ECONOMY
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Honduras Counts Empty Corn Rows as Drought Steals the Final Planting Season
In southern Honduras, ninety-one-year-old Gertrudis Paz holds a nearly barren ear of corn, proof of a harvest erased by drought.…
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Mexico’s Avocado Trade Turns Green Gold Into Cartel Battlefield and Bargaining Chip
The death of an extortion boss in Michoacán exposes the hidden toll inside Mexico’s avocado trade, where growers, packers, inspectors,…
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Venezuela Signs Away a Century to Fuel America’s Oil Ambitions
Venezuela’s sweeping oil agreement with Washington promises revival, investment, and cheaper energy. Yet, century-long concessions, Pentagon ownership, and opaque control…
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El Salvador Farmers Watch El Niño Turn Corn into Dust
In San Esteban Catarina, farmers who planted with faith now walk through brittle cornfields. El Niño has erased harvests, income,…
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Cuba’s Blackouts Leave Havana Thirsty as Pumps Fall Silent Again
Cuba’s electricity crisis is now arriving through Havana’s faucets. As prolonged blackouts disable pumps and aging pipes fail, nearly two…
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Panama Guards a Thirsty Canal as Trade and Threats Converge
Panama is tightening ship traffic as drought lowers canal water, while multinational forces rehearse defenses against cartels and attacks. The…
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Argentina’s RIGI Bets on Oil, Copper, Code, and Long Concessions
Argentina’s flagship investment regime has attracted nearly $199 billion in proposed projects. Still, most money is flowing toward oil, gas,…
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Chile and Argentina Power Link Stalls Over Endangered Pehuenche Frog
A $36 million transmission line promised regional electricity trade and greater grid stability. Still, fewer than 1,000 Pehuenche frogs transformed…
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Colombia Counts the Cost as Earthquake Rubble Becomes National Reckoning
One week after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake tore through western Colombia, rescue crews still search, families sleep beneath plastic, schools…
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Colombia Revives Its Disaster State as Earthquake Bill Comes Due
After a magnitude 7.4 earthquake killed hundreds, Colombia’s new president reached for emergency powers and a familiar reconstruction fund, revealing…
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