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Contraloría inspecciona sistema de salud en medio de protestas y crisis nacional

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The Comptroller General launches a judicial police raid on the national health system to uncover its financial crisis.

The episode opens with the Comptroller General of Colombia conducting a judicial police action at the Nueva EPS and the National Health Superintendency to assess the financial state of the health system. It then reports on ongoing protests and roadblocks in La Calera, Bogotá, by landowners affected by increased property taxes. The episode mentions the release of former Finance Minister Ricardo Bonilla and the opening of a disciplinary proceeding against prosecutors involved in a corruption scandal in the National Risk Management Unit. The Health Superintendency appointed provisional interveners in four EPSs sanctioned by the Attorney General's Office. On the National Day of Memory and Solidarity with Victims, the Ombudsman called for enhanced reparations. The Environmental Corporation of Valle del Cauca denounced illegal mining by criminal gangs using heavy machinery, destroying the Dagua riverbed. Heavy rains and a tornado in Antioquia affected at least 50 families, while a stream overflow in Caracolí impacted 30 homes. In Venezuela, workers protested for a minimum wage adjustment. The episode shifts to sports, covering European soccer matches with Colombian players and the debut of América de Cali in the Copa Sudamericana. It details the tragic murder of Gabriel Acosta Navas, a 31-year-old Junior fan stabbed 16 times by hooligans of rival team Real Cartagena after a Libertadores match, despite Cartagena's mayor investing 8 billion pesos to host the event. The report explains the violent rivalry between fan groups in Colombia's Caribbean coast. Globally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced direct talks with Lebanon to establish a ceasefire and disarm Hezbollah, with the first meeting at the U.S. State Department.

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