Operation Overclean: Brazil's Federal Police indicted 25 people, including the 'Garbage King', over US$268 million in diverted budget funds.
August 17, 2026
The Bolivia diesel price for large industrial buyers nearly doubled to Bs 18 (about US$1.55) a litre, while households keep...
August 17, 2026
Brazil's Anvisa approved its first locally made generic of semaglutide from EMS, plus a Germed copy, after Novo Nordisk's patent...
August 17, 2026
São Paulo nightlife tonight, Monday August 17: Sara Não Tem Nome at Centro da Terra, pagode at Bar Templo, and...
August 17, 2026
Rio de Janeiro nightlife tonight, Monday August 17: Samba do Trabalhador in Andaraí, the free Pedra do Sal roda, and...
August 17, 2026
The ONGC Venezuela license lets India's state oil firm resume full operations and chase over US$500 million in dividends frozen...
August 17, 2026
The Ecopetrol data leak pits a hacker crew claiming 327,095 stolen files against Colombia's state oil firm, which confirms a...
August 17, 2026
Mexico's Supreme Court upheld the ISSSTE pension fund for state workers, capped near US$1,050 a month in 2026, as viral...
August 17, 2026
The US declined to renew the USMCA on July 1, 2026. The pact stays in force until 2036 under annual...
August 17, 2026
Chile's copper output fell 13.8% year-on-year in April 2026. Codelco restated 2025 production, El Teniente faces a five-year slump, and...
August 17, 2026
The Colombian peso is one of 2026's strongest currencies, with the TRM at 3,128.65 per dollar on August 16. BanRep...
August 17, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US Navy can blockade Iran's ports indefinitely, as the 60-day Hormuz talks deadline expires...
August 17, 2026
Bankers are valuing Anthropic's listing on its own 2028 revenue forecast of US$190 billion to US$200 billion, Reuters reports.
August 17, 2026
Chinese car exports passed one million units in a single month for the first time in July 2026, while home...
August 17, 2026
German companies put just US$5 billion of new US investment to work in the first half of 2026, the lowest...
August 17, 2026
Guatemala growth and TPS collide in 2026 — record remittances, half of US aid unlocked, and protected status ending for...
August 17, 2026
Bolivia IMF deal explained — a US$1.9bn staff-level pact, a floating boliviano, exports up 55% and a constitutional reform fight...
August 17, 2026
The Mexico investment resilience story is real but narrower than it looks. May figures, a 46.5% jump in greener car...
August 17, 2026
An unsent US draft letter would tell 35 partner countries to choose the American AI coalition over China's new WAICO...
August 17, 2026
Global goods trade reached US$13.7 trillion in the first half of 2026, up 12.5%, but UNCTAD says higher prices drove...
August 17, 2026