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Lula asks Bolsonaro whether he will wield “Milei’s chainsaw” in a heated debate
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva asked his rival, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, on Sunday whether he intends to apply Argentine President Javier Milei’s “chainsaw” to cut 250 billion reais in public spending, during a first televised de...
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Politics
- Royal Navy urged to replace defective Ice Patrol HMS Protector
- The Falklands dispute threatens Argentina’s bid to join the trans-Pacific trade pact
- Inter-American Court hears case over the April 11, 2002 killings in Caracas
- Argentina abstains on a Russian UN resolution on colonialism and draws criticism
Economy
- Trump says Russia will supply millions of tonnes of diesel as US eases sanctions on Moscow
- Messi leaves Argentina's national team after 21 years with a fortune Forbes puts at US$1.1 billion
- Trump promises payments to voters ahead of midterms dominated by the cost of living
- São Paulo stocks jump 8% and the real firms after Bolsonaro's first-round win
Energy & Oil
- What are the red notices Argentina has sought from Interpol over Sea Lion
- UK Overseas Territories Minister accuses Milei of using the Falklands for electoral ends
- London says it will abide by any law of the sea provisional measures as it moves to shield its companies
- Trump says Russia will supply millions of tonnes of diesel as US eases sanctions on Moscow
Agriculture
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- Brazil grain harvest expected at 361.7 million tons, Conab, led by soybeans, corn and cotton
- Germany, extreme hot summer ripens grapes faster and advances wine harvest several weeks
- The US waives beef tariffs for Brazil and Paraguay, but not for Argentina and Uruguay
Entertainment
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- Drums in his neighbourhood and a wake in parliament: Uruguay bids farewell to Ruben Rada
- Specialist outlets estimate GTA VI absenteeism could cost the US a billion dollars
- Ruben Rada, who took Uruguayan candombe to international audiences, dies at 83
Health & Science
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- Lula remark on medical exams sparks controversy five days before the vote
- Norway prepares to open The Whale Museum, 190 miles north of the Arctic Circle
- A personalized mRNA therapy passes a phase 3 melanoma trial for the first time
Tourism
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- Uruguay ranks third in Latin America for international air passengers per capita
- Latin American airports will need US$178 billion to nearly double their traffic
- A port dispute in Montevideo blocks a second ferry operator on the Buenos Aires route
