MercoPress https://en.mercopress.com/ South Atlantic News Agency en Copyright 2026, MercoPress. https://en.mercopress.com/web/img/en/mercopress-logo.gif MercoPress http://en.mercopress.com/ <![CDATA[Falklands government extends all offshore oil licences for five years]]> Portfolio holder for Trade, Industry, and Mineral Resources MLA Cheryl Roberts The Falkland Islands Government announced on Monday the extension of all existing offshore hydrocarbons production licences, for an initial period of five years with a further two optional years at its discretion, and said the decision has “the full support of the UK Government”.

]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:54:00 GMT <![CDATA[The pending fiscal adjustment dominates the final stretch of Brazil's presidential race]]> According to Brazilian press reports, they pressed the urgency of a fiscal adjustment given rising public debt Brazil heads into the October 4 general election with a growing economy and unemployment at record lows, but with one debate dominating the campaign's final stretch: the cut in public spending that analysts and business leaders agree will fall to whoever wins, whether President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva or Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.

]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:42:00 GMT <![CDATA[Delcy Rodríguez arrives in New York for UN General Assembly, ahead of meeting with Trump]]> Her address to the General Assembly is scheduled for Thursday, September 24 Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, arrived in New York in the early hours of Monday to take part in the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, days ahead of a planned meeting with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:15:00 GMT <![CDATA[US investigates ICE shooting of Venezuelan delivery driver in Austin]]> An ICE agent got out of an unmarked truck, rammed Garcés Pérez's vehicle, then exited and fired at least five times An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and wounded a Venezuelan man on Sunday in Austin, Texas, while he was making a delivery for DoorDash, in an incident the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed it is investigating alongside the FBI and which prompted calls for an independent investigation from local officials.

]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:44:00 GMT <![CDATA[Canada invites the UK to join its economic alliance with the European Union]]> “Why don't we team up?” the minister said, adding that “the world has changed. America has changed. So we need to change.” Canada's Finance Minister, François-Philippe Champagne, has proposed that the United Kingdom join the economic alliance Ottawa is negotiating with the European Union, in comments to the BBC. "We are independent and sovereign, but we are stronger together," he said. The British government has not publicly responded to the proposal.

]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:31:00 GMT <![CDATA[UK calls Argentine action against Falklands companies “unacceptable”]]> Argentina claims sovereignty over the archipelago and maintains that licences granted by the islands' government are invalid Britain's Minister for the Overseas Territories, Uma Kumaran, on Friday described as “unacceptable” and carrying “no legal justification” the proceedings Argentina has opened against companies and individuals linked to economic activity in the Falklands, and said the United Kingdom's diplomatic network fully backs those targeted.

]]> Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:32:00 GMT <![CDATA[Falklands: official reception to celebrate Chile's Independence Day]]> An evening all about Chile — the official residence lit up in the colors of the Chilean flag. As is traditional in the Falklands, the Governor and the elected Legislative Assembly extended their congratulations and celebrated with great enthusiasm Chile's Fiestas Patrias, and in particular September 18, Independence Day.

]]> Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:22:00 GMT <![CDATA[Trump and Delcy Rodríguez to meet in New York, first encounter with a Venezuelan leader in 11 years]]> US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz confirmed Rodríguez's trip on Friday and said the meeting would be “informal” rather than a “formal bilateral,” what is diplomatically known as a “pull-aside” US President Donald Trump will meet on Tuesday with Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, in what will be the first encounter between a US president and a Venezuelan leader in more than eleven years, since the brief meeting between Barack Obama and Nicolás Maduro at the Summit of the Americas in Panama in 2015.

]]> Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:23:00 GMT <![CDATA[Trump announces ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico at the White House, with no steps to enforce it]]> “I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House as a result of their constant 'reporting' FAKE NEWS!” he wrote US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House "effective immediately," though by the end of the day there was no indication his administration had taken any step to implement it and reporters from the three outlets were still working at the presidential complex.

]]> Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[When Can a Second Medical Opinion in Switzerland Change a Treatment Plan?]]> A serious diagnosis often comes with several possible treatment routes. Surgery may be recommended by one specialist, while another may suggest medication, targeted therapy, further diagnostics, or observation. In such cases, a second medical opinion can provide a more detailed assessment before a major decision is made.

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