Sources: Xinhua
Colombia reports its first case of the Omicron variant in two Colombia people who travelled from the United States and a U.S. citizen who travelled from Spain. 2021-12-20
Finland reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Mu variant, which was first detected in Colombia. 2021-09-18
Colombian Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo permits a U.S. Army unit to resume its advisory mission in the country after the Colombian Senate found that it did not constitute a deployment of foreign troops. A court had suspended the mission in early July after the opposition argued it did count as foreign troop movement, and thus needed Senate authorization. 2020-08-27
Colombia formalizes its membership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), becoming the 37th nation in the organization. 2020-04-28
The OECD releases a set of proposals, for the 134 countries which accepted the principle, to discuss and negotiate a change in international taxation of the big digital and consumer goods companies' global profits. 2019-10-9
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Ecuador, near the town of Muisne. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issues a tsunami alert for coastal areas of Ecuador and Colombia. At least 42 people are reported dead with deaths reported in the cities of Manta, Guayaquil and Portoviejo. 2016-04-16
A Venezuelan Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKK crashes near the Colombian border after an illicit aircraft, probably linked to illicit drugs, enters Venezuelan airspace. 2015-09-18
The U.S. Secret Service dismisses three more employees over the prostitution scandal involving U.S. agents at last weekend's 6th Summit of the Americas in Colombia. 2012-04-21
The Colombian volcano Galeras erupts, forcing the evacuation of 8,000 people. 2010-01-3