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Bancolombia: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 09, 2024 13:42 PM EDT

MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — Bancolombia SA (CIB) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $367.1 million. The bank, based in Medellin, Colombia, said it had earnings of $1.44 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations....

Colombia's congress considers ban on Pablo Escobar souvenirs

Aug. 05, 2024 13:27 PM EDT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Souvenirs depicting the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar could be banned in Colombia if legislators approve a bill introduced this week in the nation’s congress. The proposal is criticized by vendors who sell his merchandise to tourists from around the world, but...

The collapse of a cable car in Colombia kills 1 person and injures 20

Jun. 26, 2024 15:36 PM EDT

MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — A cable car in the Colombian city of Medellin failed and plunged onto a sidewalk next to a station platform Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring 20 others, officials said. It was not immediately clear if the person who died...