IMF chief offers Argentina show of support

The head of the International Monetary Fund offered a fresh voice of support for Argentina Friday, backing Trump administration efforts to shore up President Javier Milei before Argentina’s midterm elections later this... Read more »

Cannes Critics’ Week Next Step Selects Brazil’s Bruno Ribeiro

Bruno Ribeiro, one of the foremost filmmakers of his young Brazilian generation, a 2022 Berlin Silver Bear winner for short “Sunday Morning” and co-scribe on Globoplay major hit “The Others,” has been... Read more »

Australia Post boss demands further restructuring to boost profits

Announcing the company’s annual financial results in late August, Australia Post (AP) CEO Paul Graham made clear that ongoing restructuring measures will be expanded and deepened, as the state-owned postal service is... Read more »

Democracies in choppy waters | Buenos Aires Times

A couple of weeks ago, Argentina was sliding fast towards a very big cliff. Had it not been for Donald Trump, she would have gone over it, an event which would have... Read more »

Hurricane season brings financial fears in the Caribbean

Gemma HandyBusiness reporter, St Johns, Antigua Getty Images Homes in Barbuda were flattened by 2017’s Hurricane Irma For some Barbudans, thunderstorms still trigger flashbacks of the night in September 2017 when they... Read more »

At least 47 killed in Nepal as heavy rains trigger landslides, flash floods | Floods News

Heavy rains continue to disrupt rescue operations in the Himalayan nation as authorities struggle to respond to the crisis. Landslides and flash floods, triggered by heavy rains, have killed at least 47... Read more »

What comes after Javier Milei?

The six governors who form the Provincias Unidas group started their campaign this week with a gathering in Chubut Province, hosted by the local governor, Ignacio Torres. This is the first time... Read more »

Police attack mass protest over wind-turbines in northern Sri Lanka

Rally opposing police attack on a protest against the wind power plant in Mannar [Photo: Facebook/Wasantha Mudalige] On September 29, thousands of workers, fishermen, youth and women participated in a mass shutdown... Read more »

US agent shoots Chicago motorist as judge blocks troops to Portland | Donald Trump News

United States Border Patrol personnel shot an armed woman in Chicago, the Department of Homeland Security said, as dozens of protesters faced off against federal immigration agents on the city’s southwest side.... Read more »

A spooky Halloween earlier this month?

Will the witching hour seen on markets at frequent intervals fall on the last Sunday of this electoral month rather than right at its end on Halloween? All eyes are on whether... Read more »