Oil heading below US$ 50 per barrel anticipates Energy Agency — MercoPress

Oil heading below US$ 50 per barrel anticipates Energy Agency Tuesday, October 21st 2025 – 08:26 UTC IEA in its latest report anticipates that because of soaring “supply and subdued demand”, oil oversupply will be larger than expected, both in 2025 and 2026. When oil prices in the international market are sliding faster

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Trump says Argentines are “fighting for their life” — MercoPress

Trump says Argentines are “fighting for their life” Monday, October 20th 2025 – 21:24 UTC “I like the president of Argentina,” Trump said US President Donald Trump replied to farmers from his country by defending his support for Argentina’s Javier Milei through substantial financial aid. Argentina is “fighting for its life,” people are

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Latin America’s fossil fuel expansion driven almost entirely by foreign financing: report

Foreign banks and investors are responsible for the vast majority of fossil fuel financing across Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a new report. In a joint study, researchers from five NGOs tracked the banks and institutional investors financing oil and gas projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. They found that 92% of

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Prominent Cuban opposition leader arrives in Florida after opting for exile over continued Cuban imprisonment 

José Daniel Ferrer García, a Cuban activist widely recognized by international media as the leader of the dissident movement inside Cuba and the founder of the anti-communist, pro-democracy Unión Patriótica de Cuba (UNPACU), left the Caribbean island for Florida on Monday.  On October 3, he announced in a letter sent from prison that he would

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Colombia’s Petro welcomes peace talks with ELN rebels

Bogotá, Colombia – Colombian President Gustavo Petro proposed resuming peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN) yesterday, almost 10 months after declaring war on the rebel group over bloodshed in Colombia’s northeastern Catatumbo region. The president’s announcement comes weeks after Pablo Beltrán, the head of the ELN, suggested resuming peace talks with the government which

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Clash with election authorities threatens Petro’s Historic Pact coalition

Bogotá, Colombia – Daniel Quintero, a candidate for the ruling Pacto Histórico (Historic Pact) coalition in Colombia’s 2026 presidential elections, withdrew this week from presidential primaries alleging a “trap” by Colombia’s National Electoral Council (CNE).  Quintero’s move came after the CNE rejected a request by President Gustavo Petro’s Historic Pact coalition to form a new party

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A new chapter for midwives in Quibdó, yet challenges persist

Medellín, Colombia – Last month, the capital of Chocó inaugurated its first formal midwifery house with the support of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Ministry of Equality, a milestone aimed at supporting traditional midwives and reducing maternal morbidity and mortality rates. “A new era has begun for midwifery in Quibdó” Shirley Manturana, coordinator of

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Trump suspends US aid to Colombia amid spat with President Petro

U.S. financial aid to Colombia has been cut off, according to a strongly worded post by President Trump who accused President Gustavo Petro of “encouraging the massive production of drugs, in big and small fields” despite the South American country receiving subsidies. Writing on Truth Social, the White House incumbent announced that “as of today,

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