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A worn ELN kidnap victim is dealing with deportation from the UK 0

A worn ELN kidnap victim is dealing with deportation from the UK

Fredy Celis and his wife Diana Pineros had built themselves successful careers in their home city of Bogota, Colombia. Celis owned a restaurant and an import and export company, while Pineros worked in logistics. Yet these professional successes brought them unwanted attention in July 2015 when Celis began receiving anonymous phone calls demanding protection money.…

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Cypriot Maronites: Aged neighborhood going by extinction

Kormakitis, Cyprus – The fitful chirps of birds are the only sounds to break the profound silence, as Iosif Skordis, a robust 89-year-old with a taste for fuzzy wool caps, unhurriedly takes his usual seat on the narrow balcony outside this decades-old cafe. Turning slightly to his right, he points through an open green door…