MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
“The UN has more reason to exist every day”, Uruguay's president said two days after Milei
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi defended the United Nations' relevance and condemned the economic embargo on Cuba before the General Assembly on Thursday, in an address of just under twenty minutes that contrasted with that of his Argentine counterpart, Javier Mil...
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Politics
- Chilean Defense Committee meets in Punta Arenas to address pretensions over Magellan sovereignty
- Chilean Senate reaffirms Magellan Strait sovereignty and support for Punta Arenas to trade with the world
- Delcy Rodríguez calls her meeting with Trump “historic” and thanks him for his support
- Lula warns against foreign interference in Brazil's election at the UN Assembly
Economy
- Two weeks to Brazilian presidential election, Central Bank cuts interest rate for the fifth time running
- Trump still has confidence in his Fed’s chairman, despite the rate increase to 4%
- Brazil grain harvest expected at 361.7 million tons, Conab, led by soybeans, corn and cotton
- EU proposes Canada as its first 'associate member', a status that does not yet exist
Energy & Oil
- Falklands, Rockhopper raises US$ 20 million in fresh funds to fund Sea Lion project
- Argentina claims Chile is committed to no logistic support for Falklands’ oil industry
- Brent climbs back above US$100 to its highest level since late July
- Argentina files criminal complaint against Navitas over Falklands; firm silent, shares slide
Agriculture
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- 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
- Wildfires in Spain and France hit the world's two largest wine-growing nations
Environment
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- Argentine Patagonia national park will twin with a Welsh similar of Snowdonia
- WMO forecasts a very strong El Niño peaking at year's end and lasting into February 2027
- Norway prepares to open The Whale Museum, 190 miles north of the Arctic Circle
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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- Australia launches program to vaccinate colonies of little penguins against avian influenza
- Colombia asks for supplies but not foreign rescue personnel after the earthquake
- SpaceX rocket stage crashes into the Moon after 18 months adrift
Tourism
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- Venezuela's main airport reopens with temporary modules two months after the earthquake
- Argentine trips abroad fall 21.2% as Brazil and Uruguay lead arrivals
- American Airlines resumes its seasonal Montevideo-Miami route in December
