Santiago Hailstorm Triggers Chile Red Alert
Chile declared a Red Alert for Santiago on 13 October 2026 as hail and storms hit. About 36,000 customers lost...
October 13, 2026Section
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Escondida Strike Deadline Hits Chile’s Top Copper Mine
The Escondida strike deadline arrives as BHP's final offer of 28 million pesos per worker, about US$28,700, expires and supervisors...
October 13, 2026
Paraguay Vice President Defies Cartes on 13 October
Paraguay vice president Pedro Alliana says he will not quit the 2028 race despite reports that Horacio Cartes, once under...
October 13, 2026
IMF Projects El Salvador Economy to Grow 4.5% This Year
The IMF's October outlook projects the El Salvador economy to grow 4.5% this year, up from 3.9% in 2025, in...
October 13, 2026
Panama Jails 3 Foreigners Over 1.8 Tonnes of Cocaine
A Panamanian judge sentenced three foreign men to 12 years in prison after a boat carrying 1.8 tonnes of cocaine...
October 13, 2026
Guatemala Arrests Man Wanted in US Murder Case
Guatemalan police arrested a 64-year-old man wanted by US authorities in a murder case, the 39th extradition arrest of 2026,...
October 13, 2026
Costa Rica Economic Growth Slows to 2.2% in August
Costa Rica's monthly activity index rose 2.2% in August as free zones that export to the US grew just 0.7%,...
October 13, 2026
Peru Pays US$1.66 Million to Keep 9 Black Hawks Flying
Peru's Interior Ministry approved a US$1.66 million payment to Washington to maintain nine donated Black Hawk helicopters used against drug...
October 13, 2026
Zimbabwe Mine Upgrades Mberengwa Hospital for 50,000
A platinum miner has modernised Mberengwa District Hospital in Zimbabwe, adding equipment and critical care for more than 50,000 rural...
October 13, 2026
APC Campaign Council Adds Wike, Adeleke, Soludo
Nigeria's ruling APC named opposition figures Wike, Adeleke and Soludo to Tinubu's campaign council before the January 2027 vote.
October 13, 2026
Brazil Analysts Raise Inflation Forecast to 5.22%
Analysts in the Brazilian central bank Focus survey raised their inflation forecast for this year to 5.22%, above the 4.5%...
October 13, 2026
Comoros Moves to Revive Stalled Hoani Fuel Depot
Comoros says work on the stalled Hoani fuel depot in Moheli should restart soon, a move that could give the...
October 13, 2026
Kenya Court Keeps Safaricom Sale Ruling in Force
Kenya's Court of Appeal refused to suspend the ruling that voided the US$1.58 billion sale of a 15% Safaricom stake...
October 13, 2026
Who Qualifies for Brazil’s MEI Debt Relief
Brazil plans to forgive about US$2.5 billion in tax debt owed by 3.6 million micro-entrepreneurs. Who is an MEI, who...
October 13, 2026
Colombia Unions and Teachers March on 14 October
Colombia unions and teachers march on Wednesday 14 October. Here is who called it, where marches start and what US...
October 13, 2026
Lula Offers Small-Business Debt Relief Before Runoff
Lula proposes forgiving about US$2.5 billion in tax debts of 3.6 million Brazilian micro-entrepreneurs, 12 days before the 25 October...
October 13, 2026
Kenya Court Clears the US Health Deal
Kenya's Court of Appeal lifted orders blocking the Kenya US health deal, letting a plan with up to US$1.6 billion...
October 13, 2026
Guyana Opposition Leader Arrested After Shooting
Guyana opposition leader Azruddin Mohamed was arrested after a police chief fired at his car in Georgetown. Police say a...
October 13, 2026
Who Is Nyesom Wike, Tinubu’s Opposition Ally
Nyesom Wike, Nigeria's FCT minister and a PDP member, admits helping the APC win Edo in 2024 and now runs...
October 13, 2026
Colombia Summons Eva Ferrer in Alcocer Probe
Colombia's Procuraduría summoned Eva Ferrer and five others on 13 October over allegations against former first lady Verónica Alcocer.
October 13, 2026