomberg.com)
China could step in to finance infrastructure in Colombia and across Latin America if the US fulfills its threat to block funding, according to Beijing’s ambassador to Bogota.
China, Colombia, International Relations, Finance, Infrastructure
8 points by JumpCrisscross 11 days ago | 2 comments
The last masters of Afro-Colombian machete fencing (globalvoices.org)
"Grima is an art of freedom and resistance," Colombian machete fencers say.
Culture, Colombia, Martial Arts, History
57 points by PaulHoule 39 days ago | 20 comments
The unusual genetic inheritance that could change Alzheimer's treatment (nature.com)
The genes of a Colombian woman who beat the odds might lead to a new way to tackle the disease.
Genetics, Alzheimer's, Medical Research, Colombia
4 points by sohkamyung 51 days ago | 0 comments
Colombia's president: Legalize cocaine, it's no worse than whiskey (politico.eu)
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said during a government meeting that cocaine is “not worse than whiskey” and that it's only illegal because it comes from Latin America.
Politics, Drug Policy, Colombia, Latin America
13 points by geox 121 days ago | 3 comments
Trump issuing 'emergency 25% tariffs' against Colombia,going up to 50% in a week (cnn.com)
Politics, Economics, International Trade, Colombia, United States
10 points by vinnyglennon 132 days ago | 0 comments
Bogotá’s open streets program is the oldest and most successful (slate.com)
BOGOTÁ, Colombia—At 4 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, Jerson Osorio stood at the center of several thousand traffic signs, speed bumps, and hip-high yellow cones.
Urban Planning, Cities, Transportation, Colombia, Sustainability
54 points by rntn 167 days ago | 9 comments
Wild animals are spiraling to extinction. Can a bunch of bureaucrats save them? (vox.com)
Starting this week, thousands of people will descend on the Colombian city of Cali for an important meeting you may have never heard of: COP16.
Conservation, Extinction, Environmental Policy, Colombia, International Meetings
93 points by rntn 229 days ago | 72 comments
US banana giant to pay $38M to families of Colombian men killed by death squads (theguardian.com)
Colombia, Human Rights, Business, Lawsuits, Banana Industry
12 points by Jimmc414 361 days ago | 1 comments
Chiquita Held Liable for Deaths During Colombian Civil War (nytimes.com)
Lawsuits, Human Rights, Colombia, Civil War
40 points by elijahparker 361 days ago | 2 comments
Ancient giant tortoise fossils found in Colombian Andes (phys.org)
Ancient History, Paleontology, Colombia, Fossils
25 points by wglb 408 days ago | 2 comments