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Right-wing outsider wins Colombian election first round
June 1, 2026·33 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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A right-wing outsider and a progressive senator advance to Colombia’s presidential runoff amid escalating violence, while breakthroughs in pancreatic cancer treatment and a mouse plague in Australia highlight global health and environmental challenges.
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A right-wing outsider and a progressive senator advance to Colombia’s presidential runoff amid escalating violence, while breakthroughs in pancreatic cancer treatment and a mouse plague in Australia highlight global health and environmental challenges.
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