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Protests continue in Panama with road and railways blockades, after protesters rejected president Laurentino Cortizo's concessions.
2022-07-16

Clashes between the revolutionary far-left armed groups ELN and FARC dissidents in Arauca Department leave 23 people dead near Colombia’s border with Venezuela.
2022-01-3

Panama reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a 50-year-old person who recently travelled from South Africa.
2021-12-20

Panama closes its border with Colombia due to COVID-19 concerns. The Colombian government had recently reopened the border, which had been closed since March 2020. Panama has so far recorded more than 370,000 COVID-19 cases and 6,300 deaths.
2021-05-20

Tropical Storm Iota strengthens in the Caribbean Sea and is expected to intensify in the coming hours, threatening many parts of Central America, including Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. The storm is expected to grow into a hurricane.
2020-11-14

Colombia holds its first referendum since amending its constitution in 1991 and fails to pass anti-corruption measures due to low voter turnout.
2018-08-26

Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos receives his award in Oslo, Norway.
2016-12-10

Six people die in a stampede in a bar following a police raid in the Colombian capital Bogota. [http:--hosted.ap.org-dynamic-stories-L-LT_COLOMBIA_BAR_DEATHS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT (AP)]date=July 2019
2013-09-15

Floods across South America: Panama experiences its heaviest ever rains, with the Panama Canal shut for the first time due to weather. Millions of people are affected across the region, and there are deaths, including in Colombia and Venezuela.
2010-12-9

President of Venezuela Hugo Chávez welcomes President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos to Caracas.
2010-11-2