America Ecuador The state has intensified banana export controls to prevent fraud and drug-contaminated shipments, including the removal of codes for 16.000 fictitious hectares, implementing scanners at ports to validate export declarations and ensure sales transparency
America El Salvador El Salvador marked its 202nd anniversary of Central American independence with parades of soldiers and students, attended by thousands of spectators; security forces performed acrobatics and simulations, while firefighters joined in the celebrations
America Honduras Scientists are using special mosquitoes to combat dengue, a groundbreaking strategy by the World Mosquito Program, with 9 million specially bred mosquitoes being released over six months, offering a potential solution to the rising infection rate
America Dominica Dominicans have begun exploring alternative energy sources after a series of power outages plagued the island in recent weeks, leaving many frustrated
America Grenada Most of the foreign nationals granted Grenada citizenship in the first six months of this year under the island's Citizenship by Investment program are from Russia, said chairman of the Citizenship by Investment Committee
America Bolivia Along with Chile, the country has agreed to a joint plan for border development and enhanced control against smuggling, aiming to bolster mutual trust and evaluate options for better railway and air connectivity
America Chile The Constitutional Council has begun voting on the new constitution's initial articles in the country's second attempt to replace the dictatorship-era document, with the first article passed affirming Chile as a social and democratic state
America United States Minnesota Vikings Alexander Mattison received racist messages after the team’s loss on Thursday Night Football; he shared 2 of 60 Instagram screenshots he allegedly received, both containing racial slurs and telling Mattison to take his own life
America Canada In what is thought to be Canada's worst outbreak of paediatric E.coli, 264 people in Calgary, mostly children, were infected and 10% are being treated in hospital; the spreading of the bacteria may be linked to a kitchen serving daycare
America Argentina The country and China have signed a memorandum of understanding on mutual cooperation in science and technology, including scientist exchange, joint research, training, and international projects
America Brazil Residents in southern Brazil are grappling with increasingly severe weather events, such as a recent cyclone, leading to unprecedented flooding in several areas
America Belize The "BE MORE" campaign has been introduced: focused on community engagement, it specifically encourages all Belizeans to actively participate in various areas, including education, healthcare, housing and the environment
America Barbados Barbadians have been warned not to rule out the impact of a tsunami on the island by the Caribbean Office of the International Tsunami Information Centre