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Montevideo, June 26th 2026 - 23:43 UTC

Stories for June 2026

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 21:58 UTC

    EU mission praises transparency in Peru's runoff but criticizes the slow count

    The mission nonetheless noted delays of up to an hour in the opening of polling tables in Lima, mainly due to the absence of their members

    The European Union (EU) election observation mission in Peru highlighted the order and transparency of Sunday's presidential runoff, though it criticized the slowness in proclaiming the results and warned of episodes of racism and discrimination during the campaign. The head of the mission, Italian MEP Annalisa Corrado, asked Peruvians to wait patiently, at a time when, with about 96% of the count completed, conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sánchez remain in a technical tie.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 21:45 UTC

    Uruguay sheep produce exports from July25 to May26 reached US$ 281 million

    The average wool export price in the July 25/May26 period, jumped 29.3%

    Uruguay sheep produce exports grew 28% between July 2025 and May 2026, totaling US$ 281 million, boosted by wool, 72% of income while lamb and mutton the remaining 27%.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 21:36 UTC

    FIG appoints Steve Dent as new Director of Development & Commercial Services

    Steve is currently a director of FIMCo and Stanley Growers, and was formerly on the board of the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce.

    The Falkland Islands Government has announced the appointment of Steve Dent as the next Director of Development & Commercial Services. Steve joined FIG in 2023, and for the last three years has been Deputy Director of DCS, with direct line-management responsibility for a number of key FIG sections as well as commercial contracts within the directorate’s remit.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 19:55 UTC

    Falklands celebrated Environment and Oceans awareness last Sunday

    The Falkland Islands Environment Department, together with Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Maritime Authority joined SAERI and other related organizations in celebrating World Environment Day and World Ocean Day during the last weekend.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 19:23 UTC

    Santiago seeks to build a cultural avenue like those in Buenos Aires or Madrid

    “The goal is to propose a very broad range of activities and to ease public access,” explained the executive director of the Centro Arte Alameda, Roser Fort

    More than fifty institutions and cultural centers located around Santiago's main avenue agreed on Tuesday to expand their cooperation and coordinate their programming to turn that historic thoroughfare into a cultural hub, similar to those in other capitals such as Buenos Aires or Madrid. Museums, theaters, libraries, cinemas and universities created the Red Alameda Cultural, a platform on which they will publish all their activities to enliven the corridor and offer citizens a complete cultural experience.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 14:20 UTC

    IAATO's new Geofenced Whale Area around South Orkney Islands

    Happywhale's Ted Cheeseman called the South Orkney Islands an 'oceanic Serengeti for whales (Pic Gennaa Rowland)

    On World Oceans Day the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators, IAATO reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the Southern Ocean by announcing the establishment of a new voluntary “Geofenced Whale Area” around the South Orkney Islands beginning in the 2026/27 Antarctic season.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 10:54 UTC

    The Canadian Online Gaming Industry: Economic Impact and Regulation

    Photo: Pexels

    The Canadian online gaming industry generates billions of dollars every year, supports thousands of jobs, and operates under a regulatory system that varies from province to province. Most people have no idea. Here is what the economic picture actually looks like, and how the rules really work.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 09:51 UTC

    Sánchez overtakes Fujimori in Peru count with 95% tallied; overseas vote still to come

    Fujimori lost ground decimal by decimal as tally sheets arrived from rural and Andean areas, where Sánchez performs best

    Leftist Roberto Sánchez moved ahead in the count of Peru's presidential runoff, in an election being decided vote by vote. With about 95% of the tally sheets processed by the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE), Sánchez had around 50.1% of the vote, against 49.9% for conservative Keiko Fujimori, a lead of some 41,000 ballots. The result, however, is not final: the votes of Peruvians abroad, historically favorable to the right, have yet to be counted.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 07:44 UTC

    Colombia's runoff: a united right behind De la Espriella faces a divided left

    The left, which had made unity the axis of its campaign in 2025, went through the week with internal tensions

    The first of the three campaign weeks ahead of Colombia's presidential runoff, set for June 21, has been marked by a contrast: a right that had failed to unite for the first round ended up aligned behind far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, while the left of Senator Iván Cepeda and President Gustavo Petro has struggled to coordinate its effort. De la Espriella was the most-voted candidate on May 31, with 43.74% against Cepeda's 40.90%.

  • Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 07:43 UTC

    Brazil suspends its dengue vaccine as a precaution after two deaths

    The vaccine was approved by the regulatory agency ANVISA in late 2025 for people aged 12 to 59, and the campaign began in February with health personnel

    Brazil temporarily suspended the dengue vaccination campaign it began in January, after detecting two deaths and several cases of serious adverse reactions. The vaccine, the world's first single-dose shot, was developed by the Butantan Institute in São Paulo and had already been given to half a million people through the public health system. Health authorities stressed that there is not yet enough data to link the deaths to the product and that the interruption is a preventive measure.