El Salvador Opens 420-Metre Guatemala Bridge
Bukele opened a 420-metre, US$32.6 million Guatemala bridge over the Paz River, replacing a flood-prone crossing on El Salvador's Pacific...
October 15, 2026Section
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Lima Mayor Poll Says Runoff Would Flip Race
An Ipsos poll says the runner-up in the Lima mayor race would win a runoff 57% to 33%, but Peru's...
October 15, 2026
Guatemala City Shooting Kills Bank Manager
A Guatemala City shooting that police tie to a traffic quarrel killed a bank manager who was walking past, and...
October 15, 2026
Venezuela Pitches Oil and Mining Plan to IMF
Venezuela's economy chief presented an oil and mining plan to the IMF in Bangkok to rebuild water and power services,...
October 15, 2026
Peru’s Jailed TV Host Asks Judge for Release
Andrés Hurtado, a jailed TV host in a Peru gold bribery case, asked a Supreme Court judge on Wednesday to...
October 15, 2026
Bolivia Chile Talks Target Oil and Minerals
Bolivia Chile talks on Friday 16 October will cover a minerals deal, crude imports through Chilean ports and a link...
October 15, 2026
Peru Raises Dollar Loan Rate Cap Past 100%
Peru's central bank has lifted its dollar loan rate cap for consumers and small firms to 103.14% a year, the...
October 15, 2026
Chile Mine Avalanche Sparks Negligence Probe
A Chile mine avalanche that killed two contract workers at El Teniente is now under investigation as possible negligent homicide,...
October 15, 2026
Hurricane Trudy Gains Strength Off Mexico
Hurricane Trudy strengthened off Mexico on Thursday and could approach Manzanillo and the coast south of Puerto Vallarta as a...
October 15, 2026
Cuba Gets US Food Aid for 700 Families
A US food aid flight landed in Varadero, Cuba, on 14 October with food and hygiene kits for 700 families...
October 15, 2026
Paraguay Flood Near Iguazú Uproots Hundreds
The Paraguay flood on the Paraná River has forced about 185 families from their homes in Ciudad del Este and...
October 15, 2026
Costa Rica Opens Gang Prison for 5,100
Costa Rica has opened a US$37 million gang prison for 5,100 high-risk inmates, built on plans from El Salvador, with...
October 15, 2026
Ecuador Blackouts Hit Homes Despite Pledge
Ecuador blackouts hit homes in Quito and Guayaquil after the president promised no household cuts, with grid maintenance set for...
October 15, 2026
Honduras Busts Migrant Smuggling Ring
Honduran police broke up a migrant smuggling ring accused of taking people to the US border for an upfront fee...
October 15, 2026
Uruguay Lawmakers Seek Probe of Navy Deal
Uruguay's Parliament asked prosecutors on 14 October to probe a failed navy deal worth over US$89 million for two patrol...
October 15, 2026
Spain Busts Dominican Migrant Smuggling Ring
Spanish police broke up a Dominican migrant smuggling ring near Barcelona that used false Colombian passports to get Dominicans into...
October 15, 2026
Telecom Argentina Sells 6 Million Customers
Telecom Argentina, listed in New York, has accepted a US$450 million offer from Metrotel for about 6 million mobile customers,...
October 15, 2026
Ethiopia vs Eritrea: Who Would Win a War?
Ethiopia has 38 times Eritrea's people, up to three times its troops and armed drones. Here is why a war...
October 15, 2026
Brazil Lawmakers Back Small-Firm Debt Relief
Brazil's lower house voted 461 to 4 on Wednesday for debt relief and a higher revenue cap for one-person firms,...
October 15, 2026
São Paulo Nightlife Tonight: Go Black Motown, The Gathering
São Paulo nightlife for Thursday, 15 October 2026: Motown at the Blue Note SP, The Gathering at Audio, plus rain,...
October 15, 2026