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Colombia: far-right De la Espriella advances first to runoff as Petro disowns results
Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella took first place in the first round of the Colombian presidential elections held on Sunday, in a result that contradicted all previous polls and immediately opened an institutional crisis. With 99% of polling stations counted in the pr...
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Falklands Legislative Assembly marks Overseas Territories Day and start of Pride Month
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Falklands, Territorial integrity and self determination dominate discussions,… but oil may change that
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Politics
- Leftist Iván Cepeda leads in early bulletins of Colombia's presidential first round
- Uruguayan released in Venezuela slept in his building's hallway after finding home taken by his captor
- United States and Iran acknowledge preliminary agreement but disagree on its essential terms
- Colombia votes for new president with healthcare system on verge of collapse as main concern
Economy
- 2026 World Cup drives Airbnb supply surge in Mexican host cities and consolidates real estate firms' control
- Uruguay captures 63% of Mercosur's annual rice quota to the European Union
- Messi joins billionaire athletes club after crossing USD 1 billion net worth threshold
- Falklands’ oil, in June upgrade begins in Asia to adapt Aoka Mizu FPSO to Sea Lion development needs
Energy & Oil
- Brazilian Public Prosecutor's Office asks not to renew license of country's sole uranium mine
- London Stock Exchange rises 1.26% driven by oil and defense sectors
- Cuba accepts USD 100 million in US humanitarian aid amid energy collapse
- UK ‘Zero Net’ Miliband’s policy questioned as a threat to British security, ‘China dominates all the green technology’
Agriculture
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- Strait of Hormuz closure, FAO warns of fertilizer scarcity and calendar for new planting season
- Falklands, financial advance for FIMCO and calcified kelp license to improve soil for cattle forage
- FAO and WMO warn extreme heat pushes global agriculture 'to the limit,' threatening one billion people
Environment
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- Western Europe breaks heat records in mid-spring with deaths in United Kingdom and France
- United Kingdom records hottest May since 1922 with overnight temperature record
- Humpback whales observation show they moved between Australia and Brazil, the longest travel distance ever
Entertainment
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- Falklands, artists film on local talent and works
- Patagonian Tragedy to Be Remembered at London’s Royal Albert Hall
- Falkland House in London hosts an exhibition of ceramic work by Graham Bound
Health & Science
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- Labs across three continents confirm passenger-to-passenger spread on hantavirus cruise
- British paratroopers drop onto Tristan da Cunha to treat suspected hantavirus case
- Tenerife braces for race-against-time operation to evacuate 140 from MV Hondius
Tourism
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- Paraguay aims for 10 million tourists by 2037 with megaparks and foreign capital
- Ushuaia landfill scrutinized in cruise ship hantavirus outbreak probe
- Falklands monitor MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak and clarify the route did not include the islands
