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Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on over 700 U.S. goods worth 27.6 billion Canadian dollars and a 7.5-billion-Canadian-dollar support package for businesses and workers in response to U.S. tariffs.
Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion of US products effective September 8 after Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected what he called an unfair US offer, escalating a trade war that threatens higher prices and job losses.
Situation report on the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck Ayacucho, Peru on 20 August 2026: three injured, homes and schools damaged, power outages reported and no tsunami risk.
Funvisis reported minor earthquakes in Zulia and Sucre with no injuries or damage. Update on the Venezuela earthquake response following the deadly June events that killed over 6,400 people.
Situation report on the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck near Aniso in Peru's Ayacucho region, injuring three, damaging homes, schools and health facilities, and cutting power to thousands.
A magnitude-3.5 shallow earthquake struck southeast of Bachaquero in Venezuela's Zulia state, prompting alarm but producing no serious damage. Officials also address the deadly quakes from 57 days earlier and dismiss links to events in Peru and Colombia.
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck off La Guaira, Venezuela, on August 18, 2026, causing evacuations in Caracas and La Guaira but no reported deaths or collapsed buildings. The event follows the deadly June 2026 quakes that killed over 6,400.
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake hit 10 km northwest of La Guaira, Venezuela, early on August 18, 2026, causing evacuations and concern among residents still recovering from the deadly June quakes that killed over 6,400 people.
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit the Venezuelan coast near La Guaira on August 18, 2026, and was felt in Caracas. Officials report no damage; experts describe it as an expected aftershock of the deadly June 24 double quake that killed over 6,400 people.
A magnitude-4.0 earthquake struck La Guaira, Venezuela, on Tuesday with no immediate damage reported. The region remains in recovery from the June 24 double earthquake that has killed 6,438 people.
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