The Daily Populous

Acting Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres said the entire Colombian Amazon will be made a reserve for renewable natural resources.

It seeks to prevent forest degradation, river contamination and biodiversity loss that threatens the continent’s climate balance,” Vélez said.

She also called on other Amazonian nations to adopt similar protections, highlighting that Colombia controls just 7% of the Amazon biome. »

The plan was strongly criticised as kowtowing to Putin, with European leaders warning it would “leave Ukraine vulnerable to future attack”.

Many military analysts and academics have warned that Russia may use a ceasefire in Ukraine to regroup before reattacking.

Trump said the plan was “not his final offer”, and later announced an “updated and refined peace framework” created in partnership with Ukraine. »

A bar owner who banned solo drinkers has defended his policy, saying he won’t apologise despite facing criticism.

In a video posted to the bar’s Instagram page earlier this month, he explained the door policy.

Just when the bar’s absolutely packed and it’s like a nightclub in there, we don’t, because it’s not safe. »

Two senators are calling on the federal government to ban advertising for sports betting in Canada.

A letter to the prime minister from Charlottetown Sen. Percy Downe and Waterloo Sen. Marty Deacon asks the government to have the CRTC ban all advertising for sports gambling apps and websites.

The act calls for more regulations around sports betting advertising, whereas Downe and Deacon are calling for a complete ban. »