MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 2nd 2026
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Friday, October 2nd 2026 - 08:00 UTC
A million square kilometres short: the ice ring around Antarctica keeps shrinking
The sea ice surrounding Antarctica reached its third-lowest winter maximum this year since satellite records began in 1979, according to the US National Snow and Ice Data Center. The four lowest maxima in the record have occurred in the last four years.
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Friday, October 2nd 2026 - 07:53 UTC
Brazil heads to the polls without a single debate between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro
Brazilian broadcaster Globo on Thursday cancelled, an hour before it was due to start, the last presidential debate scheduled before Sunday's first round, following a series of court rulings and the absence of both President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. The two leading candidates thus head to the polls without having faced each other in a single televised debate during the entire campaign.
