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Who oversees the National Police's hacking?

The replacement of Mauricio González in the Constitutional Court provides President Santos with a golden opportunity: decisively achieving greater gender equity in the courts.

Thales of Miletus was the first philosopher of Classical Greece that tried to find the origin of everything; something that could explain what exists. This origin, which he called Arche, he found in water. Everything is made up of water, said Thales, "the earth rests on water, like an island." His disciples later added three elements to this explanation: earth, air, and fire.

The television program Séptimo Día found a curious way of celebrating the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Over three Sundays, through specific denunciations, it aired generalized conclusions so tenuous that it gave the impresion to its thousands of viewers that corruption, alcoholism, sexual violence, guerrilla infiltration, and land grabbing are the rule among indigineous peoples.

"Colombia has an alcohol market, but there is no Pablo Escobar of beer or vodka. And it is not because vodka is better than cocaine, but rather because it is legal," explains Johann Hari.

Today 70 years ago Nagasaki was bombed, which alongside Hiroshima, caused nearly 250,000 deaths.

There is nothing more natural than politicians' use of language that is both pompous and unnecessary at the same time.

We have to begin by tying loose ends with other countries and other industries. In this way we can not only see why it is a wise proposal, but also why it does not go far enough.

Although 98% of sexual assault accusations are real, the other 2% determine how we treat survivors of this type of violence.

While the Solicitor General publishes reports about the implementation of the Victims' Law, in some restitution processes he has protected and favored opposing interests.