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Lula to visit Madrid on Monday to meet Sánchez, two weeks before Spain’s election
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will visit Madrid on Monday, November 16, to meet Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, less than two weeks before the snap general election on November 29, in which Sánchez is seeking re-election. It will be L...
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Politics
- Hamburg hearing opens as Argentina seeks to halt Sea Lion and the UK disputes jurisdiction
- Venezuela signs a memorandum with ExxonMobil for the oil major’s return after leaving in 2007
- Nicaragua: Ortega reappears after 68 days as the government gives no word on his health
- Princess Anne and Sports VIPs present at official opening of Falkland Islands Sport Complex
Economy
- Paraguay’s Santiago Peña tenders his resignation, but Congress presses ahead with impeachment
- Paraguay seeks to return part of the savings frozen at Ueno Bank within 24 hours
- Paraguay takes over Ueno Bank, with 3 million customers, and freezes its deposits
- Markets react to the US midterms: the dollar falls and gold rises
Energy & Oil
- Argentina’s Sea Lion case could founder on Falklands sovereignty, a legal expert warns
- Shell and TotalEnergies double profits on a refining boom
- Falklands unveil 2026-2030 Islands Plan, with a sovereign wealth fund for energy revenues
- Falklands approves bill on oil pollution emergencies in relation to offshore installations, and responsibilities
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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- Peru declares an El Niño emergency in nearly three-quarters of the country ahead of the Pope’s visit
- An unusual die-off of southern right whales in Argentine Patagonia alarms scientists
- Amazon fires rise 62% in October as deforestation falls to a record low
Entertainment
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- Tesla’s new Roadster uses compressed air and fans to jump and drive upside down
- 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
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
