{
  "id": 1232697,
  "title": "Colombia asks Washington to suspend 12.5% tariffs over the earthquake emergency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/colombia-asks-washington-to-suspend-12-5-tariffs-over-the-earthquake",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T07:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MercoPress",
    "slug": "mercopress",
    "url": "https://en.mercopress.com/2026/08/16/colombia-asks-washington-to-suspend-12.5-tariffs-over-the-earthquake-emergency"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella on Saturday asked his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to temporarily suspend tariffs on Colombian goods, arguing this would give exporters relief as the country faces the economic consequences of Monday's magnitude 7.4 earthquake.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}