MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Uruguay takes over the Mercosur presidency this month, with EU quotas a top priority
Uruguay will assume the pro tempore presidency of Mercosur on June 30, during a summit of the bloc in Paraguay, with the distribution of the quotas from the agreement with the European Union (EU) among the main items on its agenda. Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin said the coun...
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Falklands, Monday 15th June Public Holiday; Liberation Day celebrations on Sunday 14th June
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Dan Jarvis appointed new UK Secretary of Defense; Healey resigns over military spending dispute
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Politics
- Brazil's lower-house committee approves lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 16
- US and Iran trade fire for a second night as Tehran says it has closed Hormuz
- US launches strikes against Iran in retaliation for the downing of an Apache helicopter
- EU mission praises transparency in Peru's runoff but criticizes the slow count
Economy
- Falklands’ public meeting Monday 8th June on the 2026/27 annual budget, with Secretary Clunie attending
- Lula pushes back on US tariffs, says Brazil is the one running a trade deficit
- US proposes forced-labor tariffs on 60 economies, with Brazil and China facing 12.5%
- Falklands pass £216m budget under 'live within our means' principle amid fiscal pressures
Energy & Oil
- Argentina warns it could 'fully exercise all actions' over Falklands oil drilling plans
- Venezuela moves to open its power sector to private investment after years of blackouts
- La Paz endures a month of blockades as food and fuel shortages deepen
- BP sacks its Chair over governance standards and conduct issues
Agriculture
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- FAO food commodity prices in May showed increases in cereals, sugar and beef
- Uruguay captures 63% of Mercosur's annual rice quota to the European Union
- Strait of Hormuz closure, FAO warns of fertilizer scarcity and calendar for new planting season
Entertainment
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- ‘Soccer’ is incorrect, or is it still the fine term for the beautiful game?
- Indio Solari, towering figure of Argentine rock, dies at 77; wake set for Sunday
- 2026 World Cup drives Airbnb supply surge in Mexican host cities and consolidates real estate firms' control
Health & Science
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- Submarine Force Advisory Council flagged ARA San Juan concerns seven months before its sinking
- WHO warns of “magnitude and speed” of Ebola outbreak in Congo with 131 deaths and cases in Uganda
- Labs across three continents confirm passenger-to-passenger spread on hantavirus cruise
Tourism
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- Falklands, South Atlantic Airbridge will change UK terminal to East Midlands for four months
- Montevideo's Carrasco airport to fly to 15 destinations in June with 158 weekly flights
- Falklands reaffirms close relationship with IAATO; Marketplace Expo in USA
