Tarcísio 62.7% in São Paulo, Rio Likely Runoff
Tarcísio leads São Paulo with 62.7% and Cleitinho Azevedo 55.4% in Minas. Rio points to a 25 October Ruas-Paes runoff,...
October 4, 2026Section
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African Union Leaders Meet in Egypt on Trade and Water
African Union leaders meet in El-Alamein, Egypt, on 4 October to align AfCFTA trade, water and Agenda 2063 plans with...
October 4, 2026
ATLS Plans Djibouti Fuel Rail Link to Ethiopia
ATLS plans a 288,000 cubic metre fuel terminal at Djibouti's Doraleh port with rail loading to Ethiopia from June 2027,...
October 4, 2026
Chile Police Seize 3 Kilos of Gold, About US$298,000
Chilean police seized 3.3 kilos of gold, about US$298,000, in Santiago in a probe of jewellery stolen in the US...
October 4, 2026
Stellantis Pauses Two Saltillo Truck Plants for a Week
Stellantis will halt two Saltillo truck plants, including the Ram 1500 line, for a week each. Workers keep full pay;...
October 4, 2026
Brazil Candidate Zema Took Phone Into Voting Booth
Romeu Zema took a phone into a Minas Gerais voting booth on 4 October. The Electoral Prosecutor's Office filed an...
October 4, 2026
Venezuela Stays Outside OPEC+ Quotas as Targets Hold
OPEC+ held November oil targets at September levels on 4 October. Venezuela is exempt from quotas, but US-bound crude shows...
October 4, 2026
Argentina Wool Exports Jump 28% in 2025/26
Argentina's wool exports rose 28% in volume and 66% in value to US$189.6 million in 2025/26, and July and August...
October 4, 2026
Brazil Election Results Put Lula and Flávio in Runoff
Brazil election results: Flávio Bolsonaro 47.04%, Lula 45.15% with 99.96% counted. Neither passes 50%, so the runoff is on 25...
October 4, 2026
Panama Activates US$8.2 Million El Niño Farmer Plan
Panama's Agriculture Ministry put US$8.2 million into action for farmers hit by El Niño drought and floods: water systems, cattle...
October 4, 2026
Jamaica Justice Minister Wants Jamaican Final Court
Jamaica justice minister Delroy Chuck says the final court of appeal should be Jamaican, not the Caribbean court. The Privy...
October 4, 2026
Uruguay Has Room to Be More Ambitious, IMF Says
Uruguay's IMF mission chief, Raphael Espinoza, says growth averaging 1.2% since 2016 is too slow and stability alone will not...
October 4, 2026
Dominican Audit Finds US$1.8 Million Fuel Gap at OMSA
An OMSA audit by the Dominican Republic's Comptroller General flags a US$1.8 million fuel gap, unbooked income and undocumented per...
October 4, 2026
NFE Says Payment Order Delayed Puerto Rico Gas Tanker
The Amur River skipped its Sunday entry to San Juan Bay. New Fortress Energy cites a regulator order deferring US$17.6...
October 4, 2026
Trinidad and Tobago Traces 73% of Crime Guns to US
US guns made up 204 of 279 crime firearms Trinidad and Tobago police sent for US tracing in 2025, up...
October 4, 2026
Uruguay Teacher Unions Win Both Public Schools Seats
Uruguay teacher unions won both elected seats on the public schools board on 3 October, by 27,768 votes to 7,109...
October 4, 2026
Costa Rica Central Bank Sees No Broad Job Market Hit
Costa Rica central bank chief Róger Madrigal says 2026 multinational layoffs are not causing a broad labour-market slide, though 1,600...
October 4, 2026
Costa Rica Had No Night Air Ambulance, Then Flew the VP
Costa Rica air ambulance: the police air wing said it had no night plane for a shot boy in Limón,...
October 4, 2026
Guyana’s Former Opposition Leader Robert Corbin Dies
Robert Corbin, who led Guyana's PNCR from 2002 to 2012 and served as deputy prime minister, died on Sunday. President...
October 4, 2026
Suriname Lines Up US$850 Million in New Loans
Suriname has over US$850 million in new loans in the pipeline under its 2027 debt plan, while debt sits at...
October 4, 2026