Xochimilco Grandstand Collapse Injures at Least 10
A Xochimilco grandstand collapse at a village rodeo in Mexico City injured at least 10 people on Sunday. Prosecutors are...
October 5, 2026Section
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Ecuador’s Medicine Delays Leave Public Hospital Patients Waiting Months
Ecuador's medicine delays can stretch for months as planning, approvals and purchases stall. Families, experts and officials explain where it...
October 5, 2026
Argentina’s Economy Loses Speed as Talk of US Financial Assistance Returns
Argentina's activity fell 2.9% in July and country risk hit a 2026 high. Bessent says new US financial assistance is...
October 5, 2026
University of Guyana to Graduate More Than 3,700 at 60th Convocation
The University of Guyana will graduate more than 3,700 students in November as the oil boom drives spending on free...
October 5, 2026
Costa Rica Beats Haiti 2-0 to Stay in Nations League
Costa Rica beat Haiti 2-0 on 4 October to stay in the Nations League top tier. Will interim coach Bryan...
October 5, 2026
El Buen Fin 2026 Runs 13 to 17 November in Mexico
El Buen Fin 2026 runs Friday 13 to Tuesday 17 November in Mexico. Dates, the SAT draw, Profeco tips and...
October 5, 2026
Mexico Continent Role, Weight and Alliances in Latin America
Mexico is Latin America's second-largest economy and population, with 130.9 million people, shaping the region through CELAC and the OAS.
October 5, 2026
Igbo People, Language and Culture in Nigeria Explained
Igbo is both an ethnic group and a major Nigerian language, rooted in the southeast with a global diaspora. Dialects,...
October 5, 2026
Who Borders Mexico? US, Guatemala, Belize and USMCA Trade
Mexico borders the US, Guatemala and Belize, and the three USMCA economies trade about US$1.6 trillion in goods a year....
October 5, 2026
Colombia Inflation Seen Rising to 6.33% in September, Analysts Say
Colombia inflation is forecast to rise to 6.33% in September from 6.24% in August, analysts say. DANE publishes the official...
October 5, 2026
Honduras Doctors Enter Fifth Week of Protest as Government Says 95% Paid
Honduras doctors begin a fifth week of assemblies. The government says 95% are paid; the college says at least 840...
October 5, 2026
Chile Security Reform Would Let President Declare Emergency Over Threats
A new Chile security reform would let the president declare a state of emergency over serious threats, while Congress could...
October 5, 2026
Panama Electricity Reform Faces Line-by-Line Assembly Debate This Week
Panama electricity reform Bill 705 goes to a line-by-line committee debate on 6 October, with the 2028 power concessions and...
October 5, 2026
Bolivia Diesel Protests: Oruro Indigenous Nation Declares Emergency
Bolivia diesel protests spread to Oruro, where the Jach'a Karangas indigenous nation declared an emergency as YPFB keeps blocking repeat...
October 5, 2026
Uruguay: Support for Democracy Falls to 64%, Latin America Survey Finds
Support for democracy in Uruguay fell from 70% to 64% in the Latinobarómetro 2026 survey, yet the country still ranks...
October 5, 2026
Venezuela Election Date Must Be Set, Machado Says, Vowing to Return
In a New York Post op-ed, María Corina Machado calls for a Venezuela election date within a year and says...
October 5, 2026
Dominican Republic Gets US$6.3 Million in EU-Backed Sargassum Financing
Dominican small firms that collect sargassum seaweed are set to get US$6.3 million in sargassum financing from the EU's investment...
October 5, 2026
What to Do in Mérida in October 2026: Ánimas, Oktoberfest and Big Concerts
Mérida in October 2026: Oktoberfest Yucatán on 9 to 11 October, Natanael Cano on 17 October and the Festival de...
October 5, 2026
Mexico City’s Brugada Pledges ‘City of Utopias’ in Second Government Report
In her second government report, Mexico City's Clara Brugada claimed a 30-year homicide low, 150,000 new jobs and promised more...
October 5, 2026
Colombia Minimum Wage: Economist Sees 9% to 10% Rise for 2027 as Talks Begin
Colombia minimum wage talks for 2027 are under way. A Credicorp Capital economist sees a 9% to 10% rise; no...
October 5, 2026