MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 11th 2025
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Saturday, October 11th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Mercosur, Canada resume FTA talks
Canada and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur) further explored on Friday a possible free trade agreement (FTA) during a meeting in Brasilia between chief negotiators and technical teams.
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Saturday, October 11th 2025 - 10:20 UTC
Trump announces additional tariffs on Chinese products
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he would be imposing 100% tariffs on China starting November 1 or sooner, accusing Beijing of a “hostile” trade stance related to rare earth mineral exports. The new surcharge will be piled on top of existing taxes (30%).
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Saturday, October 11th 2025 - 10:05 UTC
Asunción wins bid to host 2031 Pan American Games
Following a presentation and question session on Friday at the Panam Sports General Assembly in Santiago, Chile, Asunción was chosen by 28 votes to 24 over its rival, Rio-Niterói, Brazil, to host the 2031 Pan American Games, marking the first time Paraguay will organize this major continental Olympic competition.
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Saturday, October 11th 2025 - 09:35 UTC
This is what the survival ranking in Latin America would look like in the event of a world war
An analysis conducted by the artificial intelligence ChatGPT ranked Uruguay as the Latin American country most likely to survive a potential Third World War, highlighting its political stability, energy self-sufficiency, and geographic location.
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Saturday, October 11th 2025 - 07:54 UTC
Prosecutors want Boluarte banned from leaving Peru
Peru's Attorney General's Office has filed requests to impose travel restrictions on former President Dina Boluarte due to multiple ongoing investigations, particularly those regarding the alleged crime of undue advantage of office.
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Saturday, October 11th 2025 - 07:30 UTC
Brazil: Law enforcement mission leaves 7 Comando Vermelho suspects dead
A mission carried out on Friday by the Military and Civil Police in Rio de Janeiro against the city's largest criminal organization, the Comando Vermelho, resulted in at least seven deaths and 19 arrests.
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Saturday, October 11th 2025 - 06:15 UTC
Falklands, information sessions on Minimum Wage Accommodation Offset
The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) Policy Department is hosting briefing sessions for businesses on changes to the accommodation offset that are due to come into force on first January 2026.
