Mexico City, Mexico – A ruling by a United Kingdom’s commercial court ordered Cuba’s National Bank (BNC) to pay more than £18 million (US$24 million) in damages to the CRF I Limited fund. The decision, issued by Justice Andrew Baker, also sets a 14-day deadline for payment. The ruling marks the end of a long […]
Argentine government pulls chapter on land sales to foreigners from Senate debate Wednesday, August 5th 2026 – 21:10 UTC The decision was sealed at a meeting led by the governing bloc’s leader, Senator Patricia Bullrich, with allied caucus chiefs, after several governors signaled their senators would vote against Argentina’s governing bloc withdrew on […]
Sixty deputies ask Kast to pardon officers convicted over the 2019 unrest Wednesday, August 5th 2026 – 21:37 UTC Kast wrote that Crespo had been cleared of all charges and that it was confirmed he acted in self-defense, a reading of the ruling that is the president’s own Sixty Chilean deputies asked President […]
SpaceX rocket stage crashes into the Moon after 18 months adrift Wednesday, August 5th 2026 – 21:44 UTC The object, weighing around 4,000 kilograms and catalogued as 2025-010D, hit at approximately 06:35 UTC at a speed close to 2.4 kilometers per second The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket struck the […]
Brazil ties its ambassador’s return to an end to Milei’s insults Wednesday, August 5th 2026 – 21:55 UTC Lula called the same day, in an interview with the Meteoro Brasil outlet, for setting aside ideological differences to strengthen Mercosur Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira said on Wednesday that the downgrading of diplomatic relations […]
A wildfire beside the only rail corridor to Machu Picchu has stranded hundreds, halted ten train departures, and exposed how Peru’s most celebrated destination depends on a narrow, climate-stressed route already buckling beneath record crowds and intensifying El Niño extremes. A Fire on the Only Way In The tracks toward Machu Picchu went quiet Tuesday. […]
South Georgia Visitor Permit fees; online portal for visiting vessels Wednesday, August 5th 2026 – 14:17 UTC Visitor applications must be submitted and paid for no later than 8 days before the intended arrival date. The Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands has published a notice in the Gazette setting […]
Rihanna and Spice In Lauren Austin original costumes at Crop Over 2026 in Barbados. (Lauren Austin Instagram image) By NAN ET Editor, NewsAmericas Now News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. Aug. 5, 2026: When Barbadian-born billionaire and singer Rihanna returned to Barbados’ Crop Over festival this week for the first time since 2024, she danced […]
Six million UK household will access the £150 Warm Home Discount; register names in energy bills Wednesday, August 5th 2026 – 08:00 UTC Six million of British households are set to save £150 on energy bills this winter, as government urges eligible households to check they are named on their bill to get […]
What the New UK Chancellor Means for the UK Economy Wednesday, August 5th 2026 – 08:18 UTC John Healey, John Healey as chancellor of the exchequer By MOHAMED A. EL-ERIAN (*) By appointing John Healey as chancellor of the exchequer, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has taken a calculated risk. If Healey can […]