MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for October 3rd 2026
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Saturday, October 3rd 2026 - 17:11 UTC
Scientific workshop on Illex Squid in Vigo with the participation of Falkland Islands
Argentine unions linked to the fishing, maritime and port industries have complained bitterly to the International Transport Workers Federation against a workshop on the Shortfin Squid (Illex Argentinus) organized by OPPC3, in Vigo with the suppot of the Sustaianble Fisheries Partnership, and to which Argentina allegedly has not been invited, but it does include the Falkland Islands.
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Saturday, October 3rd 2026 - 09:52 UTC
Argentina to sell citizenship to foreigners for US$350,000 to raise dollars
Argentina's government has unveiled a citizenship-by-investment programme that will allow foreigners to obtain an Argentine passport in exchange for a non-refundable US$350,000 contribution to the Treasury or the purchase of US$800,000 in a seven-year government bond. Applications would open before the end of the year.
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Saturday, October 3rd 2026 - 09:40 UTC
Uruguay ranks third in Latin America for international air passengers per capita
Uruguay ranked third in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2025 for international air passengers per inhabitant, according to Airports Council International figures presented in Lima this week, despite its small share of the region's total traffic.
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Saturday, October 3rd 2026 - 07:36 UTC
Alternative media and Trump are influencing Brazilian voters
By Gwynne Dyer - “Flávio Bolsonaro is Trump’s candidate and what Trump wants is to colonize Brazil, take our riches, steal our future and leave us in the dust,” claims the latest video released by President Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva’s re-election campaign.
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Saturday, October 3rd 2026 - 07:06 UTC
Brazil votes with Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro tied and a small group of undecided voters holding the key
Brazil holds the first round of its presidential election on Sunday, with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro tied in a prospective runoff and a narrow band of undecided voters, along with abstention, able to tip the result.
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Saturday, October 3rd 2026 - 06:56 UTC
Halliburton rules out Sea Lion after Argentina raised criminal and civil enforcement
US oilfield services company Halliburton confirmed on Friday that neither it nor its subsidiaries will work on the Sea Lion project or take part in hydrocarbon exploration or production in or around the Falklands, after Argentine authorities raised the prospect of criminal and civil enforcement.
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Saturday, October 3rd 2026 - 06:52 UTC
Stanley Harbour begins three months of dredging at its energy dock
The Falkland Islands Government will begin dredging the approach channel and a berthing pocket at the Energy Dock Facility in Stanley Harbour on Monday, October 5, in works expected to last about three months, according to a notice to mariners issued by the harbour master.
