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Fujimori edges ahead of Sánchez in Peru as expat ballots flip a razor-thin count
Conservative Keiko Fujimori reclaimed first place on Wednesday night in Peru's presidential runoff, in a count being decided vote by vote that took a decisive turn with the arrival of ballots from Peruvians abroad. With 98.2% of the tally sheets processed by the National ...
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Politics
- Colombia's runoff: a united right behind De la Espriella faces a divided left
- Uruguay's Orsi slips to 12th in a regional presidential ranking; Bukele leads
- Venezuela's Cabello rejects Machado's offer of talks with the chavista leadership
- Falklands: how important it is for UK electorate to have the Islands remaining British
Economy
- Falklands’ public meeting Monday 8th June on the 2026/27 annual budget, with Secretary Clunie attending
- Lula pushes back on US tariffs, says Brazil is the one running a trade deficit
- US proposes forced-labor tariffs on 60 economies, with Brazil and China facing 12.5%
- Falklands pass £216m budget under 'live within our means' principle amid fiscal pressures
Energy & Oil
- La Paz endures a month of blockades as food and fuel shortages deepen
- BP sacks its Chair over governance standards and conduct issues
- Falklands’ oil, in June upgrade begins in Asia to adapt Aoka Mizu FPSO to Sea Lion development needs
- Brazilian Public Prosecutor's Office asks not to renew license of country's sole uranium mine
Agriculture
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- FAO food commodity prices in May showed increases in cereals, sugar and beef
- Uruguay captures 63% of Mercosur's annual rice quota to the European Union
- Strait of Hormuz closure, FAO warns of fertilizer scarcity and calendar for new planting season
Entertainment
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- Indio Solari, towering figure of Argentine rock, dies at 77; wake set for Sunday
- 2026 World Cup drives Airbnb supply surge in Mexican host cities and consolidates real estate firms' control
- Messi joins billionaire athletes club after crossing USD 1 billion net worth threshold
Health & Science
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- Submarine Force Advisory Council flagged ARA San Juan concerns seven months before its sinking
- WHO warns of “magnitude and speed” of Ebola outbreak in Congo with 131 deaths and cases in Uganda
- Labs across three continents confirm passenger-to-passenger spread on hantavirus cruise
Tourism
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- Montevideo's Carrasco airport to fly to 15 destinations in June with 158 weekly flights
- Falklands reaffirms close relationship with IAATO; Marketplace Expo in USA
- Paraguay aims for 10 million tourists by 2037 with megaparks and foreign capital
