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Latin American Baptists take next step with IMB sending missionaries to nations

Latin American Baptists take next step with IMB sending missionaries to nations

CENTRAL AMERICA – Friendly banter came before the final decision on who would carry which flag. Several of the new missionaries wanted to hold Mexico’s flag, of course. In the end, Roselia processed in carrying the flag of her home country and the...

Brazil Evaluates Retaliation Against US Tariffs Amid Rising Trade Tensions

Brazil Evaluates Retaliation Against US Tariffs Amid Rising Trade Tensions

Brazilian authorities have tasked the country’s Chamber of Foreign Trade with conducting a detailed assessment of possible countermeasures following new tariffs imposed by the US administration. Over the next month, Brazilian legislators are...

Brazil implores businesses to attend major climate summit, despite 'second thoughts' amid Trump backlash

Brazil implores businesses to attend major climate summit, despite 'second thoughts' amid Trump backlash

The Brazilian hosts of the biggest climate meeting of the year have implored businesses to attend in November, amid concerns some are backing away from the climate agenda into the shadow of Donald Trump. In an interview with Sky News, Ana Toni,...

Caribbean Small Exporters Face NewTariff Shock After US Rule Change.

Caribbean Small Exporters Face NewTariff Shock After US Rule Change.

- Advertisement - The United States has ended a long-standing rule that let people import small, low-value goods duty-free. From now on, imports worth $800 or less will face tariffs and stricter customs checks. The change will hit millions of...

Brazil launching data center incentives next month to woo big tech, sources say

Brazil launching data center incentives next month to woo big tech, sources say

By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil plans to announce a tax incentive plan in early September aimed at attracting foreign tech companies to build data centers in the country, two economic policy officials told Reuters....

SolarPower Europe identifies Latin American investment opportunities

SolarPower Europe identifies Latin American investment opportunities

SolarPower Europe says Latin America’s solar sector is at a pivotal moment. Its latest report offers recommendations on how Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Peru can accelerate their solar growth trajectories and unlock investments. August...

Namibia's Ambition to Become Oil Hotspot Tested by Wildcatter

Namibia's Ambition to Become Oil Hotspot Tested by Wildcatter

Searching for oil prospects in a block bigger than Rhode Island, Travis Smithard made a last-minute decision to send the Noble Venturer drillship twice as far as originally planned to spud a well off Namibia’s coast. The switch paid off. The...

US Concerned About Venezuela’s Drone Cooperation With Iran

US Concerned About Venezuela’s Drone Cooperation With Iran

Venezuela has become one of the most advanced countries in Latin America in drone production, including strike drones, through non-public cooperation with Iran, according to a report by the Miami Herald. The long-standing ties between Caracas and...

Why European Investors Are Racing to South America in 2025

Why European Investors Are Racing to South America in 2025

A confluence of breakthrough trade negotiations, surging renewable energy investments and evolving geopolitical dynamics has positioned South America as Europe’s most compelling investment destination, despite ongoing regulatory challenges. The...

Maduro Says ‘No Way’ U.S. Can Invade As Russia Voice Support For Venezuela

Maduro Says ‘No Way’ U.S. Can Invade As Russia Voice Support For Venezuela

Illustrative image. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on August 28 that there was “no way” United States troops could invade his country. The remarks came as the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump continues to escalate against...

The Foreign Policy Tasks of Venezuela’s Future Democracy

The Foreign Policy Tasks of Venezuela’s Future Democracy

We return to the crystal-ball conversation. Last time, we concluded that if the current opposition manages to form a government without chavismo, the Armed Forces (FANB) will remain a central player in political life. Even a high command without...

Why are US warships heading toward Venezuela?

Why are US warships heading toward Venezuela?

New Atlanticist August 29, 2025 • 2:55 pm ET Print this page By Atlantic Council experts Set a course for the Caribbean. The United States has deployed three Aegis guided-missile destroyers and several other warships to the waters near Venezuela...

Guyana, emerging oil superpower, to elect new leaders

Guyana, emerging oil superpower, to elect new leaders

Agence France-Presse . Georgetown 30 August, 2025, 00:08 This aerial view shows Georgetown in Guyana on August 26. | AFP photo South America’s only English-speaking country Guyana goes to the polls on Monday in elections that will decide who will...

Tankers: China’s Crude Oil Imports Retreating

China’s crude oil imports have been declining since the start of 2025. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “in Jan-Dec 2024, global crude oil loadings went up by a modest +0.4% y-o-y to 2194.6 mln tonnes, excluding all...

Maduro rebuffs Trump over military placement, situation likely to worsen as Venezuela deploys drones and ships

Maduro rebuffs Trump over military placement, situation likely to worsen as Venezuela deploys drones and ships

Home News Maduro rebuffs Trump over military placement, situation likely to worsen as Venezuela deploys drones and ships Venezuela has filed a petition with the United Nations seeking intervention in this dispute. New Delhi: Venezuela has deployed...

Axios: Trump May Be Preparing An Operation To Topple Maduro's Regime In Venezuela

Axios: Trump May Be Preparing An Operation To Topple Maduro's Regime In Venezuela

3 Lukashenko's "friend" has already panicked. The US, under the guise of fighting drug trafficking in Venezuela, may try to overthrow the regime of dictator Nicolas Maduro. Washington has already pledged $50 million for help in his capture. This...

Despite pledge, Colombia still has ways to expand Amazon oil exploration

Despite pledge, Colombia still has ways to expand Amazon oil exploration

The Colombian government has “shelved” some oil blocks in the Amazon, but they can be reactivated at any time, critics warn. Even though it promised to stop issuing new exploration licenses as part of its clean energy transition, the government...

What Brazil’s Soy Moratorium Fight Means

What Brazil’s Soy Moratorium Fight Means

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A move in Brazil to suspend a soybean moratorium has scientists and environmentalists warning that losing the agreement could undermine years of progress in cutting deforestation in the Amazon. A federal judge has...

The Maritime Oil Trade Keeps Global Capitalism Afloat

The Maritime Oil Trade Keeps Global Capitalism Afloat

This is an excerpt from Extractive Capitalism: How Commodities and Cronyism Drive the Global Economy, now available from Verso Books. Fly over ocean anchorages near the world’s largest oil ports, and you’ll see a tangle of cargo ships waiting to...

Royal Caribbean’s Newest Ship, Legend of the Seas, Is Coming Next Year

Royal Caribbean’s Newest Ship, Legend of the Seas, Is Coming Next Year

Royal Caribbean has lifted the curtain on its newest Icon Class vacation. Legend of the Seas, the third in the cruise giant’s new lineup, is set to debut in Europe in Aug. 2026 before launching Caribbean sailings out of Fort Lauderdale that...

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