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Milei opens Argentina Week at the OECD and will meet Macron at the Élysée
Argentine President Javier Milei will lead Argentina Week in Paris from Wednesday, a gathering aimed at attracting European investment, with its main day on Thursday at the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, ending that evening with a p...
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Politics
- Lula widens his first-round lead to five points, but the runoff remains tied
- Five shipping lines warn Uruguay the port dispute is damaging its international standing
- Milei denies a recession and says indicators are “throwing out anything”
- Chile reinforcing its military presence in Magallanes Region and Antarctica
Economy
- UK public debt nears £3 trillion, equivalent to 93.8% of GDP
- Canada invites the UK to join its economic alliance with the European Union
- Two weeks to Brazilian presidential election, Central Bank cuts interest rate for the fifth time running
- Trump still has confidence in his Fed’s chairman, despite the rate increase to 4%
Energy & Oil
- British columnist proposes London take half of Falklands oil revenues
- Falklands, Rockhopper raises US$ 20 million in fresh funds to fund Sea Lion project
- Argentina claims Chile is committed to no logistic support for Falklands’ oil industry
- Brent climbs back above US$100 to its highest level since late July
Agriculture
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- 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
- Wildfires in Spain and France hit the world's two largest wine-growing nations
Environment
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- Argentine Patagonia national park will twin with a Welsh similar of Snowdonia
- 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
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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- A port dispute in Montevideo blocks a second ferry operator on the Buenos Aires route
- 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
