Brazil Stocks Fall 1.06% as Bradesco Drops
Brazil’s Ibovespa fell 1.06% to 169,186 on 29 October as Bradesco slid and the real weakened to R$5.38 per US dollar. Key drivers and levels.
Colombia Stocks Fall 0.63% as Peso Slips
Argentina Stocks Fall 1%, YPF Drops 3.1%
Chile Stocks Fall 1.25% as SQM Drops 3.3%
Mexico Stocks Rise 0.87% as Peso Falls 1.2%
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Carney Courts EU as US Trade Share Falls
Prime Minister Mark Carney hosts EU leaders in Montréal on 29 and 30 October as the US share...
Vancouver Runs an Hour Ahead of Seattle
British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba keep their summer clocks on 1 November 2026, so Vancouver runs one hour...
Iran Truce Odds Dip to 84.5% Before US Vote
Polymarket traders put 84.5% on no US strike on Iran before the 3 November midterms, down 7 points...
US Extradition Order Nets Cartel Plaza Chief
Mexican forces arrested La Línea plaza chief Sergio “N” in Ojinaga on 28 October. He faces a US...
EU Russian Gas Phase-Out 2027 Explained
The EU's Russian gas phase-out by 2027 is now law, banning pipeline gas and LNG imports with final...
Vietnam’s Can Gio Port Explained, US$5 Billion Hub
Can Gio Port is a US$5 billion transshipment hub near Ho Chi Minh City that could shift some...
Brazil Stocks Fall a Fourth Straight Day
Brazil's Ibovespa fell 1.16% to 169,029, a fourth straight loss, as the real weakened to 5.39 per dollar....
Maduro Gets New Judge, Analisa Torres
Judge Analisa Torres took over the Maduro case in New York on 28 October after Judge Hellerstein died;...
4.4 Million Votes Behind, Claims Win
Lula won Brazil's 25 October runoff by about 4.4 million votes, yet Flávio Bolsonaro's letter calls him the...
Gunmen Kill Michoacán Councilman and Wife
Gunmen killed Michoacán councilman Adán Rodríguez Ávalos and his wife on 28 October; prosecutors opened an inquiry and...
Brazil Finds Third Poultry Disease Outbreak
Brazil confirmed a third Newcastle disease outbreak in Santa Catarina on 27 October, and buyers from Mexico to...
Brazil Police Search 4 Sites in Pastor Case
Brazil's Federal Police searched four Rio addresses on 29 October in a money-laundering probe; the press names pastor...
Brazil Stocks Lose US$133 Billion in a Day
Brazil's listed companies lost about US$133 billion in market value on 26 October, the first trading day after...
8.5% Chance Venezuela Sets Vote by 2026
Prediction markets give 8.5% that Venezuela schedules a presidential election by 31 December 2026. Acting president Delcy Rodríguez...
Peru Warns El Niño Could Fuel More Dengue
Peru's health ministry warns El Niño could fuel more dengue; 76,784 cases and 81 deaths were logged by...
Quito Homicides Fall 14% in 2026
Quito homicides fell 14% to 110 by 19 August, police say, even as Ecuador recorded a record 9,216...
A Body Was Aboard the Crashed Cessna 206
A Cessna 206 crashed in Venezuela's Amazonas state on 28 October while flying a medical mission to the...
15 Officials Quit Mexico’s Election Agency
Fifteen officials at Mexico's election authority, the INE, have resigned since its president Guadalupe Taddei quit, its interim...
Foreign Powers and Investors in Cuba 2026
Cuba foreign powers and investors in 2026: US sanctions, China, Canada, Spain, aid donors and Cubans abroad, and what each one wants from the island.
Santiago, Chile Explained 2026
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The Brazil Diaspora in the United States Explained
Brazil diaspora in the US explained: 725,419 Brazil-born residents, Florida and Massachusetts, US$4.76 billion in remittances and new...
Ecuador’s Median Age Jumps 5 Years to 29
Ecuador's median age rose from 24 in 2010 to 29 in 2022 while households shrank from 3.8 to...
El Salvador Politics Explained, Who Holds Power in 2026
El Salvador politics in 2026: who holds power, from President Bukele and his 54-seat Assembly majority to the...
Argentine Duo CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso, Santiago
CA7RIEL and Paco Amoroso play Santiago on Monday 23 November 2026. Puntoticket tickets cost about US$36 to US$102...
Latin Pop Star Ricardo Montaner in Bogotá on 1 April
Ricardo Montaner in Bogotá on 1 April 2027, plus Medellín on 3 April. Sale dates, seat prices in...
Pitbull in Santiago and Buenos Aires 2027
Pitbull in Santiago plays Thursday 11 February 2027, then Buenos Aires on Saturday 13 February. Chile tickets from...
Kenshi Yonezu in Mexico City, 9 Feb 2027
Kenshi Yonezu in Mexico City plays Tuesday 9 February 2027 at the Palacio de los Deportes. Tickets: Ticketmaster...
Pitbull in Mexico City on 17 February 2027
Pitbull in Mexico City plays Wednesday 17 February 2027 at the Palacio de los Deportes, then Guadalajara and...
Pitbull in São Paulo on 31 January 2027
Pitbull in São Paulo on Sunday 31 January 2027 at Nubank Parque. Sale opens 30 October on Ticketmaster...
Jandy Feliz Plays Hard Rock Cafe, 285 Seats
Jandy Feliz will play a 285-seat Hard Rock Cafe in Santo Domingo on Wednesday 16 December 2026, a...
Chapecoense Last Could Decide Title
Chapecoense was last in the Brazilian league with 21 points at the end of October, yet its 2...
Xuxa Concert in São Paulo on 27 and 28 February
The Xuxa concert in São Paulo is on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 February 2027 at Nubank Parque....
Loyle Carner Plays a 1,110-Ticket Club
Loyle Carner plays Cine Joia in São Paulo on 24 November 2026, a club-sized room with 1,110 standing...
Groundation Concert in Rio de Janeiro on 27 November
The Groundation concert is on Friday 27 November 2026 at Circo Voador in Lapa, Rio de Janeiro. Age...
Hardwell Lima Bans Everyone Under 16
No one under 16 enters the Hardwell Lima show on Friday 13 November 2026 at Costa 21, and...
McLaren Plans Upgrades for Brazil
McLaren will bring new parts to Brazil and Las Vegas, says Andrea Stella. Race Sunday 8 November at...
Popayán Holy Week in Colombia Expected 23 to 27 March
Popayán Holy Week 2027 brings five night processions to Colombia, expected Tuesday 23 to Saturday 27 March. Dates,...
Camila Plays Santiago for the Last Time
The Camila concert in Santiago on 20 November 2026 is the Mexican pop band's only Chile date on...
What to Do in Accra in November 2026
Accra in November 2026: marathon on 14 November, summits, a sculpture show and expos, all checked. See dates, venues, prices in US$ and tips.
What to Do in Marrakech in November 2026
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Ivory Coast Watches Its Northern Border
No official source confirms a jihadist corridor into Ivory Coast, but a 25 October study on JNIM in...
Libya Turkey Sea Deal Pits NATO Allies at UN
Greece, Egypt, Cyprus, Bahrain, the UAE and the EU told the UN on 26 October the Libya Turkey...
US Says 518 Tanzania Deaths Won’t Vanish
The US ambassador said the 518 deaths after Tanzania's 2025 election will not be swept under the rug....
Ethiopia’s Russian Jets Arrive a Year Early
Ethiopia says it took delivery of 12 Russian Su-35 fighters on 28 October, a year ahead of schedule,...
Niger Journalist Missing Since Coup Attempt
Human Rights Watch said on 28 October that Niger has not disclosed where journalist Moussa Kaka is held,...
Ohio Judge Gives Trucker 22.5 Years Maximum
Modou Ngom received the maximum 22.5 years for an Ohio I-71 crash that killed a family of three....
Africa Cup Qualifiers Resume on November 11
The Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers restart on 11 November at 12:00 p.m. ET. See how Group L...
US Fans Can See Winky D for US$18
Winky D brings Zimbabwean dancehall to Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg on Saturday 28 November 2026, with general...
Sierra Leone and Its Neighbours in West Africa
Sierra Leone neighbours explained: Guinea and Liberia, the Yenga border row, the Mano River Union, trade, power lines...
Gambia and Its Neighbours in West Africa
Gambia neighbours explained: Senegal on three sides, shared river and power grid, trade, refugees and the ECOWAS force...
EU Bans Sudanese Gold as War Hits Year 3
The European Union banned Sudanese gold imports on 13 July 2026, three years into a war that has...
Putin Courts Libya With Oil and Military
Libya's Presidential Council chairman met Vladimir Putin on 27 October 2026 and asked for Russian oil firms and...
Who Runs Ethiopia’s Economy, the Key Players in 2026
Ethiopia economy guide: the state wealth fund, central bank, airline, banks and tycoons, with US$126 billion in output...
Gabon Is Richer Than All Its Neighbours
Gabon's US$8,263 per person in 2025 tops Cameroon's US$1,972 and Congo's US$2,515. Yet its three land neighbours buy...
South Sudan and Its Neighbours in East Africa
South Sudan neighbours explained: Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Congo and the Central African Republic, oil, refugees, Abyei and...
Djibouti’s Fuel Pipeline Ties It to Ethiopia
On 24 September 2026 Djibouti and Ethiopia broke ground on a US$160 million fuel terminal for a planned...
US$32 Buys a Pink Sunset Party in Mauritius
Pink Plage Casablanca costs 1,500 Mauritian rupees, about US$32, for a sunset beach party at Sugar Beach on...
Somalia and Its Neighbours in the Horn of Africa
Somalia neighbours explained: Ethiopia, Kenya, Djibouti and Eritrea, the sea border, refugees, peacekeepers and the 2027 vote, in...
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