Bukele Posts Video of Haiti Gang House Razed
Nayib Bukele says forces backed by El Salvador destroyed the Haiti house of 400 Mawozo gang leader Lanmò San Jou, posting a video.
Strong El Niño Adds 107,000 Heat Deaths
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Colombia Cuts Tax Penalties 85% Until 19 Nov
Colombia's tax agency DIAN cuts penalties by 85% on debts overdue on 10 August 2026, but not the...
Cali Mayor Sees 4-Year Rebuild After Quake
Cali's mayor says rebuilding after the 10 August quake will take about four years and cost about US$3.06...
Brazil’s Central Bank Sees 5.6% Inflation
Copom's minutes show Brazil's central bank forecasts 5.6% inflation for 2026 and keeps the Selic at 13.75%, with...
Chile Warns It May Clear Roads in Strike
Chile's Economy Minister says roads "will have to" be cleared as truckers protest fuel prices; the government offers...
Chile Economists Weigh 90-Day Fuel Cap
Chile wants to limit each fuel price rise to 20 pesos (US$0.02) a litre for 90 days. Economists...
Argentine Provinces Split Votes From Milei
At least 11 of Argentina's 23 provinces plan to vote on their own dates in 2027, apart from...
Chile Builder Besalco Wins Credit Upgrade
Chile's Besalco won an A+ bond rating as mining drives earnings, with sales at US$696 million. Housing recovers...
Foreign Buyers Take Raízen Assets
Raízen agreed to sell its Argentine fuel arm and sold a sugar mill for US$126 million; what US...
Brazil Homebuilder’s Profit Falls 12.6%
Direcional's Q3 profit fell 12.6% to US$36.4 million on a record 43.1% margin, while mid-income arm Riva slowed....
Fed January Hike Odds Jump to 46%
Polymarket now prices a Fed rate hike in January at 46%, up 27.5 points in 24 hours, after...
Peru Court Bars Mayors’ Backdoor Re-Election
Peru electoral court bars ex-mayors who ran as first councillor from retaking the mayor's seat, a ruling that...
Venezuela Unions Rally for Pay and Vote Date
Venezuelan unions rally in Caracas on 10 November for a pay rise and an election timetable, as the...
Brazil Rates Stay High as Inflation Resists
Brazil's central bank minutes say the Selic stays at 13.75% longer as inflation, 4.58% in September, tops the...
Ecuador Tightens Control of US$100 Bills
Ecuador's central bank now requires banks to deposit US$50 and US$100 bills at its own sites and asks...
Mexico Car Output Falls 17.7% in October
Mexico built 17.7% fewer cars in October 2026 and exports fell 17.9%, while producer prices rose 5.6%. What...
Peru Mining Chief Expects Record Exports
Minsur CEO Juan Luis Kruger expects Peru to break its export record in 2026 “by a lot”; exports...
Santos Brasil Seeks US$630M Port Expansion
Santos Brasil proposed investing about US$630 million to expand its container and vehicle terminals at the Port of...
Haiti Launches Push for Women in Elections
Haiti's election council and women's ministry launched a drive for women in the 2027 vote under the slogan...
What to Do in São Paulo in November 2026
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.
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Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Tonight: Aldir Blanc Tribute in Glória
Rio nightlife for Tuesday, 10 November 2026: an Aldir Blanc tribute at Teatro TotalEnergies for about US$18, plus...
Brazil Storm Alerts Explained for Visitors
An Inmet orange alert means 30 to 60 mm of rain an hour. Here is how to read...
Cost of Living in the Bahamas in 2026
Cost of living in Bahamas: prices rose 3.1% in the year to March 2026, VAT fell to 10%...
LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Argentina's banks stay shut today, Mexico's inflation rose to 3.75%, Colombia's held near 6.30%, and Brazil's central bank...
São Paulo Daily Brief
São Paulo Daily Brief for Tuesday 10 November: free MASP day, open museums, car-ban plate digits, metro fare...
Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief
Rio museum day plan for Tuesday 10 November: free entry at MAR and Belas Artes in Centro, plus...
Brazil History Explained, From Origins to 2026
Brazil history from Indigenous peoples to Lula’s 25 October 2026 runoff win: slavery, dictatorship, democracy and what it...
Peru Regions and Provinces Explained
Peru regions explained: 24 departments plus Callao, why Lima has no governor, the mining canon and the 6...
Latin American Teams in the November 2026 FIFA Window
Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and more play 12 to 17 November. See FIFA window November 2026 dates,...
Cost of Living in Puerto Rico in 2026
Cost of living in Puerto Rico: a single person in San Juan needs about US$2,900 to US$3,500 a...
Ecuador Local Elections and Electoral System Explained
Ecuador elections on 29 November 2026 fill mayors, prefects and councils. Who must vote, the US$48.20 fine, when...
How to Move to Puerto Rico in 2026
US citizens need no visa to move to Puerto Rico. See the 183-day residency test, Act 60 changes...
Who Dominates Nicaragua, Elites and Regions Explained
Who dominates Nicaragua? Ortega and Murillo, the army, exiles and US sanctions explained, with what it means for...
What to Do in Rio de Janeiro in November
What to do in Rio in November 2026: Turandot from 13 November, Gilberto Gil, Pride on 22 November,...
What to Do in Cuenca in November 2026
Martin Garrix plays Cuenca on 14 November, with free salsa on 19 November, a Fito Páez tribute and...
What to Do in Panama City in November 2026: Metal, Marathon and the Christmas Lights
Panama City in November 2026: the 50th marathon on 15 Nov, a Soda Stereo tribute on 18 Nov...
What to Do in Córdoba in November 2026
Córdoba in November 2026: Pope Leo XIV says Mass on 10 Nov, Argentina host Costa Rica on 17...
Sudamericana Final Set for 5:30 p.m. Eastern
Boca Juniors meet Atlético Mineiro in Barranquilla on Saturday, 21 November at 5:30 p.m. ET. Time, stakes, tickets...
Senegal Food Poisoning Hits 649 in Kébémer
Senegal's health ministry reports 649 food-poisoning cases in Kébémer since early November. Salmonella was found in five samples; no deaths.
Only Cape Town Won Outright in South Africa
South Africa Has 14 Days to Name City Mayors
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Nestlé Nigeria Profit Up 43% in Nine Months
Nestlé Nigeria's nine-month profit after tax rose 42.6% to about US$77 million as net finance costs fell 73%;...
Vodacom Profit Rises 25.7% on Safaricom Deal
Vodacom headline earnings per share rose 25.7% to 587 cents (US$0.36) in six months as Safaricom joined the...
Astral Warns US$824 Pay Demand Risks Jobs
Astral Foods says a US$824 monthly pay demand at its Festive Chicken plant in Olifantsfontein, South Africa, threatens...
Democratic Republic of Congo Visa and Residency Rules
DR Congo visa costs US$250 plus a US$50 file fee for 7 days. See work card fees, yellow...
Vodacom Profit Per Share Rises 25.7%
Vodacom's half-year earnings per share rose 25.7% to 587 cents (US$0.36) as Safaricom joined its books; a Kenyan...
Zambia Plans Gold Tax Cut for Small Miners
Zambia's 2027 budget would halve the gold royalty for small-scale miners from 6% to 3% if they sell...
Alleged Tanzanian Drug Kingpin Held in Kenya
Tanzania's drug agency says Saleh Khamis Baseleman, known as Mbwiga, was arrested in Kenya on 7 November after...
Mbeki Urges Ruling Party to Put Survival First
Former president Thabo Mbeki says the ANC, down to about 31% in local elections, should put survival first,...
US Keeps South Sudan on Do Not Travel List
The US still rates South Sudan Level 4, Do Not Travel, its highest warning. It was reissued in...
Tanzania Signs US$1.2 Billion Railway Loan
Tanzania signed a US$1.2 billion loan for its Tabora to Kigoma railway, backed by a US$800 million AfDB...
Nigeria Opposition Still Lacks One Candidate
Nigeria's opposition says its hunt for one 2027 challenger to Tinubu is on course, but no name is...
Mozambique Clears US$7.2B Gas Plant Funding
Mozambique’s cabinet cleared up to US$7.2 billion of financing for the Coral Norte gas plant, and a decree...
Ghana Bans Payment Firms Using Merchant Cash
The Bank of Ghana says payment firms may not use money collected for merchants, and breaches may bring...
Illegal Miners Return to Flooded Ghana Town
Excavators are digging again near Samereboi's airstrip and the Tano River in Ghana, nearly five months after floods...
IMF Wants Kenya to Identify Crypto Traders
The IMF urges Kenya to make crypto platforms identify senders and receivers, a rule tied to its FATF...
Congo’s Ebola Hotspot Shifts to North Kivu
Congo's health minister says North Kivu now leads new Ebola cases, while Ituri holds 70% of all cases...
South Africa Jobless Rate Edges Up to 33.7%
South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 33.7% in Q3 as 8.58 million people looked for work, Statistics South...
Shoprite Picks Investec Bank for Debit Card
Investec will be the licensed bank behind Shoprite's planned debit card and expanded account, a deal announced 9...
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