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Image copyright GETTY IMAGES Image caption Police disperse taxi drivers in Bogota as they protest at private hire companies such as Uber Thousands of taxi drivers in the Colombian capital Bogota have blocked roads and clashed with police in protest at hail services such as Uber. Yellow cabs lined the streets of the city on Monday as drivers objected to what they said was an unfair advantage awarded to app-based services. The protesters are calling for more regulation on technology companies like Uber and Cabify, who they say are not obliged to pay insurance. The strike caused major disruption. Cab drivers blocked major intersections in the capital. As protesters began attacking those who refused to join the strike, police threw tear gas at the crowd to disperse them, Reuters news agency reports. "We want the government to stop Uber, Cabify and any other applications that try to come here," said taxi driver William Trivino, 38. However, authorities in Colombia ha...

Image copyright AFP Image caption Nicaragua has been described as a "renewable energy paradise" Nicaragua has signed the Paris climate agreement, meaning that the US and Syria are the only two countries not to be giving the accord their support. The deal unites the world's nations in tackling climate change. Nicaragua refused to sign it last year, arguing that it did not go far enough to tackle the problem. In June President Donald Trump said the US would withdraw from the deal, but the rules of the agreement state that this cannot be done until 2020. The president said it was part of his "solemn duty to protect America" and he would seek a new deal that would not disadvantage US businesses. Scientists point out that work to implement the Paris accord must be stepped up if it is to have any chance of success. The agreement commits the US and 187 other countries to keeping rising global temperatures "well below" 2C above pre-industrial lev...

Media caption How one phone call has sparked uproar The widow of a dead US soldier says Donald Trump could not remember her husband's name when he phoned to offer condolences. Myeshia Johnson, widow of Sgt La David Johnson, told ABC News the president's "stumbling" and tone "made me cry". But President Trump said that he had used Sgt Johnson's name "without hesitation" and described the conversation as "very respectful". Sgt Johnson was  killed in Niger  by Islamist militants this month. Facebook post defending Trump is fake Five reasons Trump's widow story stings How did US soldiers die in Niger? President Trump's call of condolence made headlines last week when Democratic congresswoman Frederica Wilson - who had heard it along with the family - accused him of insensitivity. Media caption Trump war widow row 'lowers presidency' Myeshia Johnson appeared to confir...