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• Tuesday, June 2nd 2026 - 10:54 UTC

  Orsi used a campaign-donated car to help pay for his Hyundai, Búsqueda reports

  

  Uruguay's president, Yamandú Orsi, used a vehicle that had been donated to his 2024 election campaign as part of the payment for the Hyundai he bought days before taking office, according to the weekly Búsqueda, which reconstructed the deal from various sources. The car, a Renault Stepway, had been provided by the dealership CarOne during the Frente Amplio's presidential campaign.

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• Tuesday, June 2nd 2026 - 10:50 UTC

  La Paz endures a month of blockades as food and fuel shortages deepen

  

  La Paz has spent a month under blockade. The main roads into Bolivia's administrative capital have been cut for four weeks, and shortages of food and fuel worsen by the day. Frustration is mounting among residents: some demand the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz for failing to keep his campaign promises, while others call for a firm hand and the deployment of the army to lift the siege. Most agree that the president, who took office less than seven months ago, should have acted sooner, when the protests began.

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• Tuesday, June 2nd 2026 - 06:49 UTC

  Falklands to mark 44th anniversary of Liberation Day on 14 June

  

  The Falkland Islands will mark the 44th anniversary of Liberation Day on Sunday, June 14, commemorating the end of the 1982 Argentine occupation. The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has released the official program of events, which will combine a religious service, a military parade and a civic reception in Stanley.

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