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Stories for April 14th 2026
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Tuesday, April 14th 2026 - 10:28 UTC
Peru reaches 72% of vote count with Fujimori ahead and second place disputed among three candidates
The count in Peru's presidential election is advancing slowly and without resolution. With 72% of ballots processed by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) early Tuesday morning, Keiko Fujimori (Fuerza Popular) holds first place with 16.94% of the vote. Second place, which grants entry to the June 7 runoff, remains open: Rafael López Aliaga (Renovación Popular) stands at 13.0%, Jorge Nieto (Buen Gobierno) at 12.0% and leftist Roberto Sánchez (Juntos por el Perú) at 9.73%, with the gap narrowing as ballots from the country's interior are added.
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Tuesday, April 14th 2026 - 01:39 UTC
Argentina awaits year's highest inflation reading as Caputo bets on “best 18 months”
Argentine Economy Minister Luis Caputo said on Monday that March inflation will exceed 3%, which would make it the highest monthly reading of 2026, hours before the national statistics agency INDEC is scheduled to release the Consumer Price Index on Tuesday, April 14, at 4:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, April 14th 2026 - 01:34 UTC
Brazil coffee exports fall 21% in Q1 despite record crop forecast
Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer and exporter, shipped 8.4 million 60-kilogram bags between January and March 2026, a volume 21.2% below the same period in 2025, the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé) reported on Monday. Export revenues also fell 13.6%, to US$3.371 billion.
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