Cuba’s Infant Deaths Jump to 9.9 per 1,000
Cuba’s health ministry reports 9.9 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2025, up from 7.1. The UN health body...
November 12, 2026Section
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Trump Threatens to Double Mexico Tariffs
Trump says he will double tariffs on Mexico unless it stops migrant caravans. Sheinbaum says none has reached the US...
November 12, 2026
Ex-Minister Pantami’s Gombe Convoy Attacked
Pantami's Gombe convoy was attacked on 11 November; Amnesty International urged an investigation. Police report no arrests, with no suspects...
November 12, 2026
Ruto Says Kenya Highway Deal Saves US$446M
Ruto says the Rironi-Mau Summit road deal saves Kenya US$446 million against the cancelled French contract, a claim that is...
November 12, 2026
Dominican Central Bank Backs 4.5% Growth
Dominican central bank keeps its 2026 growth forecast at 4.5% after 4.6% growth to September. What it means for tourism...
November 12, 2026
Brazil Liquidates Two Financial Institutions
Brazil's central bank liquidated credit union Cooperagre and consortium firm Roma on 12 November 2026. Here is what it means...
November 12, 2026
Mexico Gets 11 Replies on 18 Migrant Deaths
Mexico's foreign ministry wrote 22 US prosecutors about 18 Mexicans who died in ICE custody or operations and has 11...
November 12, 2026
Boca Juniors Meet Mineiro in Colombia Final
Boca Juniors face Atlético Mineiro in the Copa Sudamericana final on Saturday, 21 November, 5:30 p.m. ET in Barranquilla. What...
November 12, 2026
Chaco Autopsies Show Five Died Before Fire
Preliminary autopsies show Rocío Aranda and four children were dead before a fire in Quitilipi, Chaco; a 25-year-old is charged...
November 12, 2026
Honduras Charges Ex-Election Transport Chief
A Honduran judge formally charged ex-CNE transport chief Joel Ramos on 11 November over late election materials; he reportedly stays...
November 12, 2026
Haiti Gang Chief Wants UN Drone Probe
Gang leader Wilson Joseph asked the UN on 12 November to probe drone strikes he says killed over 100 people...
November 12, 2026
Lula Wants Press Apology Over Triplex Case
Lula asked his supporters on 12 November to demand a press apology over the Guarujá triplex case, after a federal...
November 12, 2026
Argentina Awaits October Inflation Reading
Argentina publishes October inflation on 12 November at 4 p.m.; private forecasts range from 1.8% to 2.1% after 1.9% in...
November 12, 2026
Five Shot Near Logan Circle in Washington
At least five people were shot near Logan Circle in Washington, DC, on 12 November, a mile from the White...
November 12, 2026
Mauritius Banking Group Lifts Profit 9.9%
MCB Group's quarterly profit rose 9.9% to about US$114 million as loans grew 32%, while bad loans fell to 1.8%...
November 12, 2026
Paraguay Raids Presidential Residence
Paraguayan prosecutors raided Mburuvicha Róga, the presidential residence in Asunción, on 12 November in the ueno bank case against Santiago...
November 12, 2026
Colombia Cement Maker Argos Profit Falls 29%
Argos, a Colombian cement maker, posted adjusted profit of US$60 million, down 29.2%, as energy costs and a strong peso...
November 12, 2026
Standard Bank Taps JPMorgan Blockchain
South African lender Standard Bank gets access to JPMorgan's Kinexys blockchain accounts for round-the-clock payments, with cross-border pilots planned.
November 12, 2026
Oil Driller Adds Rigs for YPF in Argentina
Archer, an Oslo-listed driller, won a YPF contract worth US$100-110 million for a new rig in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale...
November 12, 2026
Kenya Gas Maker’s Export Sales Slip 6%
Carbacid's export sales fell 6% to about US$10.8 million as regional rivals pressed prices, while sales inside Kenya rose 17%,...
November 12, 2026