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Interior Dept. unveils Alaska, Gulf of Mexico oil drilling lease timeline
United Press International (UPI)
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Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior on Tuesday unveiled its long-term schedule for new Alaskan and Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas leases that are part of President Donald Trump's recently signed legislation called the "One...
TCS opens new AI-driven operations center in Mexico City, expands Latin America presence
India Blooms
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August 19, 2025
Mexico City/Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched a new AI-powered operations centre in Mexico City, reinforcing its position as a leading digital transformation partner in Latin America, the company said in a press release on...
Major cruise line abruptly cancels five months of voyages – customers with tickets are given three options
The U.S. Sun
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August 19, 2025
A MAJOR cruise line has cancelled five months of trips. Passengers were sent an abrupt message saying that they were getting a refund after the brand swapped up its itinerary. 4 Trips booked on the MSC Virtuosa have been abruptly changedCredit:...
FTSE 100’s Plus500 continues growth with Colombia expansion
BusinessCloud
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August 19, 2025
FinTechFinTech giant Plus500 is entering Latin America for the first time, having secured regulatory approval to open a representative office in Colombia. The FTSE 100 constituent confirmed it has received authorisation from the Colombian...
Latin America's Saas Sector Is Accelerating Toward Doubling By 2027, Reveals EBANX
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) "The rapid growth of the SaaS sector reflects a major shift in how Latin Americans work, learn, and live in the digital economy," states Marie-Elise Droga , CRO at EBANX. "Businesses of all sizes are adopting SaaS to stay...
Bruised by Trump’s tariffs, India, Brazil look to strengthen oil ties
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 18, 2025
Sky-high US tariffs are prompting India and Brazil to explore opportunities to boost oil trade, as New Delhi looks for alternatives to Russian oil, while Brazil scouts for newer markets for its growing crude output, analysts and refining sources...
India's Russian oil imports dip in July, skips Latin American supply, data shows
The Economic Times
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August 19, 2025
India's Russian oil imports declined in July after jumping the previous month as some refiners slowed purchases due to smaller discounts, while Indian fuel demand also typically dips during the monsoon season, according to trade sources and data....
Public Citizen and Data Privacy Brasil Research Comments on Section 301 Investigation of Acts, Policies, and Practices of Brazil
Public Citizen
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August 18, 2025 Download PDF This is a joint comment submitted by Public Citizen (PC) [1] and Data Privacy Brasil Research (DPBR), [2] in response to the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) request for comments on its Section 301...
Plus500 expands to Latin America with Colombian authorisation
UK Tech News
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August 19, 2025
Asset trading app Plus500 is expanding to Latin America following regulatory approval for a representative office in Colombia. The London-listed fintech announced on Tuesday that it had obtained authorisation from the Colombian Financial...
Why TJX could be the 'surprise' retail winner this earnings season
Yahoo Finance
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00:00 Speaker A I think one of the one of the biggest surprises this week is going to be TJX. People forget that TJX gets at least half of their inventory um from the department store chains and that they and when there's too much inventory in the...
Relations with South American countries are priority, Lula tells Noboa
Agencia Brasil
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August 19, 2025
On Monday (Aug. 18), President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva advocated expanding trade with Ecuador and reaffirmed that strengthening ties with South American countries is a priority for Brazil. Lula received Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa in...
Ace Hardware Launches ‘RedVest Media, The Helpful Network,’ Offering Brand Partners a Powerful New Retail Media Platform
Franchise Opportunities
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By: Ace Hardware | 1 Shares 34 Reads Hardware retail leader brings its helpful approach to brand partners with measurable retail media opportunities August 19, 2025 // Franchising.com // Ace Hardware, the world’s largest hardware cooperative,...
‘I still tipped’: Colorado Olive Garden customer says server brought wrong plate, then gaslit her. She gets her revenge on kiosk at end of night
The Mary Sue
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August 19, 2025
“Karma, karma, karma,” was on TikToker Seo Musacchio’s (@sayohjang) mind as she pondered the cosmic consequences of posting an, ahem, less than stellar review of the service she received at Olive Garden. “I’ve never had an eating experience like...
Trade bans on Brazilian poultry hit BRF in second quarter
WATT Poultry - Illinois
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August 19, 2025
Trade restrictions on poultry from Brazil that followed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) hampered BRF’s financial performance during the second quarter of fiscal year 2025. The Brazil-based BRF reported a net income of...
JetBlue Has New Routes to Beach Destinations in the Caribbean, Florida, and Latin America—With Fares From $49
AOL
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Stephanie Pollak/Travel + Leisure St. James the Apostle Cathedral in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.JetBlue will launch new routes to Florida and several popular Caribbean islands in time for winter, making a beach getaway to...
Nu México grows 52% in 1 year; credit card holders reach 6.6 million
Mexico News Daily
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August 19, 2025
Nu México, the subsidiary of Nubank, the largest financial technology (fintech) firm in Latin America, grew its customer base by over 50% in the last year, reaching 12 million users in Mexico by the end of the second quarter of 2025. With this...
Majority of drugs in Guyana originate from Venezuela for transshipment to North America, West Africa, Europe – CANU
I News Guyana
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August 19, 2025
Director of the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) James Singh has revealed that majority of the narcotics in Guyana originate from Venezuela for transshipment to other parts of the world such as North America, West Africa and Europe. Speaking...
OData inaugurates data center in San Miguel de Allende, its 4th in Mexico
Mexico News Daily
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August 19, 2025
The data center provider OData has inaugurated a new campus near the colonial city of San Miguel de Allende (SMA) in Mexico’s Bajío region, its fourth center in Mexico. Dubbed QR04, the data center is located in the SMA Industrial Park in...
Colombian parents name baby 'Chat Yipiti' after AI program
United Press International (UPI)
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Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A Colombian family named their newborn daughter "Chat Yipiti" after the AI program ChatGPT. Despite the unusual name, the child was registered without objection at the National Registry office in the town of Cereté. According to...
Mexico’s large-scale LNG export terminal strikes another 20-year offtake deal
Offshore Energy
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August 19, 2025
Amigo LNG, a Mexican joint venture between Texas-based Epcilon LNG and Singapore’s LNG Alliance, has landed a definitive multi-year sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Gunvor Singapore, an independent commodity trading house, for the supply of...