Simon Closes Puerto Vallarta Airport Until 12 October
Hurricane Simon hit 155 mph off Mexico's Pacific coast as Puerto Vallarta's airport suspended flights until Monday and Nayarit shut its beaches.
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Costa Rican Dies at Medellín Music Festival
A Costa Rican died after falling ill at EDC Medellín on 10 October. Cause unconfirmed, Medicina Legal investigating....
Journalist Juan Pablo Cárdenas Dies at 76
Juan Pablo Cárdenas, founder of Análisis magazine and Premio Nacional de Periodismo 2005 winner, died on 11 October...
Chile Inmate Aliste Vega Dies 6 Days After Pardon Plea
Aliste Vega, jailed for the 2007 killing of a Chilean police officer, died of cancer in a prison...
Venezuela’s Rodríguez Lands in Rome With 4 Ministers
Delcy Rodríguez arrived in Rome on 11 October for the FAO World Food Forum, blaming sanctions for setbacks...
Colombia Skater Sets World Record as Team Wins 5 Golds
Colombia won five of eight speed skating titles at the World Skate Games in Paraguay on Saturday, and...
Brazil Poll Puts Flávio on 52.7% as Lula Trails on TV
An Ipespe poll released on Saturday gives Flávio Bolsonaro 52.7% of valid votes against Lula's 47.3% before Brazil's...
Guyana Trafficking Probes Halve as US Keeps Tier 1
Guyana kept Tier 1 in the US trafficking report, but investigations fell to 16 from 31 and only...
Venezuela Lists 127 Hopefuls for Supreme Court Panel
Venezuela's National Assembly listed 127 applicants for its Supreme Court panel, a first step to renew a court...
Messi Scores Twice as Inter Miami Beat DC United 4-0
Lionel Messi scored twice as Inter Miami beat D.C. United 4-0 on Saturday, taking his MLS tally to...
Chile’s Kast Approval Falls to 27%, Disapproval 64%
Chile's President José Antonio Kast saw his approval fall three points to 27% in Criteria's weekly poll, while...
Brazil Gives WhatsApp 3 Hours to Shut Pro-Lula Channel
Brazil's electoral court ordered WhatsApp on Sunday to suspend a pro-Lula channel run by deputy André Janones within...
Bolivia Reserves Rise 8.7% to US$3.93 Billion on Gold
Bolivia's central bank says net reserves rose 8.7% to US$3.93 billion by 30 September, but gold now makes...
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 two...
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Dominican Actress Yamilé Scheker Dies
Dominican Constitution Day Closures on 9 November 2026
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Mexico Famous People, From Juárez to Carlos Slim
Mexico famous people from Hidalgo and Juárez to Frida Kahlo, del Toro, Canelo and Carlos Slim, with who...
Dominican Republic Geopolitics 2026, US, China, Gulf
Dominican Republic geopolitics in 2026: US trade and a 12.5% tariff, anti-drug flights, rare earths, China, Russia and...
Costa Rica Sports Guide, Football, Surf, Fishing
Costa Rica sports explained: Saprissa and the national team, top surf breaks, fishing licences from US$16.95, sailfish rules...
Brazil Media Explained, Owners, Trust and Platform Rules
Brazil media explained: who owns Globo, Record and Folha, why trust fell to 36%, the RSF ranking and...
Argentina History, From Indigenous Peoples to Milei
Argentina history in one guide: Indigenous peoples, Spanish rule, independence in 1816, Perón, the 1976 dictatorship and Milei's...
Costa Rica Travel Costs 2026 for US Visitors
Costa Rica travel costs in US$: entry rules for Americans, the US$29 departure tax, park fees, hotel rates,...
World Cup 2026 Host Cities and Schedule
All 16 World Cup 2026 host cities and stadiums, match counts, key dates, US$60 tickets and how Spain...
Who Runs Venezuela’s Economy, the Key Players in 2026
Who runs the Venezuela economy in 2026: PDVSA, Chevron, the US-backed NABEP deal, banks, business families and the...
Foreign Powers and Investors in Chile 2026
Chile foreign ties explained: US$33.6 billion of US investment, China as top trade partner, IMF backstop, lithium and...
Peru Education and Healthcare Explained
Peru services explained: free state schools, 107 licensed universities, SIS and EsSalud health cover, and private fees in...
Religion in Brazil Explained
Brazil religion explained: Catholics are 56.7% and evangelicals 26.9% per the 2022 census, and faith now splits the...
Boxing Legend Wilfredo Gómez Dies at 69
Wilfredo “Bazooka” Gómez, Puerto Rican boxing legend and three-division world champion, has died aged 69, local outlets report.
Things to Do in Zanzibar 12 to 31 October 2026
Zanzibar 12 to 31 October 2026: Nyerere Day on Wednesday 14 October, eight island outings and what the short rains mean for your plans.
Mombasa Events 12 to 31 October 2026
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South Africa Says 815,051 Pupils Ready for Final Exams
South Africa says a record 815,051 full-time pupils will sit the matric exams from 13 October, with results...
Morocco Puts 26 Provinces on Orange Storm Alert
Morocco's weather service put 26 provinces on an orange storm alert for Sunday, while five flood-damaged roads, two...
Kenya’s Kipruto Wins Chicago Marathon by 107 Seconds
Kenya's Amos Kipruto won the Chicago Marathon on Sunday in 2:01:09, the second-fastest time ever run on the...
Tanzania Lake Nyasa Ship Fire Kills 3, Over 40 Rescued
A ship with 44 passengers caught fire on Lake Nyasa in southern Tanzania on Sunday, killing three people...
Malawi Fertiliser Stocks Fall 300,000 Tonnes Short
Malawi holds about 148,000 tonnes of fertiliser against needs of up to 475,000, while urea now costs about...
Togo Heads to IMF Meetings With US$800M at Stake
Togo heads to the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok with more than US$800 million in...
Sierra Leone’s President Bio to Give 2 Geneva Keynotes
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has arrived in Geneva to open the Geneva Peace Forum and give...
Liberia Jury Convicts 2 Former Ministers in Rice Case
A Monrovia jury found former ministers Dee-Maxwell Kemayah and Varney Sirleaf guilty over US$500,000 of donated Saudi rice;...
Mauritania Names 29-Member Cabinet, New Defence Chief
Mauritania announced a 29-member government on Saturday, 10 October, keeping Prime Minister El Moctar Ould Djay but replacing...
Nassif Zeytoun Plays Rabat on 19 December 2026
Syrian pop star Nassif Zeytoun plays the Royal Theatre of Rabat on Saturday, 19 December 2026, with seats...
Egypt Foreign Powers 2026, Gulf, US, China and IMF
Egypt foreign money in 2026: US$1.3 billion in US military aid, US$35 billion from Abu Dhabi, Chinese factories...
Ghana Population 2026, 34.4 Million and Ethnic Groups
Ghana population explained: 30.8 million at the 2021 census, 34.4 million projected for 2026, plus the main ethnic...
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