MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
EU-Mercosur deal, six months on: winners, losers and the question mark over Europe’s top court
Six months after it began to apply provisionally, the trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, made up of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, combines projected benefits for both blocs, opposition from part of Europe’s farming sector and a legal ques...
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Prosecutors open the vault at Peña’s house and find it empty; two safes found at Ueno Bank
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Hundreds march in Gibraltar against Pelagos data center plan and demand transparency
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Politics
- Princess Anne arrives in the Falklands and will open the new National Sports Complex
- Some 2.5 million people attend Leo XIV’s Mass in Buenos Aires, authorities say
- Hidden armoured vault found in a Peña home built with Ueno Bank loans
- 1982 veterans parade in London as the Falklands honour the fallen on Remembrance Sunday
Economy
- Paraguay’s Santiago Peña tenders his resignation, but Congress presses ahead with impeachment
- Paraguay seeks to return part of the savings frozen at Ueno Bank within 24 hours
- Paraguay takes over Ueno Bank, with 3 million customers, and freezes its deposits
- Markets react to the US midterms: the dollar falls and gold rises
Energy & Oil
- Argentina’s Sea Lion case could founder on Falklands sovereignty, a legal expert warns
- Shell and TotalEnergies double profits on a refining boom
- Falklands unveil 2026-2030 Islands Plan, with a sovereign wealth fund for energy revenues
- Falklands approves bill on oil pollution emergencies in relation to offshore installations, and responsibilities
Agriculture
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- Brazil grain harvest expected at 361.7 million tons, Conab, led by soybeans, corn and cotton
- Germany, extreme hot summer ripens grapes faster and advances wine harvest several weeks
- The US waives beef tariffs for Brazil and Paraguay, but not for Argentina and Uruguay
Environment
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- Peru declares an El Niño emergency in nearly three-quarters of the country ahead of the Pope’s visit
- An unusual die-off of southern right whales in Argentine Patagonia alarms scientists
- Amazon fires rise 62% in October as deforestation falls to a record low
Entertainment
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- Messi leaves Argentina's national team after 21 years with a fortune Forbes puts at US$1.1 billion
- “I gave everything, I have nothing left”: Messi ends twenty years with Argentina
- Drums in his neighbourhood and a wake in parliament: Uruguay bids farewell to Ruben Rada
Health & Science
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- Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and underwent successful surgery, Vatican says
- BAS researchers uncover chinstrap penguins massive colony decline in Antarctic volcanic island
- Lula remark on medical exams sparks controversy five days before the vote
Tourism
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- Iguazú Falls closed as the river’s flow tops 12,000 cubic metres per second
- British Airways restores non-stop London-Buenos Aires flights and adds a daily Santiago service
- Uruguay ranks third in Latin America for international air passengers per capita
