Mexico Says Intentional Homicides Have Halved. Here’s What That Really Means
Sheinbaum says Mexico's intentional homicides fell 51% since September 2024, from 86.9 to 42.5 a day. The drop is real,...
August 12, 2026Section
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Chilean Giants Team Up to Make Synthetic Fuels From Hydrogen and Pulp-Mill CO2
Chile's Arauco, Copec and Abastible launched SynFuels Biobío, a pilot to make low-carbon synthetic fuels from green hydrogen and CO2...
August 12, 2026
Copper’s Record Run Hands Chile a Windfall as Cochilco Lifts Its Forecast
Chile's Cochilco raised its 2026 copper price forecast to US$5.95 a pound as prices hit records, handing copper-dependent Chile a...
August 12, 2026
Uruguay Bets on Green Power to Win an AI Data Centre
Uruguay's state telecom Antel will build a US$70 million AI data centre in Canelones, betting the country's near-100% renewable power...
August 12, 2026
Argentina Moves to Bar Its Own Officials From the ‘Inocencia Fiscal II’ Tax Deal
Argentina's Inocencia Fiscal II bill would let people formalize hidden savings, and now moves to bar officials to win the...
August 12, 2026
Argentina Wins Back EU Market Access for Its Poultry
Argentina regains EU market access for poultry from August 17 after a bird-flu ban, reopening a growing export before a...
August 12, 2026
Los Azules Could Make Argentina a Copper Player at Last
Los Azules, a US$2.7 billion copper project in San Juan backed by Stellantis and Rio Tinto, could make Argentina a...
August 12, 2026
Argentina LNG Nears the Moment of Truth on a US$20 Billion Bet
Argentina LNG, a US$20 billion plan to export gas from Vaca Muerta, nears a final investment decision by end-2026, led...
August 12, 2026
How Colombia’s De la Espriella Is Staffing His New Government
Colombia's President De la Espriella is filling his government by decree, naming a new tax chief at DIAN and directors...
August 12, 2026