A new era of humanitarian disaster risk financing: WFP becomes first UN agency to join CCRIF World Food Programme (Press Release) 4d
CCRIF to make $17.4m payment to Panama after M7.7 quake triggers parametric coverage Reinsurance News 10:06 Fri, 16 Oct
Ebola spreads to eighth DRC province as hunger complicates outbreak response ReliefWeb (Press Release) 3d DR Congolese Politics DR Congo Ebola All sources
WFP secures $11.6m cyclone parametric insurance through CCRIF Reinsurance News 4d CCRIF Caribbean All sources
Families in Gaza fear return to hunger as WFP slashes food aid The New Arab 5d Gaza World Conflicts Israel/Palestine All sources
Japan contributions support WFP food assistance in Syria World Food Programme (Press Release) 5d Food Security UN Global Issues
Honduras squeezes Chinese firms; Super Typhoon Champi nears Taiwan: Scmp’s 7 highlights South China Morning Post 4d Honduras China Protests Hong Kong
Norway detains “Guatemalan” cargo ship with Chinese name linked to Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project The Insider 6d Russia Guatemala Norway
Family from UK travelling world for £30 a day after 'selling everything' Glasgow Live 7d Latin America
Guatemala seeks bidders to close former Perenco oilfield Upstream 14:32 Fri, 16 Oct Guatemala Energy and Utilities Latin America Article paywall
Digging into southern Trinidad’s forgotten heritage Trinidad & Tobago Guardian Online 5h Trinidad and Tobago
'CHOGM 2026 is our moment to shape what comes next' - Secretary-General The Commonwealth (Press Release) 6h Antiguan and Barbudan Politics
Cuba will keep daylight saving time all year to save energy Translating Cuba 14h Cuba Cuban Politics Latin America
Brazilian Air Force intercepts suspected narco plane from Bolivia with an A-29 Super Tucano and an E-99 Aviacionline.com 1h Bolivia Military (World) Brazil
Colombia to host over 300 US troops for joint military exercises Anadolu Agency 1h Colombia Colombian Politics Military (World)
Chinese company lands second Peru upstream contract of 2026 Business News Americas 2h Peru South America Energy and Utilities Article paywall
Chile, Argentina move to form binational body to revive Las Leñas tunnel Business News Americas 2h Argentina Chile South America Article paywall
Panama Ship Registry delists seven sanctioned vessels Ship Management International 10h Panamanian Politics Central America Latin America
Panama Canal reopens last-minute slots amid traffic recovery Splash 24/7 12h Panama Canal Central America Latin America
Two wealthy Americans face off in bitter feud over Panama port gCaptain 2d Central America Latin America
Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - South of Panama on Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026, at 07:20 pm (GMT -6) Volcano Discovery 6d Central America Latin America
