Colombia News News Colombia: Colombia 12-month inflation edges up more than expected in August
BOGOTA, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Colombia's consumer prices rose 0.39% in August, the country's DANE statistics agency said on Monday, taking annual price growth to 6.24%. The August figure was above the 0.
News Colombia: Colombia earthquake death toll rises as frantic search for survivors continues
The devastation has tested Colombia's new president and his government as it scrambles to respond to the disaster and civil society as it pushes to provide aid to the most affected communities.
News Colombia: Rubio heads to Ecuador, Colombia, Peru after right-wing victories in region
Rightward shift in Latin America comes as Washington pledges to grow influence, take militaristic approach to cartels.
News Colombia: Colombia’s New President Poses With Dead Bodies in Show of Force
In Colombia, as in the United States and El Salvador, leaders are increasingly using images of captured or killed enemies to project power.
News Colombia: Colombia drone attack by suspected guerrillas kills at least 3 soldiers, army says
An attack involving explosives dropped from drones followed by a clash inside a military compound in northeastern Colombia has killed at least three soldiers and wounded four, Colombia's army said ...
News Colombia: Colombia asks Trump to suspend tariffs as country reels from earthquake
Post-earthquake reconstruction is expected to cost about $6.4bn, but Colombia has been hit by renewed US tariffs.
News Colombia: A Triple Crisis: Earthquake Takes a Heavy Toll on Colombia's Impoverished and Neglected Region
Recovering from the devastating earthquake that hit Colombia earlier this month will be particularly challenging for Choco, a remote region that has long struggled with high poverty rates, poor infras ...
News Colombia: Car bomb attack in Colombia leaves 1 dead, 11 injured
A car bomb exploded Monday night outside a police station in northeastern Colombia, killing one person and injuring 11 others, including two police officers, while causing extensive property damage.
News Colombia: Colombia President Vows Reconstruction Fund as Search for Quake Survivors Enters Critical Period
CALI/PEREIRA, Colombia, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Colombia's President Abelardo De La Espriella on Wednesday vowed to set up an emergency fund to help rebuild hospitals, schools, homes and infrastructure ...
News Colombia: Rebuilding Colombia after a massive earthquake
Meanwhile the debt-burdened government is scrambling to pay for reconstruction. The damage is estimated at more than 30 trillion pesos ($9.5bn). Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombia’s right-wing ...
News Colombia: As rubble clears, Colombia begins focusing on recovery after the earthquake
While the chances of finding life under the rubble drop sharply after the first 72 hours following an earthquake, others still hope. “We never lose hope,” said Maximiliano Herrera, a volunteer rescuer ...