MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Colombia's government confirms El Niño will be among the most intense since 1950
Colombia's Environment Ministry confirmed on Thursday that the El Niño phenomenon arrived about three months earlier than expected and that, if projections hold, it will be one of the “most intense recorded since 1950,” according to data from the Institut...
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Politics
- EU mission praises transparency in Peru's runoff but criticizes the slow count
- FIG appoints Steve Dent as new Director of Development & Commercial Services
- Sánchez overtakes Fujimori in Peru count with 95% tallied; overseas vote still to come
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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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- 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
- Paraguay aims for 10 million tourists by 2037 with megaparks and foreign capital
