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Hackers steal US$6.3 billion in crypto from Binance in the sector’s biggest-ever heist
Hackers stole about US$6.3 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, in the biggest theft in the sector’s history, which the US Secret Service is investigating with other agencies. Blockchain analytics firms point to a hack...
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Politics
- Bolsonaro’s exit via Argentina further strains relations between Milei and Lula
- King Charles begins a Caribbean tour overshadowed by calls for slavery reparations
- Argentina confirms Bolsonaro crossed via Iguazú before flying to Miami
- Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil despite a court ban and the US will grant him a visa
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
