MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Trump admits calling FIFA over a red card; the reversal for the US striker sparks an outcry
US President Donald Trump admitted he had called FIFA President Gianni Infantino to ask that the red card shown to US striker Folarin Balogun be reviewed, after the body reversed the suspension that would have kept him out of the round-of-16 match against Belgium. The decision...
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Politics
- Scathing comments on Labour’s Defense Plan, Sir Keir has scrapped more warships than Britain lost in Falklands War
- US marks its 250th anniversary as a record heat wave disrupts July 4 events
- Petro says he asked Trump to lift his OFAC sanctions in a phone call
- Six months after Maduro's capture, Rodríguez's interim mandate expires after the quake
Economy
- Mercosur turns to Asia with Japan talks as the EU quota split stays unresolved
- Argentina taps the local market to fund a $4.2 billion bondholder payment due July 9
- Argentina's Pacific-pact bid would make it a trade partner of the UK, raising a Falklands dilemma
- Alan Greenspan, Fed chairman who served with four presidents and faced several recessions has died at 100
Energy & Oil
- Venezuela hands Shell a license for the cross-border Loran gas field shared with Trinidad
- Colombia's government confirms El Niño will be among the most intense since 1950
- Argentina warns it could 'fully exercise all actions' over Falklands oil drilling plans
- Venezuela moves to open its power sector to private investment after years of blackouts
Agriculture
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- Uruguay sheep produce exports from July25 to May26 reached US$ 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
Environment
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- A multinational rescue frees Hernán, trapped eight days under Venezuela's quake rubble
- Chilean rescuers allege military harassment in Venezuela's quake zone
- Why Venezuela's earthquake was so deadly: shallow, powerful and just seconds apart
Entertainment
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- Argentina survives a scare from debutant Cape Verde to reach the World Cup quarterfinals
- Paraguay declares a holiday after reaching the World Cup's last 16 by beating Germany
- Falklands' annual reception in London celebrates the Islands' sporting culture
Health & Science
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- Brazil suspends its dengue vaccine as a precaution after two deaths
- 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
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
