Lula Cancels TV Interview to Rest His Voice
Brazil's president cancelled a TV Record interview on 21 October to rest a hoarse voice before Friday's Globo runoff debate...
October 21, 2026Section
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Calypso Singer Brother Valentino Dies at 85
Brother Valentino, the calypso singer known as The People’s Calypsonian, has died aged 85, reports said on 21 October. Cause...
October 21, 2026
Brazil May Buy Up to US$18bn of Unpaid Debt
Brazil may buy up to R$90 billion (US$17.9 billion) of overdue debts in Desenrola 3.0, paying at most US$1.8 billion,...
October 21, 2026
Brazil Court Rejects Free Interstate Buses
Brazil's Supreme Court refused free buses between states on runoff day but gave the electoral court 48 hours to report...
October 21, 2026
Uganda’s Data Plan Draws Legal Challenge
Uganda's US$454 million National Data Strategy was launched on 20 October, and the national statistics bureau declared it illegal a...
October 21, 2026
Ghana Says It Supplies 40% of Burkina’s Fuel
Ghana says it now supplies about 40% of Burkina Faso's fuel, up from about 15% in two years. Officials gave...
October 21, 2026
Morocco Plans Income Tax Cut for Workers
Morocco's cabinet adopted its 2027 budget bill on 20 October. Le360 reports a plan to exempt pay up to US$6,100...
October 21, 2026
China Trade With Tanzania to Top US$12bn
China's ambassador says trade with Tanzania will pass Sh31 trillion (about US$12 billion) in 2026, up from US$11.28 billion in...
October 21, 2026
South Africa Audits 4,323 Ghost Worker Cases
South Africa's Treasury flagged 4,323 high-risk state payroll records in February, and a physical verification is under way. They are...
October 21, 2026
Sports Court Clears Estudiantes Defender
Sports court clears Estudiantes defender Marcos Rojo for Thursday’s Libertadores semi-final at Flamengo, 8:30 p.m. ET, with the tie level...
October 21, 2026
Amnesty Says Kenya Abducted Protesters
Amnesty alleges Kenyan police and unidentified agents abducted and tortured protesters in 2023 to 2025; the claims are unconfirmed.
October 21, 2026
Canadian Miner Signs Guyana Gold Option Deal
Canadian explorer Lighthouse Gold signed an option to buy a Guyana gold property for about US$1.05 million in cash plus...
October 21, 2026
Exxon Yet to Seek Guyana Licence Extension
Exxon has not asked Guyana to extend its Stabroek exploration licence, which runs to October 2027, an executive said. The...
October 21, 2026
Atlanta Immigration Office Arson Attempt
The FBI is investigating an attempted arson at Atlanta's ICE building on 20 October, when an unidentified man threw an...
October 21, 2026
Cuba Alleges Florida Backed Armed Landing
Cuba says an armed boat raid in February was planned and financed from Florida, a claim not independently confirmed, as...
October 21, 2026
Curaçao Explores US Border Checks at Airport
Curaçao's justice minister discussed US border preclearance at its main airport with American officials, which could let travellers clear checks...
October 21, 2026
Meth Lab Raid in California Leads to Charges
Three Mexican nationals face US charges after agents dismantled a Terra Bella, California, meth lab and seized US$600,000 and 100...
October 21, 2026
Mexico Journalist Killings Rarely Solved
Press freedom group RSF says 169 journalists were killed in Mexico in 20 years, and fewer than 1% of cases...
October 21, 2026
Mexico’s Oil Firm Says Debt Fell US$20bn
Mexico's state oil firm Pemex says it cut debt by more than US$20 billion and plans to invest about US$96...
October 21, 2026
Mexico Fuel Crackdown Brings 2,539 Arrests
Mexico says 2,539 people were detained and 173.7 million liters of fuel seized in 2026, as officials target tax-fraud smuggling...
October 21, 2026