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Today is the 306th day of 2026. There are 59 days left in the year TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT 1988: A computer science student named Robert Morris releases, from a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) computer, the first Internet-distributed computer worm to gain mainstream media attention; meant as an experiment, it instead brings some 6,000 computers (one-tenth of the Internet) to a halt as it infects MIT, the Pentagon, and six universities.   OTHER EVENTS 1841: The Second Afghan War s

The United States midterm elections take place on November 3rd, and many voters have already sent in their ballots or voted early in person. The post Who Is a US American? Abdul El-Sayed on Identity & Politics appeared first on Havana Times.

Copa Libertadores final preview: Palmeiras meet Estudiantes at Montevideo's Centenario on 28 November, plus Sudamericana and Brasileirão news. The post Latin America Sports Daily for Monday, November 2, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

São Paulo today, Monday 2 November: what is open, where to go and what to skip, with the closed museums flagged and a committed plan for the day. The post São Paulo Daily Brief — Monday, November 2, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Rio daily brief for Monday 2 November: which museums are open, which are shut, the metro fare and a market mood check before the week begins. The post Rio de Janeiro Daily Brief — Monday, November 2, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Latin America mood on 2 November 2026: Brazil pauses after a market rout, Mexico's Ruffo ruling, Chile's market slide and a farewell to Navarro. The post Latin American Pulse for Monday, November 2, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

A Fed rate hike in December is now the market's base case as a tech selloff, a weak China PMI and dearer oil jolt world markets before US midterm elections. The post Nasdaq Falls 2.9% on Fed Hike Fears | Global Economy, Nov 2 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Brazil's Copom rate decision lands Wednesday as B3 stays shut for Finados; what to watch at Tuesday's reopening, from US data to the real. The post Brazil Stocks Shut Today as Rate Decision Nears | Morning Call, Nov 2 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Four US citizens are among 12 foreign victims identified so far in Spain’s Urda train crash, which killed 69 people on 28 October. The post Four Americans Among 69 Dead in Spain Crash appeared first on The Rio Times.

ST MARY, Jamaica - An early morning jog in Enfield, St Mary ended in tragedy for a well known community member who was mowed down Sunday and left for dead on the roadway. The deceased is 56 year-old Derval Kirkland. Police reports are that around 6 am, Kirkland went on his routine morning jog along the Enfield main road when a grey Toyota Probox which was speeding hit Kirkland. The driver of the Probox did not stop. A resident found the injured Kirkland and called the police. The jogger was

Alute Mughwai Lissu, the brother of Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu, died early on Sunday 1 November 2026 in Arusha, a city in northern Tanzania. His sister, Rose Masesa, confirmed the death. Tundu Lissu is Tanzania’s best-known opposition figure and chairman of Chadema (Chama cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo), the country’s main opposition party. He has […] The post Tundu Lissu’s Brother Dies in Tanzania appeared first on The Rio Times.

Argentina’s case against the United Kingdom over the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands “could fall at the first hurdle”: the jurisdiction of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, which cannot settle territorial sovereignty disputes, according to Australian law of the sea expert Donald R. Rothwell. The tribunal will hold hearings on Argentina’s request on November 10 and 11 in Hamburg.

ST MARY - A night out turned into tragedy early Sunday morning when a motorcar lost control and slammed into a group of pedestrians, leaving one man dead and three people injured. According to police reports, around 2:30 am, a white Toyota Probox was travelling from Geddes Town towards Oxford in St Mary. On reaching a section of the Geddes Town main road, the driver reportedly lost control, ploughing into four pedestrians before veering off the road and into a nearby gully. Residents assisted

Promoted side Tru-Juice FC took over the lead in the Legend Jamaica Premier League on Sunday after beating Chapelton Maroons 1-0 at the Bramwell Clarke Sports Complex in Linstead, St Catherine. The St Catherine-based team’s win, their third in a row, took them to 17 points, one more than Racing United who were the leaders going into the round but lost 3-4 to Treasure Beach. Meanwhile, 10 man Montego Bay United led twice but had to settle for a 2-2 draw with defending champions Portmore United a

Jamaicans are being advised to brace for unstable weather conditions beginning Tuesday. According to the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, a broad Trough is expected to develop across Jamaica and the western Caribbean on Tuesday and will produce a large area of disorganised showers and thunderstorms across the region. Consequently, the Met Office said, unstable weather conditions are expected across the island beginning Tuesday afternoon. The forecast is for a gradual increase in cloudiness

Key Facts Election: Spain votes on Sunday, 29 November 2026, for both houses of parliament; Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called it on 5 October. Latest poll: pollster Sondaxe, published 1 November: conservative PP 29.2%, governing Socialists (PSOE) 26.9%, Vox 19.2%. Prediction markets: prediction market Polymarket prices PP leader Feijóo at 84% to be next prime […] The post Spain Conservatives Lead Poll by 2.3 Points appeared first on The Rio Times.

Antonio Navarro Wolff, the ex-guerrilla commander who helped write Colombia’s 1991 constitution, died on Sunday aged 78, his family confirmed. The post Colombia Peace Pioneer Navarro Wolff Dies appeared first on The Rio Times.

One day, my younger sister, who lives in Las Vegas, told me over the phone: “I bought you a sweater, the kind you like: black, with a turtleneck.” The post The Gifts appeared first on Havana Times.

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A small Learjet crashed into a southern Florida neighbourhood Sunday, killing all nine people aboard, US officials said, noting the aircraft departed from Austin, Texas and was bound for The Bahamas. “Today's plane crash in Palm Beach County, Florida is a horrific tragedy,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement, referring to the same county where President Donald Trump's resort home of Mar-a-Lago is located.

ST JAMES, Jamaica — Marsha Wiles of Mystic Mountain and the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience emerged as the big winners at the 2019 National Tourism Excellence Awards, with Wiles taking the National Individual Champion title and the attraction securing the National Organisational Champion Award. The awards, which had been selected in 2019, were presented at a ceremony at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Saturday evening, following a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The award