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Latin America's Light Commercial Vehicle Market: The Next Automotive Frontier
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Latin America is a burgeoning hub for LCVs with investments in local assembly, alternative fuels, and tech innovations. Brazil leads in ethanol; Argentina boosts production; Mexico focuses on R&D. OEMs adopt...
Business News | Godrej Industries Group's National Chemistry Day Summit Drives Momentum for Sustainability & Innovation in India's Chemical Industry
Latestly
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August 18, 2025
PRNewswire Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 18: Godrej Industries Group (GIG) recently hosted the second edition of the 'National Chemistry Day' Summit. Building on the success and momentum of the inaugural edition, this joint initiative by...
Milei Launches Isaac Accords To Boost Israel-Latin America Cooperation
Media Line
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August 18, 2025
Argentine President Javier Milei is putting his money where his mouth is. Fresh off receiving the $1 million Genesis Prize in Jerusalem this summer, Milei has funneled the award into a bold new project designed to link Israel more closely with...
IFZA Panama; An entrepreneurial push to Latin America
GCC Business News
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August 18, 2025
IFZA, one of the world’s most dynamic and fastest-growing Free Zone communities in UAE, has launched IFZA Panama, a landmark step in its global expansion strategy. The new IFZA Panama marks IFZA’s first physical presence in Latin America and...
A Boom-or-Bust Moment for Latin America’s Copper Giants
World Politics Review
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August 18, 2025
A port used to export copper concentrate in the Arequipa region of Peru, Feb 12, 2019 (GDA photo by Lino Chipana Obregon, via AP Images). Latin America is host to a slew of critical mineral deposits, but few are as globally significant or...
Fabrizio Romano: Sunderland Table Bid for South American 'Phenomenon'
GiveMeSport
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August 18, 2025
Sunderland have submitted an official bid to Bologna for Colombian centre-back Jhon Lucumi, according to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano. It's been an exciting summer transfer window so far for Sunderland supporters, with the North East club...
Mexico: Solidarity with indigenous woman defender Silvia Pérez Yescas
International Federation for Human Rights
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August 18, 2025
Abie Anongos, CWEARC, Philippines Abigail Severo Vásquez, Colectiva Ayuuk Toxëjk, Mexico Adolfina Kuum Dolie, Komunitas Peduli Lingkungan, Indonesia Adv Muhammad Bux, Sukaar Welfare Organization, Pakistan Agnes Kharshiing, Civil Society Women...
Brazilian FPSO weeks away from restart following oil production shutdown
Offshore Energy
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August 18, 2025
Norway’s state-owned energy giant Equinor has switched off oil production at its largest operated field outside the European country. This field is located off the coast of Brazil. FPSO Peregrino; Credit: Felipe Torres/Equinor The production halt...
Colombia's 'rebel nun' has led decades of spiritual resistance against state violence
Global Sisters Report
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In a homey third-story apartment in Soacha, Colombia, on the outskirts of Bogotá, Sr. Maritze Trigos Torres pulls a plastic bag from a cabinet. Inside are photographs no one should have to see: the decomposing body of Fr. Tiberio Fernández Mafla,...
Argentina pushes pipeline exports through protected Patagonian waters
Mongabay
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August 18, 2025
In Argentina, the construction of an oil port and a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal for ships threatens one of the most biodiverse areas in the southwestern Atlantic. The law that protected the area from these types of projects was amended...
Argentinian wind farm to power new LNG terminal
Windpower Monthly
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August 18, 2025
Argentina's YPF Luz will supply power from its 63MW Casa wind farm to natural gas processor Compañia Mega, the two companies have said. Under a power purchase agreement – which also includes output from a solar project – YPF Luz will sell 100GWh...
Mexican Lucha Libre Promotion AAA’s TripleMania XXXIII Sees Record Viewership
Deadline
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August 18, 2025
Mexican lucha libre promotion AAA set a viewership record for Saturday’s TripleMania XXXIII. The first to be held since the WWE acquired the brand, the annual event drew more than 4M viewers within the first 24 hours. TripleMania XXXIII streamed...
Brazil GDP proxy dips in June on weaker farming sector
KDAL - Minnesota
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August 18, 2025
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s economic activity contracted in June, central bank data showed on Monday, reinforcing signs of a slowdown under the weight of high borrowing costs. The IBC-Br index, a proxy for gross domestic product, fell 0.1% in...
Caribbean Flavours & Fragrances records net profit of $82M for January to June
Radio Jamaica
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August 18, 2025
Caribbean Flavours & Fragrances made net profits of $82 million on revenues of $529 million during the first half of this year. That's slightly below the $83.9 million earned in the corresponding period last year, and well under 2023's record...
Business Diary: All about hospitality and celebration
The Irish News
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TOURISM & HOSPITALITY WEEK The 2025 Tourism and Hospitality Week will take place from Tuesday September 23 to Wednesday October 1. It aims to shine a spotlight on the importance of the tourism and hospitality sector to the local economy through a...
Mexican ranchers adapt to border closure
Illinois Farmer Today
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By Fernando Llano and Fabiola Sánchez, Associated Press HERMOSILLO, Mexico — The United States’ suspension of live cattle imports from Mexico hit at the worst possible time for rancher Martín Ibarra Vargas, who after two years of severe drought...
Argentina records nearly 100 deaths from contaminated clinical fentanyl as Milei pressures the judge in the case
El País
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August 18, 2025
With nearly 100 confirmed deaths, the scandal over the use of contaminated clinical fentanyl in Argentine hospitals is growing daily and is on track to become one of the largest health disasters in the country’s history. The ongoing judicial...
Brazil may attract nearly $6B in funds for land restoration
Agencia Brasil
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August 16, 2025
Around 1.5 million hectares of degraded land across Brazil could be recovered by 2027 with the funding provided by 11 financial institutions in the second auction of degraded areas under the Eco Invest Brasil program. The institutions contributed...
Tabernacle Choir makes historic first visit to Argentina to celebrate 100 Years of Faith in South America
KSL TV 5 - Utah
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August 18, 2025
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — History is being made as the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square arrives in Buenos Aires, Argentina, marking their first-ever visit to the country. The visit is part of the Choir’s “Songs of Hope” World Tour and coincides...
Business News | Helicopter Yatra from Delhi to Khatu Shyamji & Salasar Balaji, a Leap for Aviation & Religious Tourism
Latestly
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August 18, 2025
VMPL New Delhi [India], August 18: Millions of travellers to two of Rajasthan's most revered shrines -- Khatu Shyam Ji and Salasar Balaji- now have an option to complete the arduous and close to 700 km long round-trip from Delhi within hours,...