MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 10th 2026
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Monday, August 10th 2026 - 19:16 UTC
De la Espriella gives the first earthquake toll and entrusts Colombia to Jesus Christ
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella reported 111 dead and 87 injured on Monday from the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the west and center of the country, in an address containing extensive religious references. “I entrust our country to the Lord Jesus Christ,” he said after chairing a meeting of the unified command post set up at the National Disaster Risk Management Unit.
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Monday, August 10th 2026 - 14:29 UTC
Colombia records its strongest earthquake in a decade, geological service says
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake shook western and central Colombia on Monday, causing damage in several cities and affecting six airports. It is the strongest earthquake recorded in the country in the past decade, according to the Colombian Geological Service (SGC). No official casualty figures have been released so far.
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Monday, August 10th 2026 - 10:55 UTC
Reform UK in talks with El Salvador over sending foreign prisoners to Bukele's jails
Britain's Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, has opened contacts with the government of El Salvador to transfer foreign prisoners to jails in that country should it win the next United Kingdom general election, which must be held by 2029 at the latest. The report was published on Monday by the newspaper The Sun and has not been confirmed by San Salvador.
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Monday, August 10th 2026 - 09:33 UTC
Bitcoin's Persistent Value as an Inflation Hedge in Mercosur's Stabilizing Economies
Fiscal reforms are reshaping parts of South America right now, and that's forcing a lot of portfolio conversations that wouldn't have made sense two years ago. Digital assets, once treated purely as emergency exits from collapsing currencies, are getting a second look. Not because they've changed. Because the ground underneath them has shifted.
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Monday, August 10th 2026 - 08:32 UTC
De la Espriella sets ten armed group leaders as his target for his first 90 days
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has pledged to capture or kill ten leaders of illegal armed groups during the first 90 days of his term, which began on Friday in Cali. The commitment, made during his campaign, is the centerpiece of the “shock plan” with which the new president seeks to reverse the negotiation policy of his predecessor, Gustavo Petro.
