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Flávio Bolsonaro edges Lula in the first round; both head to an October 25 runoff
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro won around 47% of valid votes in the first round of Brazil's presidential election on Sunday, ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who took about 45%, according to the Superior Electoral Court's count. As neither passed...
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Politics
- British foreign secretary reiterates support for the Falklands in meeting with Cheryl Roberts
- British-Iranian man arrested over the RAF Fairford incident
- Christa Pike survives a failed execution in Tennessee and remains in critical condition
- Uruguay's foreign minister separates the “invaded island” from the money extracted from the Falklands
Energy & Oil
- Uruguay's foreign minister separates the “invaded island” from the money extracted from the Falklands
- London rejects Argentina's arbitration and questions its “reliability” as a partner
- Milei orders arbitration proceedings against the UK over the Sea Lion project
- Falklands government extends all offshore oil licences for five years
Agriculture
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- 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
- Wildfires in Spain and France hit the world's two largest wine-growing nations
Environment
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- Falklands’ stamps and the story of the only reindeer world population unaffected by the Chernobyl radioactive fallout
- Argentine Patagonia national park will twin with a Welsh similar of Snowdonia
- WMO forecasts a very strong El Niño peaking at year's end and lasting into February 2027
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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- 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
- Australia launches program to vaccinate colonies of little penguins against avian influenza
Tourism
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- A port dispute in Montevideo blocks a second ferry operator on the Buenos Aires route
- Venezuela's main airport reopens with temporary modules two months after the earthquake
- Argentine trips abroad fall 21.2% as Brazil and Uruguay lead arrivals
