At least a hundred people who participated in an ecological walk in the Alto de Piedra Galana sector, among the corregimiento of San Cristóbal and San Antonio de Prado, Medellín, were victims of a massive robbery.

According to one of the complainants, the event occurred last Sunday, February 27, in this recognized ecological zone in the west of the capital of Antioquia.

According to one of the complainants, a group of between 60 and 100 people was walking in a line along a narrow path, when they were surprised by four armed men, who were waiting to strip them of their belongings.

“Four hooded men intimidated them with guns and machetes, stealing all of their belongings. among them bags, backpacks, telephones, communication radios, wedding rings, earrings etc.”, said Davier Montes, who is also co-founder of Trekking San Cristóbal, one of the tourist agencies that operates in the area.

The man told the regional channel that one of the guides managed to throw his cell phone into a bush, so once the theft occurred, they were able to alert their colleagues, who in turn made the respective complaint to the authorities.

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In the five years that we have been doing hiking routes in Medellín and its surroundings, an event as serious as this has never happened

“Thank God there were no physical damages to the robbed people, however, the robberies were quite serious due to all the valuable elements that were stolen. We strongly reject this type of action, in the five years that we have been doing hiking routes in Medellín and its surroundings, an event as serious as this had never happened to us,” Montes said.

The complainants hope that the authorities can speed up the investigative process as soon as possible.

So far, no statement has been made by the Metropolitan Police of the Aburrá Valley on this case.

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It should be remembered that in Medellín they offer rewards up to 10 million pesos for high impact theft cases.

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Emergencia en San Bernardo dejó en ruinas a decenas de familias, avalancha arrasó varias veredas

Autoridades indicaron que hoy a primeras horas del día adelantarán un censo para cuantificar las pérdidas materiales en San Bernardo.

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Una emergencia se registró en el municipio de San Bernardo, Nariño, luego de que una avalancha arrasara varias viviendas.

En vídeos se aprecia la magnitud de la situación que dejó a varias familias en la ruina.

“Mire, mire, le arrastró la casita, ayúdenlos. Que por favor los alerten”, manifestaban algunos residentes en medio de la situación.

Frente a esta emergencia, la Administración departamental enfatizó en que las fuertes lluvias incrementaron el caudal de las quebradas Pailón, La Mina y El Rollo.

Por esta razón, fue necesario evacuar familias asentadas en las veredas Pueblo Viejo y Mirador la Playa.

Así mismo, recalcaron que ya se adelanta la evacuación preventiva de unas 50 viviendas ubicadas en zonas urbanas y rurales.

Entre tanto, desde la Administración local indicaron que desde tempranas horas del día, se hará un censo para establecer las afectaciones.

«Estamos en calamidad y por ello declaramos Urgencia Manifiesta. Nos hemos visto afectados por todas lluvias. Pese a esta situación, los damnificados están con vida», expresaron.

Enfatizaron en que mañana se contará con la presencia del gobernador para evaluar los riesgos que se han presentado.



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Former President Donald Trump has appealed a judge’s decision requiring he answer questions under oath in New York state’s civil investigation into his business practices — a widely expected move that’s likely to prolong the fight over his testimony by months.

Lawyers for Trump and his two eldest children filed papers on Monday with the appellate division of the state’s trial court, seeking to overturn Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron’s Feb. 17 ruling. They argue ordering the Trumps to testify violates their constitutional rights because their answers could be used in a parallel criminal investigation.

FILE - From left, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump — shown with their father at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Trump International Hotel in Washington, July 23, 2014.

FILE – From left, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump — shown with their father at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Trump International Hotel in Washington, July 23, 2014.

In an eight-page ruling, Engoron set a March 10 deadline for Trump and his eldest children, Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., to sit for depositions. Lawyers for the Trumps asked the appellate court for a stay to spare them from questioning while it considers the matter.

The court did not set a date for arguments. It typically issues decisions several months after that, but it could be inclined to rule on an expedited basis given the urgency of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ investigation and the Trumps’ desire to swiftly overturn Engoron’s ruling.

A message seeking comment was left with James’ office. In a statement on Friday, as lawyers for the Trumps were preparing their appeal, the attorney general signaled she was ready for a long fight to get them to testify.

“Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., and Ivanka Trump were ordered by the court to comply with our lawful investigation into Mr. Trump and the Trump Organization’s financial dealings,” James said in the statement. “While they have the right to seek a delay, they cannot deter us from following the facts and the law wherever they may lead. Make no mistake: My office will continue to pursue this case without fear or favor because no one is above the law.”

Trump did not immediately comment on the appeal. In a statement following Engoron’s decision, he called the ruling “a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in history.”

“THERE IS NO CASE!” he said, claiming he’s unable to get a fair hearing in New York “because of the hatred of me by Judges and the judiciary” and accusing James’ office of “doing everything within their corrupt discretion to interfere with my business relationships, and with the political process.”

James, a Democrat, has said her investigation has uncovered evidence that Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, used “fraudulent or misleading” valuations of assets such as golf courses and skyscrapers to get loans and tax benefits.

In his ruling, Engoron wrote: “A State Attorney General commences investigating a business entity, uncovers copious evidence of possible financial fraud, and wants to question, under oath, several of the entities’ principals, including its namesake. She has the clear right to do so.”

If Engoron’s decision is upheld, it could force Trump into a tough decision about whether to answer questions or stay silent, citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Anything Trump says in a civil deposition could be used against him in the criminal probe being overseen by the Manhattan district attorney’s office.

At a hearing prior to Engoron’s decision, Trump’s lawyers argued that having him sit for a civil deposition is an improper attempt to get around a state law barring prosecutors from calling someone to testify before a criminal grand jury without giving them immunity.

A lawyer for the attorney general’s office told Engoron that it wasn’t unusual to have civil and criminal investigations proceeding at the same time, and Engoron rejected a request from lawyers for the Trumps to pause the civil probe until the criminal matter is over.

Last summer, spurred by evidence uncovered in James’ civil investigation, the Manhattan district attorney’s office charged Trump’s longtime finance chief, Allen Weisselberg, and the Trump Organization with tax fraud, alleging he collected more than $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation. Weisselberg and the company have pleaded not guilty. The future of the criminal probe was thrown into question last week when the two prosecutors leading it abruptly quit.

Lawyers for the Trumps asked the appellate court Monday to consider three questions:

— Whether James’ office is violating their rights by issuing subpoenas for their testimony while also participating in the criminal investigation.

— Whether protections for grand jury witnesses under state law, such as immunity, can be “eviscerated, if the same agency involved in the criminal investigation simply opens a ‘civil’ investigation into the very same matters.”

— Whether Engoron erred in rejecting the Trumps’ contention that James has engaged in selective prosecution.

In his ruling, Engoron said, the thousands of pages of evidence he’s reviewed in the case show there’s sufficient basis for continuing the investigation and undercut “the notion that this ongoing investigation is based on personal animus, not facts and law.”

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El presidente ruso, Vladímir Putin, intensifica su ofensiva contra Ucrania. A medida que las tropas de Moscú enfrentan resistencia del Ejército y de las milicias civiles, el Kremlin ha pasado a lanzar ataques más agresivos y contra infraestructuras civiles. En un intento por aislar la región del Donbás y hacerse con el control de todo el este de Ucrania, Putin ha iniciado esta mañana otro intenso ataque contra la ciudad de Járkov, la segunda más grande en población del país (1,4 millones de habitantes) y de mayoría de habla rusa. La enorme explosión ha golpeado el centro de la localidad —sitiada desde hace tres días y con las fuerzas ucranias reprimiendo la ofensiva—, alcanzando el edificio de la Administración Regional, según ha informado el Ministerio de Situaciones de Emergencia de Ucrania.

La zona afectada por la explosión en Járkov (Ucrania) contra el Edificio de la Administración Regional, el 1 de marzo de 2022.Foto: REUTERS/ Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy | Vídeo: EPV

El vídeo de una cámara de seguridad frente al inmueble muestra las consecuencias del ataque, que ha tenido lugar alrededor de las ocho de la mañana, poco después de que se levantase el toque de queda en la ciudad. Tras el impacto del misil, una gran bola de fuego ha engullido los coches aparcados frente al edificio, junto a la simbólica plaza de la Libertad. El asesor del Ministerio del Interior Anton Geraschenko asegura que la intención del bombardeo era acabar con la vida del gobernador y de la cúpula política de la ciudad.

Aún no hay información sobre muertos o heridos de este nuevo bombardeo sobre Járkov, pero este lunes, en otro ataque contra infraestructuras civiles, diez personas murieron durante un bombardeo a un barrio residencial de la ciudad, según el alcalde, Igor Terejov. La explosión acabó con la vida de una familia entera —los dos padres y sus tres hijos— que viajaba en un coche por la zona atacada. Además, el castigo aéreo provocó decenas de heridos, con lo que las víctimas mortales podrían aumentar en las próximas horas.

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“Un exterminio consciente”

El ataque del lunes contra Járkov, el más destructivo hasta el momento en la guerra de Putin contra Ucrania, visibiliza el cambio de estrategia de Rusia en este conflicto, el mayor en Europa desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial. “Hoy se ha demostrado que esto no es solo una guerra, es un asesinato de nuestro pueblo, el pueblo ucranio”, dijo el lunes Terejov en un vídeo mensaje publicado en las redes sociales.

Casi 90 edificios de apartamentos de Járkov, capital de Ucrania en las décadas de 1920 y 1930 y un importante centro educativo, han sufrido daños por los sucesivos bombardeos. Muchas partes de la ciudad están sin electricidad, agua o calefacción en pleno invierno y un buen número de personas pasan las noches acurrucadas en los refugios antiaéreos.

”Esto no es un ataque equivocado al azar, sino un exterminio consciente de personas. Los rusos sabían a lo que estaban disparando”, denunció el presidente ucranio, Volodímir Zelenski el lunes por la noche. “Esto es, sin duda alguna, un crimen militar. Una ciudad pacífica. Barrios residenciales tranquilos. Ni un solo objeto militar a la vista”, remarcó el líder ucranio, que ha llevado a Rusia ante la Corte Penal Internacional de La Haya por crímenes de guerra. En concreto, Kiev denuncia que 16 niños han muerto en el país como consecuencia de distintos ataques y que hospitales y otras estructuras civiles han sido bombardeadas o han sufrido daños por ataques en zonas residenciales en los cinco días de ofensiva rusa.

Zelenski ha exigido la paralización “de inmediato” de los ataques, la expulsión de Rusia de la ONU y que ningún país adquiera recursos al régimen de Vladímir Putin. Por su parte, Moscú ha justificado la invasión del Estado vecino por un supuesto peligro de que obtenga armamento nuclear. Mientras se intensifica la ofensiva, el ministro de Exteriores, Serguéi Lavrov, ha afirmado en una intervención por videoconferencia ante el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU en Ginebra: “Ucrania tiene aún tecnología nuclear soviética. No podemos no actuar ante ese peligro”.

En Járkov, Maria Avdeeva, una analista ucrania que vive en esa ciudad, cuenta que los bombardeos están siendo muy intensos. Avdeeva estaba en la calle este lunes, con un grupo de medios, cuando uno de los bombardeos alcanzó un área residencial de la ciudad. “Fue terrible”, explica por teléfono. “Estábamos en espacio abierto sin ningún sitio para esconderse. Los ataques han seguido durante 15 minutos. Esa área residencial, con apartamentos y tiendas, sin objetos millares que pudieran ser objetivo de esos ataques”, comenta Avdeeva, por teléfono. La experta cree que el ataque contra Járkov, a 30 kilómetros de la frontera rusa, es la demostración de Putin de que puede atacar a civiles y no le temblará el pulso en hacerlo, como en las guerras de Chechenia, donde aplicó una política de tierra quemada.

El bombardeo de este lunes en Járkov se produjo, además, al tiempo que una delegación ucrania y una rusa se sentaban por primera vez a negociar en Bielorrusia, junto a la frontera de Ucrania, para tratar de alcanzar un alto el fuego. La mesa de diálogo no tuvo logros concretos, aunque los equipos de ambos países se han emplazado a volver a conversar “en los próximos días”. La reunión podría ser esta vez en la frontera entre Ucrania y Polonia, según fuentes del Gobierno de Zelenski.

Un militar ucranio se acerca a un vehículo en Járkov.
Un militar ucranio se acerca a un vehículo en Járkov.VYACHESLAV MADIYEVSKYY (REUTERS)

Mientras, muy cerca de Kiev, una inmensa caravana de vehículos militares rusos que se extiende a lo largo de 60 kilómetros al noroeste de la ciudad, según informa AFP, amenaza con incrementar las hostilidades en la capital de Ucrania, según las imágenes satelitales captadas por la empresa estadounidense Maxar. El ministro de Defensa de Reino Unido ha advertido de que Rusia tiene preparadas “largas columnas de blindados y vehículos con logística” a pocos kilómetros de la frontera y listas para sumarse a la ofensiva y apoyar a sus tropas sobre el terreno. Putin tiene la mayor parte de sus fuerzas terrestres a más de 30 kilómetros al norte de Kiev, que sigue estando en la mira del presidente ruso, que quiere extremar la ofensiva contra la capital, de 2,8 millones de habitantes, para forzar a Zelenski a capitular.

Con los intensos ataques a la sitiada Járkov y el avance de las tropas rusas por el sur, donde han logrado hacerse con el control de Berdiansk, en el mar de Azov, y la dura ofensiva contra la ciudad portuaria de Mariupol, donde la resistencia está plantando cara a las fuerzas de Putin, el Kremlin trata de hacer una pinza para envolver el Donbás. En Mariupol, la mayoría de los vecindarios están sin electricidad ni calefacción, después de que varios ataques alcanzaran puntos de suministro y subestaciones eléctricas, denunciaron las autoridades locales.

Con esos mimbres, también avanza la perspectiva de construir un corredor desde la península ucrania de Crimea, que Moscú se anexionó en 2014 con un referéndum ilegal, hasta las regiones de Donetsk y Lugansk. Ese corredor permitiría una conexión con la estratégica península, que ha estado teniendo problemas de suministro de agua desde la anexión. Además, Putin intensifica su ataque contra la ciudad de Jersón, en el flanco izquierdo de Crimea, un punto clave que permitiría lanzar una dura ofensiva contra Odesa y hacerse con el control de todo el acceso al mar Negro, donde tienen salida tres países de la OTAN: Turquía, Rumania y Bulgaria. Las fuerzas rusas rodearon durante la pasada noche Jersón y desplegaron puestos de control a su alrededor, según las autoridades locales.

La ofensiva de Vladímir Putin para “desnazificar” Ucrania y “proteger” a la ciudadanía ha causado ya cientos de muertos y medio millón de refugiados. El Ejército ucranio está logrando contener por ahora el ataque en las ciudades más importantes del país. Pero los bombardeos han continuado este martes y las fuerzas rusas avanzan.

“Para el enemigo, Kiev es el objetivo clave. Quieren destruir nuestro Estado, y por eso la capital está bajo constante amenaza”, ha advertido el presidente Zelenski, que ha asegurado que Putin está intentando volar la principal central eléctrica de la ciudad para dejar a la capital, donde ya hay problemas de suministro, sin electricidad. Las fuerzas de seguridad ucranias han elevado además sus advertencias sobre infiltrados paramilitares a sueldo de Rusia. El Ejército asegura que tratan de penetrar en Kiev y que visten uniformes de policía o de las fuerzas armadas ucranias.

Al Kremlin no ha parecido importarle la marea de sanciones internacionales a sus empresas, personas y bancos rusos. Este lunes, Moscú ha respondido a las represalias que han cerrado el espacio aéreo europeo a las aerolíneas rusas y a los aviones privados que suelen utilizar los empresarios de la órbita del Kremlin, con el cierre de su propio espacio aéreo a 36 aerolíneas, incluidas las de los 27 países miembros de la UE. Rusia además, ha amenazado a la UE con más represalias. “Habrá una dura respuesta a las acciones de la UE. Rusia continuará asegurando el logro de los intereses nacionales vitales, independientemente de las sanciones o su amenaza”, ha dicho el ministerio de Exteriores ruso en un comunicado en el que ha amenazado también con duras represalias a los ciudadanos de la UE y a las entidades involucradas en la entrega de armas, combustible y suministros de defensa a Ucrania.

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“Yellowstone National Park is magical, spiritual and a place of inspiration,” said historian Bruce Gourley, who has lived near the park for decades and is the author of the recently published Historic Yellowstone National Park.

As the park marks its 150th anniversary, it’s looking back at the past but focusing mostly on its future as it brings greater recognition to the Indigenous people who had roamed the land for 10,000 years.

“This isn’t just about the last century and a half,” said Yellowstone Superintendent Cameron Sholly at a recent virtual event. “We also want to use this anniversary to do a better job of fully recognizing the many American Indian nations that lived in this area for thousands of years prior to Yellowstone becoming a park.”

In the coming months, Yellowstone will be highlighting multiple tribal nations, whose members will give presentations, display artwork and engage with visitors at the park’s Tribal Heritage Center.

On March 1,1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the bill that created Yellowstone for the “benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations.”

However, the Indigenous people who hunted and fished there were not included in the process.

“The presence of native people was not only downplayed, but they were literally pushed out of the park because their presence discomforted many white people,” Gourley said.

Yellowstone is located mostly in Wyoming, but it also extends into Montana and Idaho. Today, some 4 million visitors come to experience the 9-million-hectare landscape that sits atop an active supervolcano whose last major eruption occurred 640,000 years ago.

Appropriately known as Wonderland in the early days, the geothermal park is famous for its beautiful lakes and mountains, incredible array of wildlife, powerful waterfalls, rainbow-colored hot springs, and amazing geysers such as the well-known Old Faithful, which erupts roughly every 1½ hours.

For professional wildlife photographer Tom Murphy, there is no better place. He especially loves the remote wilderness.

“I get to see the natural behavior of bison, coyotes, elk, wolves and grizzly bears, how they live and relate to each other,” he told VOA. “The goal of my photographs is to capture their interesting lives and give people a sense of the beauty and intelligence of the wildlife.”

He thinks it was a mistake to eliminate the wolves in Yellowstone during the last century and applauds their reintroduction in the mid-1990s, which has created greater biodiversity.

For professional wildlife photographer Tom Murphy, there is no better place. He especially loves the remote wilderness. (Photo courtesy Tim Murphy)

For professional wildlife photographer Tom Murphy, there is no better place. He especially loves the remote wilderness. (Photo courtesy Tim Murphy)

Yellowstone’s bison herd is important to Scott Frazier of the Crow tribe. “The bison are sacred and represent freedom to the Indian tribes, who have a symbiotic relationship with them,” he explained.

Frazier, who is 72, has been visiting the park since he was a child.

“It was so quiet, not like today,” he said of going camping and fishing with his father. “There weren’t many cars, and sometimes you’d see a bear on the road, but that’s rare now.”

“Today, it’s so different,” he said.

“People who come from the cities may not have seen a squirrel, let alone a moose. Unfortunately, a lot of them spend time taking photos or videos instead of enjoying the moment that is right in front of them,” he said in an interview with VOA.

Amazing geysers are highlighted by the well-known Old Faithful, which erupts roughly every 1½ hours. (Photo courtesy Carol Highsmith)

Amazing geysers are highlighted by the well-known Old Faithful, which erupts roughly every 1½ hours. (Photo courtesy Carol Highsmith)

But Frazier is more concerned about the past 150 years, when Yellowstone barely acknowledged the tribes in the park.

It is “a dramatically important step” that Yellowstone, as well as other U.S. national parks, is reaching out to Native Americans, he said.

“I would like to see more recognition of the places the tribes consider to be sacred in Yellowstone,” said Frazier, who teaches environment classes in the park from the Indigenous point of view.

Other Native Americans also say it’s about time Yellowstone focuses more on Indigenous contributions.

“There’s very little mention about Native Americans, including the Shoshone,” said Robyn Rofkar, administrative assistant at the Eastern Shoshone Tribal Cultural Center on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming.

“It would be good to include Native American names at sites around the park. I also think Yellowstone should sell more traditional things made by the Indian tribes, like Shoshone beaded items.”

“Hopefully, we can educate the tourists so they know that Yellowstone was part of the Indians’ homeland,” she said.

The intense winter leaves a missing person in Valle del Cauca. This is Dennis López Castañeda, a 40-year-old woman who fell into the Jordan River, in the sector known as ‘La Karina’.

The woman is wanted by relief agencies, upstream of the Jordan River.

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On the other hand, the districts of Villacarmelo and La Buitrera, in Cali, are the most affected by the intense rains. Landslides have generated several emergencies.

The Infrastructure Secretariat of Cali informed that through the operational group they attended to emergencies generated by landslides that affected mobility in the aforementioned districts. There are no injured people. The community has helped the task force.

The Secretary of Infrastructure, Néstor Martínez Sandoval, affirmed that in the sector of La Candelaria, in Villacarmelo, landslides were removed in tertiary roads.

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Given the increase in rainfall, the Mayor’s Office of Cali convened a risk management council and activated all the capacities of the different district organizations and relief, through an Emergency and Contingency Plan to prevent risks due to rainfall in the capital of Valle del Cauca.

“We made this extraordinary advice because an unusual rainy season is coming. The La Niña Phenomenon is added to the daily season every year, between March, April and May, and we will have 30% more rainfall. In this sense, next Wednesday, at 8:00 in the morning, we will have a district risk management council with the intention of being able to carry out all the actions that prevent landslides, floods or situations that generate danger to life, dignity and heritage. That is the objective of this meeting,” said Mayor Jorge Iván Ospina Gómez.

In the department, according to the Department of Disaster Risk Management of the Government of Valle del Cauca, the effects of the rains are monitored in rural areas of Palmira, Caicedonia, El Cerrito, Buga, Ginebra and Dagua. In Buga there is a movement of earth and stones, which leaves several families affected.

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