Headlines: extended quarantine in Colombia

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In Colombia, the national quarantine is extended until July 15. "  More isolation, with a revival  " of the economy, sums up El Colombiano in One. Travel still limited on the national territory and reserved for certain categories of populations, proscribed public and private events, gymnasiums and closed swimming pools, just like restaurants. Semana takes stock this Wednesday on what it is - or not - possible to do in Colombia the next days.

El Espectador devotes its front page to asymptomatic patients. For the newspaper, finding a way to locate and isolate them constitutes "  the only way out  " of containment. At the same time, the stigmatization of Covid-19 patients and of nursing staff continues in certain regions, "  to the point that not only do those affected prefer to hide and suffer in silence, but that certain communities also refuse screening  ", regrets El Tiempo . "  This behavior (...) seriously limits the possibility of facing the disease and of overcoming it in a rational manner  ", while "  this evil is here to stay and that it spares no one  ". " The Covid-19 is not shameful,  "proclaims the newspaper in its editorial.

Colombia : arrest of the "Indian"

Colombian news is also marked by the arrest of a FARC dissident chief. For La Opinion , conservative newspaper Cúcuta is a blow to the dissent, which has approximately 1,500 armed men. The man nicknamed "  El Indio Amansador  " was, explains the newspaper, "  one of the most wanted criminals in the department of Cauca for his participation in multiple attacks against the police, as well as for the murder of social and indigenous leaders. Among the victims are the leader of the Nasa ethnic group, Cristina Bautista, and five other members of her community  . ” "  The Indian  " would also be responsible, maintains La Opinion , "  for the abduction of two foreign citizens, of Swiss and Brazilian nationality, who were rescued by the national army a few days ago  ".

US : Bubba the Wallace case is not a racist

It is a reversal in this business which started at the beginning of the week. On Saturday, a black driver from Nascar, a very popular automobile championship in the United States, found a hanged man in his garage. Bubba Wallace had notably been able to count on the support of competing teams . But according to the first elements of the investigation opened by the FBI, it would not be a racist act, because this rope was present in this garage in the fall. Questioned by CNN , the pilot nevertheless maintains that what he saw in his garage "  was not a door handle  ". "  It was not aimed at me, but someone did make a noose  ," he says.

These latest developments, of course, attract comments in the press. "  Our immediate reaction should be relief,  " said the Washington Examiner , a conservative media outlet. “  But it may be time to admit that our society is a little too eager to find hate crimes where there are none. This is partly understandable, but nevertheless unacceptable. The tensions are high, the polarization seems to be getting worse  ”. The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch , for its part, sweeps the controversy and recalls that "  the fans of Nascar nonetheless defied the ban and tried to enter the field with Confederate flags  ", symbols of the slavery past of the 'Alabama. So "  the question that should be asked is why the events of NASCAR have become a safe area for racists  ".

AOC Victory in New York : " Not an Accident "

In New York, the figure of the left wing of the democratic party Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez largely saved his seat of representative. "  Dazzling victory  ", headline USA Today , for the young elected official. "  Ocasio-Cortez has wiped out three Democratic opponents in the 14th district  ." On social networks, the one who is nicknamed AOC emphasizes that her surprise victory of 2018 against a tenor of the party, was "  not an accident, but a mandate  ".

Still little known two years ago, it has since collected "  huge sums of money,  " comments the New York Times . "  Over $ 10.3 million (...) including millions spent on an aggressive online presence  ." In addition to her publications on Twitter and Instagram, the elected official "  spent $ 3.6 million on Facebook ads  ". A strategy that contrasts with that of his main opponent who spent "  only about $ 177,000 online  ".

An earthquake and ... 653 aftershocks in Mexico

Direction Mexico now. The country was shaken by a violent earthquake Tuesday morning, 7.5 on the Richter scale, which killed at least 6 people. The earthquake hit the coasts of the state of Oaxaca , in southern Mexico; the epicenter was located 23 km south of Crucecita. The tremor pushed thousands of people outside, to the capital Mexico, in the context of a known pandemic.

One of the six victims is a worker at the refinery of the oil company Pemex, said El Financiero . This refinery is now closed until further notice, as a fire also started there after the earthquake. Significant damage is reported in museums and churches of San Pablo de Mitla and Puebla, says El Universal . Note this impressive figure, given by La Jornada: the first earthquake was followed by 653 minor aftershocks until the middle of the afternoon.

A future recruit for the Mexican army ?

We finish with the little story of the day, which comes to us from Mexico. Excelsior looks back at the story of this child who, for several days, has been selling his toys in the streets of Mexico City so that he can buy food and support his family. Luis Angel Martinez's dream? Join the army and become a paratrooper. This is what he told a television crew and the story moved the soldiers.

Result, says the Mexican newspaper, the Ministry of Defense has reserved for this child a little surprise. Soldiers came to drop him a blazer, but also a cap, a glass and other items in the colors of the army and the air force, as well as some food products for his family. Luis Angel promised to "  study further  " to successfully join the military.

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