Southern Copper to Spend US$8.2 Billion in Peru
Southern Copper Peru investment of about US$8.2 billion to 2033 sits alongside a road closure that has isolated Arequipa for...
August 21, 2026Section
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Peru Asks Mexico to Drop Its Visa Requirement
The Peru Mexico visa requirement is under review after relations were restored on 7 August. A Hong Kong trade deal...
August 21, 2026
Advent and Bain Stall on Amil Over US$385 Million
The Amil sale to Advent and Bain has stalled some US$385 million apart, and partner hospitals are postponing contracts while...
August 21, 2026
Colombia Loses Nearly 10,000 Cattle to Drought
Colombia cattle deaths from drought have reached 9,865 across 15 departments, with losses of COP47 billion (US$15.4m) and El Niño...
August 21, 2026
US Court Restores the Delta-Aeroméxico Alliance
The Delta Aeroméxico joint venture keeps its antitrust immunity after an appeals court vacated the US order to unwind it...
August 21, 2026
Chile Ends Anonymous Prepaid Phone Lines
Chile SIM registration took effect on 20 August for prepaid lines only. Unregistered lines are not cut off — they...
August 21, 2026
Chile Wants Six Million Tonnes of Copper. Right Now It Is Producing Less Each Year
Chile's copper production target of six million tonnes runs against Cochilco's own forecast of 5.27 million this year, a fall...
August 20, 2026
One Infected Cow in Sonora Lands Days Before the US Reopens Its Cattle Border
The first Sonora screwworm case was confirmed days before the US reopens cattle imports at Agua Prieta on 24 August,...
August 20, 2026
Prosecutors Raided the Maker of Baly, Brazil’s Cheapest Energy Drink
A Baly energy drink investigation in Santa Catarina alleges R$500 million (about US$96 million) in improper ICMS tax credits. The...
August 20, 2026