Sherritt Wins Fuel License for Cuba Oct 20
The Sherritt fuel license clears fuel, fuel oil and sulfur for the Moa nickel mine in Cuba, but a second...
October 21, 2026Section
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Ecuador Oil Sale to Peru Tops US$1.6 Billion
Ecuador's Petroecuador awarded Peru's Petroperú two contracts for 16.2 million barrels of crude, with estimated income of US$1.652 billion.
October 21, 2026
Mexico Keeps 50% Chinese Car Tariff
Mexico's Economy Ministry says the 50% Chinese car tariff must stay, as a consultant warns Mexico may miss part of...
October 21, 2026
Mexico Forced Recruitment Law Wins 419 Votes
Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies approved a forced recruitment law on 20 October 2026 with 419 votes, setting prison terms of...
October 21, 2026
Honduras Seeks Luis Redondo Prosecution
Honduran prosecutors filed a case at the Supreme Court naming former Congress president Luis Redondo and 13 others, the judiciary...
October 21, 2026
Honduras Election Decree Case Explained
Honduras prosecutors seek to try ex-Congress chief Luis Redondo and 13 others over a January vote-recount decree. Background, charges and...
October 21, 2026
La Florida Flooding Keeps 26 Schools Shut
La Florida flooding keeps 26 municipal schools closed on Wednesday, 21 October, as red alert and aluvión risk persist, local...
October 21, 2026
Why La Florida Chile Is Vulnerable to Aluviones Explained
Why La Florida Chile is vulnerable to aluviones: a foothill ravine, the 1993 Macul disaster that killed 26 and this...
October 21, 2026
Puerto Rico Family Secretary Probe Opens
Puerto Rico's Justice Department opened a 90-day preliminary investigation on 20 October into Family Secretary Suzanne Roig, who denies the...
October 21, 2026