Adidas Opens New Flagship Store

German brand adidas officially opened its first Brand Center in Peru, located in the Jockey Plaza shopping mall in Lima. The new space marks a milestone for the company in the country, with the largest Brand Center in all of Latin America,...

Skulls turn into joyful sugar treats on Mexico’s Day of the Dead

Marigolds, candles and sugar skulls complete the altars honoring deceased loved ones during Mexico’s Day of the Dead. Just like the traditional " pan de muerto," these colorful treats known as "calaveritas" (or little skulls) capture how Mexicans...

Jack Ma’s Ant Group expands into Latin America with fintech push

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, co-founded by Jack Ma, is expanding its international footprint with a strategic investment in Latin America. With its overseas arm, Ant International, the country’s largest digital payments company, has partnered...

Israel to approve 2,000 new West Bank settlements, Trump prepares to strike Venezuela military targets

Israel conducts airstrikes on eastern Gaza City and the northern Strip. The Washington Post reveals a classified U.S. assessment identifying “many hundreds” of potential Israeli human rights violations likely to take years to assess. Washington...

Government resumes poultry imports from Argentina, Romania, Turkey

Alden Monzon - The Philippine Star November 2, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the temporary ban on the import of wild and domestic birds from Argentina, Romania and Turkey, marking the latest in...

Soybeans higher with more support from optimism on trade with China

Market News Soybeans higher with more support from optimism on trade with China Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Beans continue to show some cautious optimism about the trade framework with China. China reportedly bought...

How Mexico’s Day of the Dead turns skulls into joyful sugar treats

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Marigolds? Check. Candles? Check. And of course, sugar skulls — the final touch on altars honoring deceased loved ones during Mexico’s Day of the Dead. Just like the traditional “ pan de muerto,” these colorful treats known as...

Citizens rush to supermarkets as reports of US strikes in Venezuela spread

KEVON FELMINE Se­nior Re­porter kevon.felmine@guardian.co.tt Pres­i­dent of the Su­per­mar­ket As­so­ci­a­tion (SATT) Bion­di Bachew is as­sur­ing the pop­u­la­tion that there is no need for pan­ic buy­ing or rushed shop­ping. The as­sur­ance came...

Economic Watch: China's liquor industry brews innovation for young consumers

GUIYANG, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- In trendy bars across China, young customers are raising glasses of fruit-infused spirits and tea-pairing craft beers, a result of youth-friendly innovations being pursued by the liquor industry. During the 2025...

Aena celebrates travel retail excellence at second annual Enjoy Awards ceremony

Excellence in travel retail: The Enjoy Aena Awards winners gather for a photo after the 2025 ceremonySPAIN. Airport group Aena hosted the second edition of its Enjoy Aena Awards this week at the Teatro Real in Madrid, recognising outstanding...

USDA Secretary Rollins to Meet Mexican President Monday to Talk Screwworms and Feeder Cattle 

At the 2025 National FFA Convention, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins addressed the Thursday afternoon General Session of the 98th FFA Convention and met with reporters, including senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays, to discuss...

‘You’re either poor or rich’: the Argentinians struggling under Milei’s chainsaw austerity

Francisco Jiménez spends at least eight hours a day, seven days a week, riding through the streets of Buenos Aires as a delivery app rider, yet he still struggles to make ends meet. Next month, the 32-year-old will have to leave his rented house...

Former Mariners pitcher Yoervis Medina dies at 37 after heart attack, crash in Venezuela

Former Everett AquaSox and Seattle Mariners pitcher Yoervis Medina has died at age 37 after what authorities in Venezuela described as a suspected heart attack that led to a car crash, according to local media reports and his former team. The...

Colombia Launches Wildfire Monitoring Using OroraTech Satellite Technology

Colombia has become the first country in Latin America to strengthen its National Disaster Risk Management System through the implementation of a national wildfire detection program using satellite technology. This initiative results from a new...

Royal Caribbean chairman talks COVID resilience, bets on premium experiences

Listen and subscribe to Opening Bid on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube or wherever you find your favorite podcasts. Five years after the pandemic brought global travel to a standstill, Royal Caribbean (RCL) has emerged as one of the...

PAHO, HCC and GHAI Convene Stakeholders to Address the Commercial Determinants of NCDs in Caribbean SIDS

Bridgetown, Barbados, 31 October 2025. From October 15-17, 2025, the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) with the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) hosted a regional meeting...

Big crowds at Trinidad supermarkets in wake of Venezuela tensions

(Trinidad Express) The Supermarket Association of Trinidad and Tobago (SATT) yesterday urged citizens to remain calm and shop responsibly, assuring that there is no threat to the nation’s food supply or supermarket operations. The advice came as...

Brazil’s agribusiness industry is contributing to the climate crisis, hunger, and food insecurity

Priscila de Morais Sato, adjunct professor School of Nutrition, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil In 2022, millions of families across Brazil sat in their living rooms watching prime time commercials on the country’s largest TV network announce:...

Cattle Producers Call For Mandatory Country Of Origin Labeling In Response To Tariff Removal On Argentine Beef

Raising cattle is tough work. And the cattle ranchers who have the grit to take on the task of feeding and protecting the U.S. beef supply through blizzards, drought and 3 a.m. calving emergencies will tell you although it can be grueling at...

Brazil favela left reeling after 132 killed in narco-gang raid

Published on 31/10/2025 - 12:40 GMT+1 Families of the scores of people killed in a deadly gang raid by Rio de Janeiro police have begun burying the dead, with residents left reeling by the scenes of carnage and angry at law enforcement whom they...