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Lubetkin warns Flávio Bolsonaro that “it is not easy to leave Mercosur”
Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin has warned Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro that “it is not easy to leave Mercosur”, in response to his criticism of the bloc during the campaign for the October 25 runoff. In the same intervie...
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Politics
- US plans its first military execution since 1961, by firing squad and livestreamed
- US charges Maduro and Cilia Flores with torture and repression in Venezuela
- Why Argentina's Falklands sanctions do not automatically reach Sea Lion's operator
- What could happen when Argentina's Sea Lion ultimatum to the UK expires
Economy
- Messi leaves Argentina's national team after 21 years with a fortune Forbes puts at US$1.1 billion
- Trump promises payments to voters ahead of midterms dominated by the cost of living
- São Paulo stocks jump 8% and the real firms after Bolsonaro's first-round win
- Falklands Chamber of Commerce backs the Punta Arenas route despite Argentine warnings
Energy & Oil
- Halliburton rules out Sea Lion after Argentina raised criminal and civil enforcement
- British foreign secretary reiterates support for the Falklands in meeting with Cheryl Roberts
- Uruguay's foreign minister separates the “invaded island” from the money extracted from the Falklands
- London rejects Argentina's arbitration and questions its “reliability” as a partner
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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- A magnitude 7.7 earthquake shakes Panama
- A mudslide sweeps away cars and a bus in Santiago after the wettest October on record
- What was the world's largest penguin colony has lost nearly two thirds of its nests
Entertainment
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- Drums in his neighbourhood and a wake in parliament: Uruguay bids farewell to Ruben Rada
- Specialist outlets estimate GTA VI absenteeism could cost the US a billion dollars
- Ruben Rada, who took Uruguayan candombe to international audiences, dies at 83
Health & Science
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- Norway prepares to open The Whale Museum, 190 miles north of the Arctic Circle
- A personalized mRNA therapy passes a phase 3 melanoma trial for the first time
- Australia launches program to vaccinate colonies of little penguins against avian influenza
Tourism
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- Uruguay ranks third in Latin America for international air passengers per capita
- Latin American airports will need US$178 billion to nearly double their traffic
- A port dispute in Montevideo blocks a second ferry operator on the Buenos Aires route
