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Kirchner's defense seeks to lift her ban from office before the 2027 elections
Lawyers for former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said on Tuesday they have added a new element to the petition they are pursuing before the UN Human Rights Committee, seeking to overturn her final conviction in the Vialidad case and, more immediatel...
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Politics
- Falklands’ stamps and the story of the only reindeer world population unaffected by the Chernobyl radioactive fallout
- Polls show Argentine distrust of Milei's shift on the Falklands
- Falklands donate £40,000 to Red Cross appeal for Nepal flood victims
- Milei sets out the sovereignty bill he will send to Congress over the Falklands
Economy
- Brent climbs back above US$100 to its highest level since late July
- Investment banks warn the Venezuela deal will not bring down fuel prices
- A conciliatory chancellor calls to ‘refresh’ UK’s special relationship with the US
- Uruguay's central bank marks five years without intervening in the currency market
Energy & Oil
- Argentina files criminal complaint against Navitas over Falklands; firm silent, shares slide
- Rockhopper and Navitas shares fall as operators defend Sea Lion timetable
- Milei announces sanctions against oil firms operating off the Falklands without Argentine approval
- Investment banks warn the Venezuela deal will not bring down fuel prices
Agriculture
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- The US waives beef tariffs for Brazil and Paraguay, but not for Argentina and Uruguay
- Wildfires in Spain and France hit the world's two largest wine-growing nations
- FAO expects world cereal output and trade projected to decline in year ahead
Environment
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- WMO forecasts a very strong El Niño peaking at year's end and lasting into February 2027
- Norway prepares to open The Whale Museum, 190 miles north of the Arctic Circle
- China's embassy accuses a senior Argentine official of spreading “rumours” about the Nepal flood
Entertainment
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- Drums in his neighbourhood and a wake in parliament: Uruguay bids farewell to Ruben Rada
- Specialist outlets estimate GTA VI absenteeism could cost the US a billion dollars
- Ruben Rada, who took Uruguayan candombe to international audiences, dies at 83
Health & Science
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- Australia launches program to vaccinate colonies of little penguins against avian influenza
- Colombia asks for supplies but not foreign rescue personnel after the earthquake
- SpaceX rocket stage crashes into the Moon after 18 months adrift
Tourism
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- Venezuela's main airport reopens with temporary modules two months after the earthquake
- Argentine trips abroad fall 21.2% as Brazil and Uruguay lead arrivals
- American Airlines resumes its seasonal Montevideo-Miami route in December
