South American alliance orders Peru to crack down on mercury trafficking and illegal gold mining

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Brazil's Lula urges Trump to 'remove' tariffs in 'friendly call'

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva urged US President Donald Trump to lift punitive trade tariffs in their first official talks Monday after months of animosity – with both suggesting an in-person meeting in the near future.The two...

Brazil Stocks Pause Despite Global Rally As Technicals Cool

Brazil’s stock market hit the brakes just as the rest of the world was pressing the accelerator. The Ibovespa slipped 0.41% to 143,608 on Monday, and the October mini-Ibovespa future closed at 144,170 (-0.37%). Dollar futures eased 0.60% to 5.345,...

Argentina’s Milei plays rock star to revive his sagging fortunes

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 7 — Argentine President Javier Milei donned black leather and belted out rock songs yesterday as he headlined a concert to mark the release of a book he hopes will revive his sagging fortunes. “The Making of the Miracle: the...

Venezuelan found dead in Cuyuni Backdam

Oct 07, 2025 News (Kaieteur News) – A Venezuelan national was found dead at Quart Stone Backdam, Cuyuni River, on Monday, police have confirmed. The deceased lying in the roadway. Details from the Guyana Police Force disclosed that Calvin Johnson,...

Latin America has highest rate of murdered environmental activists, report finds

82% of all documented cases of environmental or land defenders being killed or disappeared in 2024 were in Latin America, according to a new study. Non-profit Global Witness compiled a list of 146 killings or disappearances last year involving...

Brazilian President Lula Urges Trump To Lift Tariffs, Sanctions

BOGOTA (Colombia), Oct 7 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke with United States (US) President Donald Trump on Monday, requesting the withdrawal of a tariff surcharge on goods from his country and the removal...

Colombia's Ecopetrol will launch a bid for the Covenas regasification Project

Ecopetrol, the state-owned oil company in Colombia, will launch the bidding for a regasification at its Covenas terminal in the northern part of the country later this month. CEO Ricardo Roa announced the plan on Monday. Ecopetrol is expected to...

Brazil's Lula asks Trump to remove tariffs on Brazilian goods

BRASILIA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked U.S. President Donald Trump to eliminate the newly imposed 50 percent tariffs on Brazilian products in a phone call on Monday, said the Brazilian presidency's...

When The Dollar Blinks, Real Assets Take Center Stage - Financial News Media

(MENAFN- Financial News Media) NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage New York, NY – October 6, 2025 – The story today is not simply that gold prices are rising. It is that the U.S. dollar is weakening, real rates are softening, and global buyers are...

USDT Gives Venezuela A Lifeline In Tackling Hyperinflation

USDT stablecoin adoption rose significantly in Venezuela due to persistent hyperinflation. Over half of transactions under $10,000 in the country were settled in Tether’s flagship digital asset. Venezuela is experiencing an unprecedented adoption...

Bringing a Howitzer to a Knife Fight: US Armada Off Venezuela

Donald Trump boasted striking small boats off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast to “blow the cartel terrorists the hell out of the water.” Claiming destruction of enough drugs to kill 25,000, he called the extrajudicial murders “an act of kindness.”...

Arab-Brazilian Chamber Takes Brazil Halal To Anuga

(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) São Paulo – The head of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC ) office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Rafael Solimeo, presented on Monday (6) Brazil's expertise and capacity in producing halal food...

Argentina's President Javier Milei sings during the launch of his new book, "The Making of the Miracle," at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires on October 6, 2025.

Dressed in black leather and with images of bombings projected on stage behind him, President Javier Milei sang rock anthems and a Jewish folk song as he presented his new book on the country’s supposed “miracle” – while awaiting a potential...

Global Green Ammonia Market to Reach US$ 38.5 Billion by 2033 as Supply Chain Transformation Accelerates | Astute Analytica

CHICAGO, Oct. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The global green ammonia market size stood at US$ 662.48 million in 2024 and is expected to surge to US$ 38,522.58 million by 2033, registering a remarkable CAGR of 60.36% from 2025 to 2033. Request Sample PDF...

Trump holds ‘very good’ call with Brazilian counterpart Lula, pivots away from Bolsonaro

When Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump finally talked over their differences Monday, the man at the center of their months-long spat didn’t even merit a mention. Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump finally talked...

What Does the U.S. Want in Venezuela?

The clouds of war drift over the Caribbean. America’s engines of death idle in the waters outside Venezuelan territory. A New York Times report announces that President Donald Trump has “determined” that the United States is in a “war” with...

PAN GLOBAL ANNOUNCES PRIVATE PLACEMENT FINANCING

/NOT FOR DISSEMINATION, RELEASE OR PUBLICATION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OR FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES/ TSXV: PGZ | OTCQB: PGZFF | FRA: 2EU Proceeds to fund expanded exploration programs at Escacena and Cármenes Projects in...

The US Meat & Dairy Industry is Spying on Thousands of Animal Rights Activists

5 Mins Read Animal Agriculture Alliance, which is funded by the US livestock industry and has a direct line to the FBI, has a database tracking the lives of 2,400 activists. Thousands of animal rights activists and prominent charities are the...

Linamar Corporation to Acquire George Fischer’s Leipzig Facility

Linamar Corporation (TSX:LNR) is a diversified advanced manufacturing company where the intersection of leading-edge technology and deep manufacturing expertise is creating solutions that power vehicles, motion, work and lives for the future. At...