Indonesia’s 5.47% Growth and Latin American Grain
Indonesia GDP growth 2026 reached 5.47% in the third quarter, beating forecasts, which matters for Brazilian and Argentine grain sellers.
Ukraine Ceasefire Odds Fall to 44%
Traders Put Spain’s Opposition at 89%
Puerto Rico Officer Faces Teen Death Charges
French Strike Fills Lyon With Up to 55,000
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
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Brazil Approves Wegovy Weight-Loss Pill
Brazil's regulator Anvisa approved the Wegovy pill on 4 November 2026, its first oral GLP-1 obesity drug. What...
Brazil Insurer’s Profit Falls 14% in Third Quarter
Porto's recurring profit fell 14% to US$131 million as card losses rose, and the Brazilian insurer cut its...
Europe Intelligence Brief
Europe Intelligence Brief for November 5: French unions strike over the budget, Belgium awaits its King, and Poland's...
Grenada Court Clears Way for Election Today
A Grenada High Court judge rejected a bid to halt Thursday's general election; polls run 5 a.m. to...
Asia Intelligence Brief
Asia Intelligence Brief for November 5: Joshua Wong gets 10 years, North Korea fires missiles, Indonesia grows 5.47%...
Odds of Trump Meeting Brazil Senator Hit 30%
Polymarket gives Trump a 29.5% chance of meeting Brazil’s Flávio Bolsonaro by 31 December, up 12 points in...
How Publishers Can Protect Content From AI
How publishers can limit AI use of their pages: robots.txt, crawler controls, licensing, and what the Brazil and...
Where US Courts Stand on AI Training
US courts have not settled whether AI firms may train on copyrighted work. Key rulings, exact dates and...
Ecuador Detains Five Wanted by US on Drugs
Ecuador detained five men, including Jacobo Bucaram, on 4 November 2026. The US wants them on drug charges...
French Schools Blocked as Strike Day Begins
France says 81 high schools were blocked at 10 a.m. on strike day; the main student union says...
Dow Jumps 3% as Gold Tops US$4,000 and Fear Fades
Global markets briefing for 5 November 2026: Wall Street rallies, gold jumps, yields ease, and the Bank of...
Norway’s Meta Order and What It Covers
Oslo District Court barred Meta from applying new business terms on 28 October. Who asked, what the order...
Brazil’s AI Bill and News Copyright
Brazil's AI bill PL 2338/2023 would require AI developers to remunerate rights holders. See its stage in the...
Meta Faces 20 Nov Test in Brazil and Norway
Meta's new business terms are due 20 November. See what Brazil and Norway have suspended, the penalties and...
Brazil Pauses Rate Cuts at 13.75% as Stocks Rise 1.2%
Brazil's central bank held its rate at 13.75%. Factory output and PMI data land today, with oil-hit Petrobras...
Beef Giant JBS Faces Laundering Complaints
Campaigners filed 14 complaints in four European countries accusing JBS of laundering money tied to Amazon deforestation. Read...
Bolivia’s Top Judge Leaves Over Drug Warrant
Bolivia's top judge, Romer Saucedo, says he left the country after prosecutors ordered his arrest on drug charges....
Argentina Sets Pope Leo Security Operation
Argentina has set up three federal commands to guard Pope Leo XIV from 8 to 11 November, with...
What to Do in São Paulo in November 2026: Sepultura’s Farewell and a Month of Live Shows
What to do in São Paulo in November 2026: Sepultura's farewell at Suhai Music Hall, Formula 1 at Interlagos, live shows and three holidays.
What to Do in Rio de Janeiro in November
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São Paulo Daily Brief
São Paulo Daily Brief for Thursday 5 November: which museums are open, the metro fare, and how the...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief
Rio culture day for Thursday 5 November: free CCBB, Paço Imperial and Museu do Amanhã, with hours and...
Brazil Energy and Power Sector Explained
Brazil energy in November 2026: record oil output, a mostly renewable power grid, tariffs, outages, auctions and what...
Chile Tax System Explained for Residents and Foreigners
Chile tax in 2026: income tax bands in US$, the company rate cut to 23%, VAT, who must...
Mexico Political Parties Explained, Who Stands for What
Mexico parties in November 2026: Morena and its allies, the opposition, two new parties, their leaders, public funds...
Maracaibo, Venezuela Explained 2026
Maracaibo city guide for 2026: 1.9 million residents, the oil lake, parishes, governance, safety advice and what it...
Guyana Population and Ethnic Groups Explained
Guyana population in 2026: 878,674 at the 2022 census, a young and diverse people, four main ethnic groups,...
Cali, Colombia Explained 2026
Cali city guide for 2026: population, economy, neighbourhoods, politics, the 10 August earthquake, homicide data, transport and tips...
Mérida Marathon 2027 Guide for US Runners
The Mérida Marathon runs on Sunday 10 January 2027 in Yucatán. Entry costs about US$37 until 15 November,...
Caribbean Series 2027 Hermosillo Guide
The 2027 Caribbean Series runs Monday 1 to Sunday 7 February in Hermosillo, Mexico. Dates, ticket status, travel...
La Última del Año Concert Listed in Bogotá on 28 Nov
Tuboleta lists La Última del Año, a popular music show with four singer duels, at El Corazón de...
Spanish Band Mägo de Oz Plays Santiago on 19 and 20 March
Spanish band Mägo de Oz plays Teatro Caupolicán in Santiago on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 March 2027....
Belize Population and Ethnic Groups Explained
Belize population in 2026: 397,483 people in the 2022 census, with Mestizo, Creole, Maya and Garifuna groups, languages,...
Suriname History Explained, From Origins to 2026
Suriname history from Indigenous peoples and Dutch plantations to independence in 1975, the 1980 coup, civil war and...
Salsa Star Jerry Rivera Plays Lima 12 Feb
Jerry Rivera plays Costa 21 in Lima on Friday, 12 February 2027. Tickets run from about US$41 to...
Latin America Sports Daily for Thursday, November 5, 2026
Libertadores final set: Palmeiras meet Estudiantes on 28 Nov in Montevideo, and Boca face Atlético Mineiro in the...
What to Do in Puerto Escondido in November 2026
Puerto Escondido in November 2026: dance festival 7-8 Nov, Mazunte jazz 13-15 Nov, Guelaguetza del Mar 21 Nov...
What to Do in Porto Alegre in November 2026
Porto Alegre in November 2026: Ocean Alley on 7 Nov, a free Black Consciousness festival on 19 Nov...
Africa Intelligence Brief
Africa Intelligence Brief for November 5: South Africa's ANC slips in the local count, Sudan blackouts, Ebola at 10,532 cases, Lissu verdict due.
Equatorial Guinea Seeks Life for Soldier
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Police Arrest 1 in Nigeria Candidate Attack
Police in Calabar arrested a 27-year-old after thugs hit Peter Obi's convoy on 4 November, ten weeks before...
Wagner Mining in Central African Republic
A local report says Wagner runs a secret mine at Chary. No official source backs it, but US...
Uganda Signs Deal for New Karuma Bridge
Uganda signed a contract on 10 July 2026 for a new Karuma Bridge over the Nile, with a...
Sao Tome and Russia Keep a Military Pact
Sao Tome and Russia have had a military cooperation pact since April 2024. Here is what officials confirm...
South Sudan Cabinet Backs Russia Partnership
South Sudan’s cabinet unanimously endorsed a strategic partnership with Russia covering oil, mining and other sectors, the presidency...
Egypt and Sudan Press Ethiopia on Nile Dam
Egypt and Sudan rejected Ethiopia's unilateral running of its Nile dam after talks in Cairo on Monday 2...
Polish Firm Orlen Plans Third Well in Libya
Poland's Orlen will drill its third exploration well in Libya's Murzuq Basin in November, the state oil company...
South Africa Tech Firm Altron Lifts Sales 5%
South African tech group Altron grew half-year sales 5% to about US$309 million as IT Services returned to...
KenGen Battery Storage Gets US$81M Funding
Kenya's power producer KenGen has about US$81 million from the World Bank and the Green Climate Fund for...
Tanzania and Angola Plan Rail Across Africa
Tanzania and Angola agreed to link their railways through Zambia and Congo. Here is the route, who must...
Mozambique State Oil Firm Joins Gas Drilling
Mozambique’s state oil company ENH is part of the Coral Norte gas well campaign that Eni announced on...
Egypt Ends Easy Entry for 3 Asian Countries
Egypt ended easy entry for citizens of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan on 1 November. They now need a...
Access Holdings Profit Rises 8.3% Before Tax
Access Holdings profit before tax rose 8.3% to about US$495 million in nine months, as lower loan losses...
Uganda Says Talks With Jailed Rival Go On
Ugandan ministers say talks on opposition leader Kizza Besigye continue, but his family denies any bargaining. Here is...
Egypt Lists Banque Du Caire After Record IPO
Banque du Caire began trading in Cairo on Monday 2 November after a record US$657 million sale of...
Kenya Fines Ex-Governor Ferdinand Waititu
A Kenyan court fined ex-Kiambu governor Ferdinand Waititu about US$162,000 for money laundering, or up to 5 years...
Marrakech Film Festival Reveals 76 Films
The 23rd Marrakech Film Festival runs 20 to 28 November 2026 with 76 films from 39 countries, ten...
Zambia Credit Rating Rises to Caa1
Moody's raised the Zambia credit rating to Caa1 from Caa2 on 30 October 2026 and kept a positive...
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