ECONOMY
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How South America’s Rail Dream Could Reshape Global Trade
Imagine boarding a train on Brazil’s Atlantic coast at dawn and disembarking in Peru’s Pacific port of Chancay before dinner—without…
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Brazil Pushes Back Hard as U.S. Slaps 50 Percent Tariffs Overnight
Brazil’s government is sounding the alarm over unexpected 50 percent tariffs from the U.S., accusing Washington of stonewalling months of…
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Panama Indigenous River Community Seeks New Trade After Migrant Wave Ends
Bajo Chiquito once braced each dawn for thousands of migrants stumbling out of the jungle. Now, the Emberá village stands…
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How Guyana Quietly Became the World’s Only Self-Sufficient Food Nation
A new global food security study reveals a surprising champion: Guyana. With fewer than a million people, this South American…
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Bolivia’s Last-Ditch Currency Bet: When Spare Change Becomes Crypto Lifeline
On the streets of Cochabamba, people are dropping single-boliviano coins into Bitcoin kiosks—not as speculation, but as survival. As Bolivia’s…
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Chile’s Queen Bees Take Flight as Global Guardians of Pollination
Ringed by the Andes, walled by the Atacama, and washed by the Pacific, Chile has become an epidemiological island for…
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Brazil Oil Auction Sparks Fresh Climate Clash Near Amazon Mouth
Nine energy giants have just scooped up 34 offshore blocks in Brazil, reopening an old argument in a new decade:…
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Mexico and Central America Fear Crisis from U.S. Taxes on Remittances
A plan in Washington to skim 3.5 percent off every dollar migrants wire home has Mexico and its smaller Central-American…
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Colombian Fiscal Decree Sparks Backlash and Stirs Economic Anxiety
Colombia's Treasury has ordered companies and high-earning professionals to pre-pay next year’s income taxes—cash the government wants in its vaults…
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Cuba’s Covert Deals Safeguard Fuel Supplies Bypassing US Restrictions
Amid grinding blackouts and shrinking fuel reserves, Cuba's president has confessed to a clandestine oil pact with Venezuela. The covert…
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