MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 2nd 2026
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Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 21:39 UTC
A child's death in Argentina reopens debate over court-ordered family reunification
The death of a two-year-old girl in Villa Gesell, on the coast of Buenos Aires province, and the detention of her mother have drawn scrutiny to Argentina's child protection system, and in particular to court-ordered family reunification proceedings.
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Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 20:43 UTC
Two crew killed as firefighting helicopters collide in midair in Greece
Two crew members were killed on Sunday when two helicopters battling a wildfire collided in midair in the Psatha area, on the boundary between Attica and Boeotia northwest of Athens, the Hellenic Fire Service said.
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Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 20:29 UTC
Lula pledges defense spending so no one invades Brazil as he confirms his candidacy
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pledged on Sunday to increase defense investment if he wins October's elections, as his re-election bid was formalized at the Workers' Party national convention held at the Expo Center Norte in São Paulo.
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Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 20:11 UTC
Bachelet places fourth in first Security Council straw poll ahead of Uruguay debate
Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet placed fourth in the Security Council's first informal poll on the candidates seeking to succeed António Guterres at the head of the United Nations, held behind closed doors in New York on Thursday.
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Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 20:00 UTC
Trump halts strikes on Iran as Tehran denies any deal exists
US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he was suspending further strikes on Iran, saying the broad terms of an understanding had been agreed, an account Iranian authorities rejected hours later.
