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Stories for October 7th 2026
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Wednesday, October 7th 2026 - 10:00 UTC
Messi leaves Argentina's national team after 21 years with a fortune Forbes puts at US$1.1 billion
Lionel Messi played his last match for Argentina on Tuesday, a friendly against Benin that ended 3-0 at Buenos Aires' Monumental stadium before more than 80,000 spectators. At 39, he closes a 21-year international career while consolidating a fortune that Forbes estimates at US$1.1 billion.
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Wednesday, October 7th 2026 - 08:07 UTC
Trump promises payments to voters ahead of midterms dominated by the cost of living
US President Donald Trump has announced a series of direct payments to various groups of citizens in recent weeks and has promised US$5,000 to every adult if Republicans keep control of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections, in which the cost of living is shaping up as the central issue.
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Wednesday, October 7th 2026 - 07:11 UTC
Former Venezuelan Supreme Court justice says she was coerced into barring Machado
Former Venezuelan Supreme Court justice Bárbara César Siero has alleged that the detention of two of her brothers and her sister-in-law in late 2023 was used to force her to sign the rulings that kept opposition leader María Corina Machado barred from office. She made the claims in a 43-minute video posted on YouTube on Tuesday.
