AI Now Drives 55% of Cybercrime in Africa, INTERPOL Finds
AI cybercrime in Africa now drives 55% of reported cases, with losses doubling to US$484 million, INTERPOL's 2026 cyberthreat assessment...
August 6, 2026Section
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Ceuta Migrant Crisis Kills at Least 72 as Europe Turns on Spain
Ceuta migrant crisis kills at least 72 after mass crossings into the Spanish enclave, as the EU holds crisis talks...
August 6, 2026
Latin American Pulse for Thursday, August 6, 2026
Latin America's mood on August 6, 2026: a continent grappling with institutional strain, diplomatic ruptures, and bursts of defiant pride,...
August 6, 2026
LatAm Pre-Open — Thursday, August 6, 2026
Latin American markets: Gold's surge to $4,278/oz lifts Colombian assets ahead of a heavy CPI morning in Mexico and Chile....
August 6, 2026
Grains Wrap: Soybeans Steady as Real Firms; Corn Slips
Soybean funds held flat while corn dipped and wheat firmed on Wednesday. A stronger Brazilian real and a weak peso...
August 6, 2026
Ecopetrol Rises as Petrobras, YPF Fall with USO at US$114.88
WTI proxy USO settled at US$114.88, down 0.78%. Petrobras lost 1.92% and YPF fell 1.95%, while Ecopetrol edged up 0.49%....
August 6, 2026
LatAm Steel Rallies as Tariff Shield Meets Auto Hopes
Latin American steel stocks surged on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, as Ternium jumped 6.69% and CSN's ADR climbed 4.44%, driven...
August 6, 2026
Zinc Equities Rally on Construction Demand Hopes
Nexa Resources and Buenaventura shares jumped on Wednesday, lifting LatAm zinc proxies, as galvanised-steel demand optimism and China stimulus signals
August 6, 2026
Iron Ore Wrap: Vale Rises as Rio Tinto Jumps 2.52%
Vale's New York shares advanced 0.74% and Rio Tinto surged 2.52% as mining proxies rallied on Wednesday. We unpack the...
August 6, 2026
Chile Lithium Talks Lift SQM 2.14% as Albemarle Drops 1.64%
The LIT ETF rose 1.34% while SQM gained 2.14% and Albemarle fell 1.64% on Wednesday. Divergent Chile policy sentiment and...
August 6, 2026
Copper Jumps 1.77% as Freeport-McMoRan Surges 3.11%
Copper proxies rose on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, led by Freeport-McMoRan at US$69.39. Chilean and Peruvian supply dynamics and energy...
August 6, 2026
Gold Jumps 5% to US$4,278 as Silver Climbs to US$62
Gold rose 5.03% to US$4,277.69 an ounce on Wednesday and silver 4.65% to US$62.22, one of the biggest metals days...
August 6, 2026
Bitcoin at US$64,597: Crypto Wrap August 5, 2026 – the Rio Times
Bitcoin settled at US$64,597 on Wednesday, with Ethereum jumping 2.04%. We unpack the drivers and what it means for crypto...
August 6, 2026
US$270M Cancún Medical Hub Aims to Pull US Patients to Mexico
Governor Mara Lezama signed a US$270 million medical nearshoring deal to build a Premier Medical Destination Center in Cancún's tech...
August 5, 2026
Chile’s Vik Joins Hall of Fame as Santiago Hosts Top Vineyards
Santiago will host The World's 50 Best Vineyards 2026 in the week of 16 November, the first time Chile stages...
August 5, 2026
Guatemala City’s 8.6km AeroMetro Cable Car Breaks Ground
Austria's Doppelmayr will build the AeroMetro cable car linking Guatemala City and Mixco: two lines, 8.6 km, 12 stations, opening...
August 5, 2026
Peru Halts Machu Picchu Trains as Wildfire Strands Hundreds
A wildfire near Machu Picchu suspended trains on the Ollantaytambo route on 4 August, stranding tourists before service resumed on...
August 5, 2026
Pampa Energía Posts Record Q2, Eyes US$11 Billion Plan
Pampa Energía posted record Q2 2026 results, with EBITDA up 75% to US$415M, as it advances a near US$11 billion...
August 5, 2026
Argentina’s BCRA Reform Bill Would Ban State Financing
Milei sent a BCRA reform bill to Argentina's Congress to bar Central Bank financing of the state and set a...
August 5, 2026
Mexico’s CJNG Leaders Face US Charges, US$100 Million Bounty
US prosecutors charged five CJNG leaders and offered more than US$100 million in rewards, intensifying pressure on Mexico's most powerful...
August 5, 2026