- Australia: BHP workers escalate strikes. More workers at the mining giant voted to down tools following an initial strike at BHP’s Pilbara port operations in Western Australia, threatening disruption to global iron-ore supply chains.
- Brazil braces for tariff hit. The Brazilian government estimates that US tariffs will directly affect roughly 18% of its exports to the United States, impacting some 2,400 companies.
- New Zealand food prices climb. The average price of a two-litre bottle of milk has crossed the NZ$5 mark for the first time, as food inflation continued to tick upward in June.
- Colombia: Woman dies after unlicensed cosmetic surgery. Adriana Manotas Rodríguez, 52, died in Bogotá on July 10 after a procedure at a clinic that lacked proper operating licenses. Authorities raided the facility and found surgical materials and biological waste.
- AI tourism song sparks debate. An AI-generated music video called “The Puerto Rico Song” has gone viral and even won the endorsement of Puerto Rico’s official tourism board — raising fresh questions about the role of artificial intelligence in creative industries.
