Caribbean Debt Crisis Deepens as Hurricane Melissa Leaves Jamaica a J$198 Billion Hole
Caribbean debt climate finance is being tested as hurricane costs push island states toward fiscal crisis. Investors face new debt...
September 7, 2026Section
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Argentina Lowers Criminal Age to 14 as New Law Takes Effect
Argentina's new juvenile law lowers the criminal age from 16 to 14, effective September 5, 2026. Learn what changes and...
September 7, 2026
Argentina Widens Falklands Sanctions to 45 Companies and Their Directors
Argentina's Falklands sanctions now reach 45 entities over oil work, and Milei wants the law widened to directors and suppliers.
September 7, 2026
Argentina Approves US$2.7 Billion Urea Plant in Bahía Blanca
Argentina approved Pampa Energía's US$2.7 billion urea plant near Bahía Blanca under the RIGI incentive regime, in a week of...
September 7, 2026
Brazil Bank Workers Strike From 10 September 2026
Brazil bank workers strike from 10 September 2026 after rejecting pay offer. Caixa and Banco do Brasil staff in several...
September 7, 2026
Brazil Population Hits 214.2 Million in 2026, Growth Slows
The Brazil population reached an estimated 214.2 million on 1 July 2026, the statistics agency IBGE says. Growth has slowed...
September 7, 2026
Avibras, Brazil’s Rocket Maker, Passes to the Batista Brothers
Avibras, the Brazilian maker of the Astros rocket system, has passed to the Batista brothers while still in court-supervised recovery...
September 7, 2026
Braskem Idesa Enters US Chapter 11 as Parent Restructures in Brazil
Braskem Idesa, the Mexican joint venture of Brazil's Braskem, is in United States Chapter 11 protection. The parent company's own...
September 7, 2026
Magazine Luiza Jumps 16.88% as Azzas Splits Back Into Arezzo and Soma
Magazine Luiza shares jumped 16.88% on a Mercado Livre deal. On the same day Azzas 2154 said it will split...
September 7, 2026
Safaricom’s M-Pesa Enters Ethiopia as Wave Secures a West African Bank Licence
Africa mobile money is shifting fast as Wave gains a West African bank license and Nigeria's fintech unicorns get CBN...
September 7, 2026
Brazil Delays 6×1 Work Schedule Vote Until After October Election
Brazil's Senate cleared the 6x1 work schedule amendment in committee, then pushed the floor vote past the October general election.
September 7, 2026
JNIM Blockades Bamako Fuel Supply as Sahel Deaths Top Half of Global Terror Toll
The Sahel security crisis is spreading toward coastal West Africa as JNIM and Islamic State Sahel expand attacks into Benin,...
September 7, 2026
US and EU Pour $6 Billion Into Lobito Corridor as China Revives TAZARA Rail Rival in Zambia
The Lobito Corridor is reshaping how DRC and Zambian copper reaches the sea as Western money races a Chinese-backed Dar...
September 7, 2026
Brazil Prepares Provisional Measure to Curb Online Betting
Brazil is drafting a provisional measure to curb online betting, with casino games such as Jogo do Tigrinho a main...
September 7, 2026
Brazil 2027 Budget Puts Defence Investment Above Health for First Time
The Brazil 2027 budget proposes more investment for Defence than for Health, a first. In total spending Health is still...
September 7, 2026
Oil Prices Near US$97 Split Latin America Between Sellers and Buyers
Oil prices near a six-week high after US-Iran strikes near Hormuz. Brazil and Colombia gain, Chile pays more, and Mexico...
September 7, 2026
Brazil’s Lula, Fachin Share Independence Day Tribune as Opposition Rallies
On Brazil's Independence Day, President Lula shared the tribune with STF chief Edson Fachin, while opposition rallied against Justice Moraes.
September 7, 2026
Tini in Ecuador: Two Cities, Two Sellers, Two Different Floors
Tini plays Guayaquil on 20 September and Quito on 22 September 2026 on the FUTTTURA tour, with entry prices of...
September 7, 2026
Robbie Williams in Buenos Aires: Three Nights, Twenty Years Later
Robbie Williams plays the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires on 1, 2 and 4 October 2026, his first Argentine shows...
September 7, 2026
Def Leppard in Buenos Aires, With Extreme Opening
Def Leppard play the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires on 5 November 2026 with Extreme opening, and face-value tickets start...
September 7, 2026