Argentina Plans a US$2.8 Billion Defence Budget, Mostly for Upkeep
Argentina's 2027 budget gives defence about US$2.8 billion, mostly for readiness and pay, while US$3.5 billion in warship loans sits...
September 21, 2026Section
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Lithium Miners Slide as Albemarle and SQM Drop on EV Demand Doubt
Lithium miner shares fell on Friday, September 18, 2026, as lithium prices steadied. Albemarle dropped 3.60% and Chile's SQM lost...
September 21, 2026
Copper Rises 1.44% on China Buying With Chile and Peru in Focus
Copper tracker CPER rose 1.44% to US$40.23 on Friday, September 18, 2026, on Chinese buying. Freeport gained 0.97% and Southern...
September 21, 2026
Argentina’s Budget Splits Milei’s Camp Over Disability Cuts
Argentina's 2027 budget splits Milei's allies over disability cuts, as Senate leader Patricia Bullrich accuses cabinet chief Diego Santilli of...
September 21, 2026
Buenos Aires Blackout Traced to Faulty Switch as Regulator Weighs Fines
Edenor says a faulty 220 kV switch caused the blackout that hit 600,000 Buenos Aires customers. The regulator is now...
September 21, 2026
Medellín Police Arrest Three Accused of Linking ELN and FARC Dissidents
Police in Medellín have arrested three men accused of tying the ELN guerrillas to a FARC dissident front in Antioquia....
September 21, 2026
Wildfire Above Colombia’s Villa de Leyva Reaches Edge of Iguaque Sanctuary
A wildfire above Villa de Leyva, one of Colombia's best-known tourist towns, has burned about 290 hectares and reached a...
September 21, 2026
Haiti Sends 18 Suspects in President Moïse’s 2021 Killing to the US
Haiti confirmed it sent 18 suspects in the 2021 killing of President Jovenel Moïse to Florida, after five years without...
September 21, 2026
Peru Transfers Police General Accused by Murdered Candidate Susy Aponte Polo
Peru moved its criminal police chief a day after the killing of a candidate who had named him in a...
September 21, 2026
Silver Jumps 1.41% and Gold Holds US$4,380 as LatAm Miners Gain
Gold closed at US$4,380 an ounce and silver at US$66.35 on Friday, September 18, 2026. Silver rose 1.41%, a lift...
September 21, 2026
Colombia Freezes Health Payments After Regulator Flags Inflated Claims
Colombia's new government has halted part of a monthly health transfer after the regulator found inflated claims, a first test...
September 21, 2026
Musk Reacts to Flávio Bolsonaro’s Odds on a Betting Site Brazil Has Banned
Elon Musk wrote 'Wow' as Polymarket put Flávio Bolsonaro ahead of Lula. The platform is blocked in Brazil, and polls...
September 21, 2026
São Paulo Police Probe Gang Links of Three Helicopter Crash Survivors
Three men survived a helicopter crash in rural São Paulo state. Police suspect links to the PCC, Brazil's largest crime...
September 21, 2026
Pilgrim Bus Falls Into Ravine in São Paulo State, Killing Six
A chartered bus taking Catholic pilgrims to Aparecida fell into a ravine in São Paulo state, killing six. Police have...
September 21, 2026
Caixa Workers Vote on Offer to End Their Strike at Brazil’s State Bank
Staff at Caixa, the state bank that pays Brazil's welfare benefits, vote on 21 September on a health-plan offer that...
September 21, 2026
Brazil Freezes About US$99 Million in Nationwide Organised Crime Raids
A Federal Police-led operation across 19 Brazilian states made 137 arrests and froze about US$99 million, targeting the money behind...
September 21, 2026
Brazil’s Petrobras Beats Saudi Aramco on Profit Margin for the First Time
A union-backed study ranks Brazil's state oil firm first among eight majors on profit margin, weeks before an election that...
September 21, 2026
Video Shows Brazil Justice Moraes Leaving Jet Linked to Jailed Banker
A video shows Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes leaving a jet linked to jailed banker Daniel Vorcaro, after...
September 21, 2026
Amazon Raises US Warehouse Starting Pay to US$20 an Hour
Amazon is raising starting pay for full-time US operations workers by US$1 to US$20 an hour, matching Costco, and adding...
September 21, 2026
Uganda’s Pension Fund NSSF Says It Could Fund Kampala-Jinja Expressway
Uganda's pension fund NSSF says it could finance the Kampala-Jinja Expressway within two years if the government delivers guarantees and...
September 21, 2026