Santiago Hailstorm Triggers Chile Red Alert
Chile declared a Red Alert for Santiago on 13 October 2026 as hail and storms hit. About 36,000 customers lost power and Metro lines closed.
Pope Leo Has Lung Cancer After Surgery
Guyana Opposition Leader Arrested After Shooting
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Escondida Strike Deadline Hits Chile’s Top Copper Mine
The Escondida strike deadline arrives as BHP's final offer of 28 million pesos per worker, about US$28,700, expires...
Colombia Unions and Teachers March on 14 October
Colombia unions and teachers march on Wednesday 14 October. Here is who called it, where marches start and...
Lula Offers Small-Business Debt Relief Before Runoff
Lula proposes forgiving about US$2.5 billion in tax debts of 3.6 million Brazilian micro-entrepreneurs, 12 days before the...
Colombia Summons Eva Ferrer in Alcocer Probe
Colombia's Procuraduría summoned Eva Ferrer and five others on 13 October over allegations against former first lady Verónica...
Mercado Libre Founder Attacks Argentina Loan-Cost Rule
Mercado Libre founder Marcos Galperin called the loan cost figure Argentina's central bank makes lenders publish false and...
Costa Rica Arrests 2 in Liberia Journalist Killing
Costa Rica's judicial police arrested two men over the July killing of Liberia journalist Wilfredo Pizarro. A third...
Puerto Rico Bird Flu Quarantine: What It Means
Puerto Rico put two bird flu sites in Cabo Rojo and Lajas under a 120-day quarantine. What it...
Argentina Asks Sea Tribunal to Halt Falklands Oil Work
Argentina asked the Law of the Sea tribunal in Hamburg on 13 October to halt Sea Lion, a...
Argentina Inflation Rises to 1.9% in September
Argentina inflation rose to 1.9% in September from 1.7% in August, INDEC said, matching forecasts, while the annual...
IMF Projects El Salvador Economy to Grow 4.5% This Year
The IMF's October outlook projects the El Salvador economy to grow 4.5% this year, up from 3.9% in...
Panama Jails 3 Foreigners Over 1.8 Tonnes of Cocaine
A Panamanian judge sentenced three foreign men to 12 years in prison after a boat carrying 1.8 tonnes...
Guatemala Arrests Man Wanted in US Murder Case
Guatemalan police arrested a 64-year-old man wanted by US authorities in a murder case, the 39th extradition arrest...
What to Do in Rio in October 2026
What to do in Rio in October 2026: bossa nova in Leblon until 8 November, free films and art at the CCBB, A Cor Púrpura from the 14th and a...
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Suriname and Its Neighbours in South America
The Suriname neighbourhood explained: Guyana and the Tigri claim, the French Guiana river border, Brazil ties and US$10.5...
Famous People From Costa Rica You Should Know
Costa Rica famous people explained: Nobel laureate Óscar Arias, astronaut Franklin Chang-Díaz, Keylor Navas and UN hopeful Rebeca...
What Is a Sloth and Where Do Sloths Live
What is a sloth? The two families, seven species and their IUCN status, why sloths are slow, and...
Costa Rican Independence Day Celebrations and History
Costa Rican independence day on 15 September: the 1821 history, the lantern parade, the torch relay to Cartago...
Argentina Security and Crime Explained 2026
Argentina security explained: homicides at a record low of 3.6 per 100,000, Rosario's gangs, federal forces, the army's...
Anuel AA Net Worth and Career Earnings
Anuel AA net worth is estimated at US$30 million by Celebrity Net Worth. See how it compares, plus...
Cartagena Music Festival Runs 9 to 17 January 2027
Cartagena Music Festival 2027 runs 9 to 17 January with the English Chamber Orchestra. Tickets, venues, free events...
Ironman Cozumel 2026 Triathlon Guide
Ironman Cozumel 2026 is on Sunday 22 November in Mexico. Entry costs US$799 and age groupers start at...
Super Crown São Paulo Skateboarding, 12 and 13 December
Super Crown São Paulo: street skating's world final comes to Ginásio do Ibirapuera on 12 and 13 December,...
JetBlue Cali Flights From Fort Lauderdale Start 15 October
JetBlue Cali flights from Fort Lauderdale are due to start on Thursday 15 October 2026. Here is what...
What to Do in Cape Town in October 2026
Cape Town in October 2026: Don Giovanni, a Kite Festival from US$3.60, Dracula by Cape Town City Ballet and Ne-Yo, with dates, venues and prices.
What to Do in Windhoek in October 2026
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Burundi Extends Its Truth Commission by Four Years
Burundi's parliament has extended its truth and reconciliation commission by four years, a decision that civil-society groups are...
Kenya Economy Estimate Rises to US$151 Billion
The International Monetary Fund now puts Kenya's 2026 economy at about US$151 billion, still seventh in Africa and...
Algeria to Export 250 Electric Car Chargers to Italy
A Sonelgaz unit will ship 250 electric car chargers to Italy by early November, its chief said in...
Ghana Growth Forecast Lifted to 5.7%, Above Target
The IMF lifted its Ghana growth forecast for 2026 to 5.7% in its October outlook, well above the...
Shell Sells Its Nigeria Gas Unit to Vaaris Energy
Shell has agreed to sell Shell Nigeria Gas, its domestic gas distribution unit serving over 130 industrial customers,...
South Africa Mining Output Falls 12.7% in August
South Africa mining output fell 12.7% year on year in August, the steepest drop since October 2022, as...
South Sudan Convoy Attack Draws US Rebuke on 12 October
The US Embassy in Juba condemned the 29 September Jonglei convoy attack that cost 19,590 people a month...
South Africa Household Hunger Climbs to 12%
South Africa household hunger rose to 12% in 2025, the highest since 2010, as power and transport costs...
Morocco Set to Appoint First Woman-Led Government
Morocco is set to appoint a new government led by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, reported as the first...
Mauritius Arrests 10 as Riots Damage Police Stations
Riots struck several towns in Mauritius on Monday night, damaging police stations and burning vehicles after a police...
Nigeria Police Arrest Rochas Okorocha on 12 October
Nigerian police arrested former Imo governor Rochas Okorocha at an Abuja hotel on Monday night over alleged forgery...
Taste of Cape Town Food Festival 2026 Guide
Taste of Cape Town runs on 28 and 29 November 2026 at Green Point Cricket Club, with one-day...
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