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From Montevideo to Luján: Leo XIV’s tour of Uruguay and Argentina
Pope Leo XIV will begin a tour of South America in Montevideo on November 6 that will take him to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, with open-air Masses, meetings with Presidents Yamandú Orsi and Javier Milei, and events with young people, workers and prisoners. His stop in ...
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Politics
- Brazil to spend nearly three-quarters of its 2027 defence budget on personnel and pensions
- “I am the right person”: Delcy Rodríguez casts herself as guarantor of Venezuela’s transition
- UK Government aims to spend 3% of GDP on defense by 2030, Chancellor says, but not everyone's convinced
- Bolsonaro’s exit via Argentina further strains relations between Milei and Lula
Economy
- Christine Lagarde to step down early as European Central Bank president in February
- IMF expects Brazil to become the 8th largest economy in the 2027 ranking
- Latin America’s energy inflation reaches its highest level in a year
- Debt, inflation and a hostile Congress: the economic challenges of Lula’s fourth term
Energy & Oil
- Falklands approves bill on oil pollution emergencies in relation to offshore installations, and responsibilities
- Latin America’s energy inflation reaches its highest level in a year
- Milei hopes to exploit the Falklands’ oil dispute in next year’s election
- A partial win in Hamburg could help Milei in 2027, an analysis suggests
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
Environment
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- Amazon fires rise 62% in October as deforestation falls to a record low
- The area of Antarctic ozone hole during September reached 15 million km2, says Copernicus
- A tornado and an unusual spring hailstorm overwhelm Santiago, Chile
Entertainment
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- Messi leaves Argentina's national team after 21 years with a fortune Forbes puts at US$1.1 billion
- “I gave everything, I have nothing left”: Messi ends twenty years with Argentina
- Drums in his neighbourhood and a wake in parliament: Uruguay bids farewell to Ruben Rada
Health & Science
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- Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and underwent successful surgery, Vatican says
- BAS researchers uncover chinstrap penguins massive colony decline in Antarctic volcanic island
- Lula remark on medical exams sparks controversy five days before the vote
Tourism
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- Iguazú Falls closed as the river’s flow tops 12,000 cubic metres per second
- British Airways restores non-stop London-Buenos Aires flights and adds a daily Santiago service
- Uruguay ranks third in Latin America for international air passengers per capita
