Colombian Actor Germán Quintero Dies
Germán Quintero actor death: the Colombian star of Pasión de gavilanes died on 15 October 2026. Family cites health complications.
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Dominican Winter Flights Add 88,000 Seats
Dominican winter flights add 88,000 seats to about 1.9 million, with JetBlue, American and Arajet growing US routes,...
Ecopetrol Seeks Grid Firm ISA Board Overhaul
ISA says Ecopetrol sent a draft letting shareholders replace its whole board and easing CEO selection; shareholders vote...
El Salvador Delays Jesuit Trial to 5 April
A San Salvador court postponed the 1989 Jesuit massacre trial to 5 April 2027; one accused, a colonel...
Ecuador Inflation Hits 1.34% in September
Ecuador's inflation rose to 1.34% in September, its first annual rise since June. See the US$833.82 family basket...
Costa Rica Names 9 Narcoterrorist Groups
Costa Rica's president named nine narcoterrorist groups on 14 October, six Mexican cartels already on the US terror...
Honduras Seeks US$120M in Final IMF Review
Honduras opens its sixth and final IMF review next week, with about US$120 million at stake from a...
Brazil Runoff Odds Fall Below 80% for Flávio
Bettors cut Flávio Bolsonaro's chance in Brazil's 25 October runoff below 80% from 86% in two days; a...
Panama Detects 34 Malaria Cases in Capital
Panama confirmed 34 malaria cases among informal workers near Merca Panamá in Panama City on 14 October. See...
Argentine Police Clash With University March
Buenos Aires university march police clash: tear gas and water cannons hit the Marcha Federal Universitaria at Congress;...
Paraguay Warns El Niño Flood May Match 1983
Paraguay's emergency minister warns an El Niño flood could match 1983 as the Asunción river hits 2.29 metres....
Bolivia Seizes US$500,000 and Gold Bars
Bolivian police seized over US$500,000, four gold bars and weapons from a Colombian held in Santa Cruz. Prosecutors...
Brazil Judge Bars Flávio Bolsonaro Ad Boost
Judge André Mendonça barred Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign from paying to boost a video attacking Lula, giving Meta three...
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 until the 25th and a...
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Flight to Panama From the United States
A flight to Panama from the United States: nonstops from 19 mainland US airports, flight times, Copa fares...
Puerto Rico in Latin America, Its Role, Weight and Alliances
Puerto Rico continent guide: a US territory of 3.18 million outside CELAC and the OAS, with a US$125.8...
Is Hong Kong Its Own Country
Is Hong Kong its own country? No, it is a special administrative region of China, with its own...
Suriname in Latin America, Its Role, Weight and Alliances
Suriname continent guide: its weight in people and oil, CARICOM, OAS, CELAC and Mercosur ties, the Guyana and...
Hussongs Cantina in Ensenada Mexico
Hussong's Cantina in Ensenada dates from 1892 and claims the margarita. This guide covers its history, hours, tolls...
New Order Bogotá Concert 2026 Guide
New Order plays Movistar Arena in Bogotá on Wednesday, 9 December 2026, at 9 p.m. TuBoleta lists tickets...
Belize in Latin America, Its Role, Weight and Alliances
Belize continent guide: 418,982 people in Central America, a US$3.3 billion economy, seats in SICA and CARICOM, and...
Venezuela Population and Ethnic Groups Explained
Venezuela population explained: about 28.6 million people in 2026, 51.6% moreno, 2.7% Indigenous, and more than 6.9 million...
Chile Natural Resources Explained 2026
Chile resources in 2026: copper worth US$58.7 billion in exports, the largest lithium reserves, fruit, forests, salmon, and...
Costa Rica Traditional Food You Must Try
Costa Rica traditional food explained: gallo pinto, casado, olla de carne and chifrijo, where to eat them and...
Germany Funds 35 Togo Communes With US$8.8M
Germany backs 35 Togo communes with about US$8.8 million for schools, clinics and markets, under agreements signed in Lomé on 13 October.
South Sudan Clashes Kill at Least 16 People
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Nigeria September Inflation Falls to 14.63%
Nigeria's September inflation fell to 14.63%, the fourth straight drop, but core prices rose 1.11%. See what it...
The Houthis and the Red Sea Explained in 2026
The Houthis and the Red Sea explained: who they are, why they attack ships and Saudi Arabia, and...
Ultra-Trail Cape Town 2026 Guide
Ultra-Trail Cape Town runs 20 to 22 November 2026 on Table Mountain. See race times in US Eastern,...
Nairobi’s International Theatre Festival Opens 4 November
The Kenya International Theatre Festival runs in Nairobi from 4 to 15 November 2026, with 54 listed shows...
Kenya Petrol Jumps 6% to US$1.75 a Litre
Kenya raised petrol 6% to about US$1.75 a litre in Nairobi and kerosene 15% from 15 October. See...
Wizkid Plays Abuja’s Eagle Square on 13 December 2026
Wizkid headlines the Live Out Loud Music Festival at Eagle Square in Abuja on Sunday, 13 December 2026,...
Wilco Plays Marrakech on 25, 26 and 27 March 2027
Wilco plays its first concerts in Africa in Marrakech from 25 to 27 March 2027. Here is how...
Kruger Park Fees Rise to US$42 a Day on 1 November
Kruger Park fees for foreign adults rise to about US$42 a day on Sunday, 1 November, and Cape...
Morocco Natural Resources Explained 2026
Morocco resources in 2026: about 68% of world phosphate reserves, OCP's US$11.6 billion revenue, small gas finds, fisheries,...
Egypt Natural Resources Explained 2026
Egypt resources explained: Zohr gas, LNG imports, Sukari gold, the Nile and the Ethiopian dam, farmland and fish,...
South Africa Natural Resources Explained 2026
South Africa resources explained: platinum, chrome, manganese, coal, gold, farmland, water and fish, who profits and the environmental...
Ghana Natural Resources Explained 2026
Ghana resources explained: Africa's top gold output, the Gold Board, Jubilee oil, cocoa prices, Ewoyaa lithium, who profits...
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