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Mexico’s Tourism Ministry making magic with new strategy

Travel Press · August 15, 2025

Mexico’s Ministry of Tourism (SECTUR) has completed the first phase of its National Strategy to Strengthen Magical Towns — a program designed to help 177 Pueblos Mágicos grow sustainably and benefit local communities. As of July 31, SECTUR has...

South America’s critical minerals bounty has Power Minerals all fired up

Stockhead · August 13, 2025

Having prospered in Argentina, Power Minerals is now planting its flag in Brazil's niobium and rare earths scene at Santa Anna. Pic: Getty Images Critical minerals are hot property and South America might hold the key to securing supplies Power...

Argentine prosecutor charges President Javier Milei over threats and defamation against journalist

MercoPress ·

Friday, August 15th 2025 - 09:59 UTC Mengolini’s lawyer, Juan Grabois, said the investigation involves the alleged use of public funds “to finance a para-state psychological terrorism network” Argentine President Javier Milei has been formally...

Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for August 15, 2025

The Rio Times · August 15, 2025

Brazil’s financial markets open today amid political maneuvering and economic headwinds. The Centrão, Brazil’s center-right coalition, has aligned with President Lula. It rejected Eduardo Bolsonaro’s push to pardon the alleged coup plotters of...

CIBC Caribbean’s 2025 Walk for the Cure and 5K set for September 27

Trinidad and Tobago Newsday · August 16, 2025

Sports Roneil Walcott 6 Hrs Ago Robert Dumas, from left, chairman of the TT Cancer Society; Mahadeo Sebarath, head of country Trinidad CIBC; and Anthony Stoude, event director at the launch of the Walk for the Cure and 5K at CIBC Caribbean on Long...

Egypt Aims To Attract Potassium Investments

MENAFN · August 15, 2025

(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) São Paulo – The Egyptian government is seeking companies working with potassium, kaolin, iron ore, and geopolymers to establish and set up plants in the country. According to information released by the...

Mexican Caribbean Turns Seaweed Crisis into Fuel, Building Panels, and Carbon Credits

LatinAmerican Post · August 13, 2025

On the beaches of Quintana Roo, the tide brings more than tourists. In 2025, record waves of sargassum threaten to choke the coastline’s turquoise brand—but engineers and scientists here are betting it can be turned into energy, products, and...

Brazil’s Stock Market Faces Pressure as Blue Chips Stumble and Uncertainty Rises

The Rio Times · August 15, 2025

Brazil’s main stock index, the Ibovespa, slipped on August 14, ending at 136,355.78, down 0.24%. The market’s biggest companies — Vale, Petrobras, and Raízen — drove the decline after disappointing results. Rising worries about company finances...

Nigeria News5 seconds ago President Tinubu Arrives Dubai [Video] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before proceeding to Japan and Brazil for official state visits. After a few days in...

Naija News · August 16, 2025

After a few days in Dubai, Tinubu will depart to Japan to participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan from August 20 to 22. Naija News reports that the conference, themed “Co-create...

UK-Based SugaROx Secures £1 Million Investment to Accelerate Field Testing Biostimulant Research

AgriBusiness Global · August 15, 2025

SugaROx, a UK-based venture leading the development of precision biostimulants, has today announced a £400,000 strategic investment from a global player in the fertilizer industry, The Mosaic Company, as part of a £1 million seed round extension....

GECCU awards scholarships to 14 students increases financial support for 2025

NBC SVG · August 15, 2025

The General Employees Cooperative Credit Union (GECCU) is again providing financial support to students in their educational journey at the secondary and tertiary level. On Tuesday, GECCU awarded scholarships to fourteen students at its 23rd...

Many Hopes: Child Protection in Ghana and Latin America

Borgen Magazine · August 14, 2025

Scotland — Child labor remains a critical issue in Ghana, as more than 1.1 million children aged 5 to 7 years old were working in 2023. This accounts for approximately 10% of children in that age group, with the majority from rural areas and often...

Canada’s Barrick, China’s Shandong Gold Seek to Add $400 Million Investment in Argentine Mine

The Epoch Times · August 15, 2025

Dump trucks and bulldozers operate at Barrick Gold Corp's Veladero gold mine in San Juan province, Argentina April 26, 2017. Reuters/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo China’s Shandong Gold and Canada’s Barrick Gold have submitted an application to the...

Tinubu off to Japan, Brazil for TICAD, others

Blueprint Newspapers Limited · August 15, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday left Abuja for a two-nation official visit to Japan and Brazil, with a brief stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The president’s aircraft departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport around 11:15am...

U.S. investing in facility in Texas to combat the threat of New World screwworm, Texas A&M expert explains

KXXV 25 - Texas · August 16, 2025

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KRHD) — The U.S. government and state of Texas are launching a major effort to protect the livestock industry from the New World Screwworm, a parasite that feeds on living mammals and threatens to impact both the cattle...

Latin Americans scoop up new Brickell condos to make them rentals

Miami Today - Florida · August 13, 2025

Written by Abraham Galvan on August 13, 2025 With investors being about 90% of buyers, the Brickell condo market demand is comprised of mostly Latin Americans seeking local long-time renters or short-term renters for visitors, luxury condominium...

Mubadala Brazil out of action after major damage

Sail-World · August 15, 2025

by SailGP 15 Aug 09:56 PDT SailGP - the most exciting racing on water - lands in another new location this weekend as Sassnitz in Germany transforms into the ultimate sporting arena. The Baltic Sea will come alive as New Zealand - the new leader...

Move over Frida and Diego: Here are history’s 5 most influential figures born and raised in Mexico City (Pt. 1)

Mexico News Daily · August 15, 2025

To be fluent in “Mexican” requires an understanding of much more than Spanish. Like, knowing that Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera aren’t the sole defining figures of the culture. Cultural literacy demands familiarity with personalities whose...

New business opportunities open for Central American and Caribbean ministers at farmers’ conference in Argentina

Dominica News Online · August 13, 2025

Jorge Werthein, Special Advisor to the Director General of IICA; Roberto Linares, Minister of Agricultural Development of Panama; Frederick Stephenson, Foreign Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Manuel Otero, Director General of IICA;...

Trump: ‘Mexico does what we tell them to do’

Mexico News Daily · August 15, 2025

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum brushed aside U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion on Thursday that Mexico “does what we tell them to do” as she responded by declaring that “In Mexico, the people govern.” Sheinbaum made her initial...