Brazil Bans Online Betting: Deposits Stop, Sites Go Dark on 6 October
Brazil's online betting ban is in force: Provisional Measure 1,394 bars deposits, sites close after 5 October and licence fees will not be refunded.
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September 26, 2026 — 21:30 BRTLatest News
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Argentina Opens Trade Talks With the Emirates to Pull in Mining Money
Argentina and the United Arab Emirates have begun negotiating a trade and investment pact built around mining, energy...
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Saturday, September 26, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for 26 September 2026: a country that no longer argues about its own...
US Judge Holds Homeland Security in Contempt Over CECOT Deportation
A Maryland judge ordered a deported asylum seeker brought home and an appeals court weighed the CECOT removals,...
Braskem Said to Take New Debt Offer to Board as Citi Warns on Buyout
Braskem is reported to have put a new restructuring offer to its board, while Petrobras refuses to inject...
Bolivia Reviews 67 State Companies for Closure as Losses Mount
Bolivia has made winding up loss-making state companies a priority. Sixty-seven firms are under review, and unions have...
Guyana Credits Private Investment for Growth as Turbines Run Short
Georgetown says private investment is driving growth outside oil, while a worldwide shortage of gas turbines complicates its...
How Cancun’s Airport Group Ended Up Running the Shops at LAX and JFK
Mexico's Cancun airport group has run the shops and restaurants inside LAX, O'Hare and JFK terminals since December...
Madrid Report Revives Disputed 35% US Stake in Venezuela’s NABEP
A Madrid business site says Washington would hold 35% of Venezuela's NABEP, weeks after the Pentagon denied it...
Honduras Seeks US$60 Million as Drought Threatens 708,000 People
Honduras and the United Nations launched a US$60 million drought appeal for 538,000 people across 103 municipalities under...
Guatemala’s President Must Decide on a US$434 Million Fuel Tax Cut
Guatemala's Congress sent a fuel tax exemption to President Arévalo, a US$434 million measure meant to cool pump...
Colombia’s Gas Industry Warns Backup Is Thin After Terminal Fault
Colombia's gas association says the system has almost no spare capacity after a fault at the Cartagena import...
Chile Merges 25 Social Programmes Into Nine After Kast Vowed No Cuts
Chile's government has discontinued 25 social programmes and folded them into nine. President Kast had promised in the...
What to Do in Rio in September: First Semana de Arte and Nine Free Things
Rio in September 2026: the first Semana de Arte, 23 free harp concerts, ballet in Barra, bossa in Ipanema and nine more free things to do.
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September 26, 2026 — 21:30 BRTLatest News
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Guyana Explained: The Oil Boom, the Politics, the Economy and What to Watch
Guyana explained: 902,000 barrels a day, a second term for Irfaan Ali, an ICJ border ruling due and...
Trinidad and Tobago Explained: Gas, Politics, the Two Islands and What to Watch
Trinidad and Tobago explained: a US$26 billion gas economy, a new government, a dollar shortage and Venezuelan gas...
Belize Explained: The Country, Its Economy, Its Politics and What to Watch
Belize explained: an English-speaking, US$-pegged nation of 423,000 with 5.1% growth, rising prices and a border case going...
Venezuela Explained: The Transformation, the Oil Economy and What to Watch
Venezuela explained: who runs the country since Maduro's capture, how its US-licensed oil economy works, and the dates...
Nicaragua Explained: The Ortega System, the Economy and What to Watch
Nicaragua explained: how the Ortega–Murillo co-presidency works, why remittances drive a US$22 billion economy, and the dates that...
El Salvador Explained 2026: Bukele’s Model, the Economy and What to Watch
El Salvador explained: a dollarised country of 6.4 million, Bukele's security model, US$10 billion in remittances and the...
Honduras Explained 2026: The Country, Its Politics, Its Economy and What to Watch
Honduras explained: a Trump-backed president, remittances worth 30% of GDP, inflation at 6.2% and a US$847 million IMF...
Guatemala Explained 2026: The Country, Its Politics, Its Economy and What to Watch
Guatemala explained: a US$123 billion economy where remittances equal a fifth of GDP, a reformist president and a...
Dominican Republic Explained 2026: The Country, Its Economy, Its Politics and What to Watch
Dominican Republic explained: a US$127 billion economy, record tourism, a president who cannot run again and the dates...
Festival Presidente Santo Domingo: Dominican Republic Music Event Returns on 11 and 12 December
Festival Presidente Santo Domingo 2026 runs on 11 and 12 December at the Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez, with...
Lionel Richie in Brazil: São Paulo Concert at Nubank Parque on 19 December, from R$295 (US$57)
Lionel Richie São Paulo 2026: the American singer plays Nubank Parque on Saturday 19 December, his only Brazilian...
South Africa Suspends Over 50,000 Social Grants as Treasury Tightens Sassa Checks
Sassa suspended over 50,000 social grants in Q1 2026/27 after Treasury-tightened reviews. What happened, why, and how suspended grants can be reinstated.
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September 26, 2026 — 21:30 BRTLatest News
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Zimbabwe Visa and Residency: Permits, Costs and What Foreigners Need
Zimbabwe visa and residency in 2026: US$30 visas, the US$50 KAZA UniVisa, US$500 work and residence permits, and...
Zambia Visa and Residency: Permits, Costs and the Path to Staying
No Zambia visa for US, UK and EU visitors, but a work permit costs about US$1,220. Permits, fees...
Opening a Bank Account in Senegal as a Foreigner: CFA Francs, Documents and Options
How to open a bank account in Senegal as a foreigner: the euro-pegged CFA franc, documents, main banks,...
Taxes in Senegal for Expats: Rates, Residency and What Foreigners Pay
Taxes in Senegal for expats: residence tests, income tax from 0% to 43%, family parts, 18% VAT, and...
Retire in Tanzania: Zanzibar vs. Mainland, Residency and Real Costs
No retirement visa, but a US$500 permit for over-55s. How to retire in Tanzania: Zanzibar vs. mainland rules,...
Buying Property in Tanzania as a Foreigner: Leasehold Rules, Zanzibar and the Risks
Buying property in Tanzania as a foreigner: no freehold, leases via investment only, and a US$100,000 route to...
Egypt: Ahmed El-Zend, Justice Minister Fired Over Prophet Remark, Dies at 80
Egypt's Administrative Prosecution announced the death of former justice minister Ahmed El-Zend, sacked in 2016 over a televised...
Comic Con Africa 2026, Day 3: Sold-Out Saturday Crowns the Cosplay Champion
Comic Con Africa 2026 Day 3 at NASREC is sold out: Championship of Cosplay, esports and 300-plus vendors,...
El Gouna Film Festival: Nine Days of Cinema on Egypt’s Red Sea, 15-23 October
El Gouna Film Festival 2026 runs 15-23 October on Egypt's Red Sea coast. Ninth edition: first titles, CineGouna,...
Guinea-Bissau’s Junta Promises a Free Vote and Seeks a UN Council Seat
A year after its coup, Guinea-Bissau told the UN its 6 December vote will be free, and asked...
Equatorial Guinea’s Heir Apparent Brings a Rare Court Win to the UN Stage
Obiang's son spoke for Equatorial Guinea at the UN for a fourth straight year, carrying a World Court...
Namibians Who Fled South Africa’s Anti-Migrant Violence Want to Go Back
Namibia brought 153 citizens home from South Africa's anti-migrant violence in July. Many want to go back: jobless...
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