MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Fujimori nears victory in Peru's presidential count as the left calls for protests
Ten days after the June 7 presidential runoff, Peru still has no proclaimed winner, but the right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori is heading toward victory. With 99.1% of the vote counted, she leads the left-wing Roberto Sánchez by some 36,889 votes and is projected as th...
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Politics
- Chile's Kast government reaffirms Valparaíso's bid to host the High Seas Treaty secretariat
- Peru's electoral board reiterates it will proclaim the president-elect by mid-July
- Macron skips the planned protocol and does not greet Trump in person at the G7 in France
- Uruguay to add AI to environmental controls and seeks a new environmental-crimes law
Economy
- Uruguay sheep produce exports from July25 to May26 reached US$ 281 million
- Argentina seeks a trade pact that would link it with the UK for the first time since 1982
- 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
Energy & Oil
- Colombia's government confirms El Niño will be among the most intense since 1950
- 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
Agriculture
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- Uruguay sheep produce exports from July25 to May26 reached US$ 281 million
- 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
Entertainment
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- Who was Gaspi, the popular Argentine YouTuber killed in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro?
- Mexico City hosts the opening ceremony of the first 48-team World Cup on Thursday
- ‘Soccer’ is incorrect, or is it still the fine term for the beautiful game?
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
