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Your Friday LatAm guide: Hurricane Trudy near Mexico's Pacific coast, Colombia's visa deadline, Panama's school reopening and exchange rates. The post LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Friday, October 16, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
It introduces changes to answer booklets, Biology OMR sheets and question papers for elective subjects, and instructs junior college principals to communicate the revised examination arrangements to the teaching staff and students
The World Food Programme says more than 250,000 children receive meals in 335 schools across the country.
A 14-year-old charged with attempted murder in France after wounding a principal and a teacher in a school shooting this week said he acted out of revenge for bullying, prosecutors have said. The incident, at a middle school for 11- to 15-years-olds, is not thought to have any link with ongoing high school protests nationwide to demand better learning conditions.
Demonstrators and riot police clashed in Albania's capital on Thursday in a third straight day of violence triggered by student protests calling for better university conditions and Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation. Originally sparked by a luxury tourism project linked to US President Donald Trump's family in the country's south, the demonstrations have occasionally flared into violence amid ongoing calls for Rama's resignation. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.
A group of 72 retired US generals, admirals, and other high-ranking military officers have urged authorities to cancel plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hassan – bringing legal arguments and the dangerous consequences such a broadcast would have. A government execution has never been broadcast or livestreamed, according to death penalty experts, and the US military has not executed anyone by firing squad since 1945.
Apocalyptic orange skies engulf Palangkaraya in Indonesia, while Singapore's famous Marina Bay Sands nearly disappears behind thick smoke. Months of wildfires have triggered an air pollution crisis across Southeast Asia.
Special teams have been formed to nab the lorry driver, who is absconding
Traders cut the chance that Machado is back in Venezuela by year-end to 26% from 62.5% a week ago, as her return keeps stalling. The post Venezuela’s Machado Return Odds Fall to 26% appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil's Federal Police served five search warrants on suspected migrant smugglers who moved Brazilians to the US via Mexico, freezing up to US$198,000. The post Brazil Targets Migrant Smugglers in 5 Raids appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bogotá is weighing fines, payment cuts and a penalty clause against stadium operator Sencia after the El Campín pitch forced a top-flight match off. The post Bogotá Eyes 3 Sanctions Over El Campín Pitch appeared first on The Rio Times.
Mexico's federal prosecutors rejected a claimed cartel hitman's account of mass cremations at Rancho Izaguirre and said 15 people face criminal proceedings. The post Mexico Rejects Rancho Izaguirre Claim of 250 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Brazil's electoral court cleared ads tying Flávio Bolsonaro to banker Daniel Vorcaro on 13 October, but kept a ban on calling him part of organised crime. The post Brazil Court Clears Vorcaro Ads 12 Days Out appeared first on The Rio Times.
A 175-page High Court judgment in Lilongwe explains why Shepherd and Mary Bushiri cannot be extradited to South Africa under the March 2025 order. The post Bushiri Extradition Fails in 175-Page Ruling appeared first on The Rio Times.