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Milei in Rome: Argentina’s YPF and Italy’s ENI sign deal to export natural gas
Buenos Aires Herald
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June 6, 2025
President Javier Milei has arrived in Rome, where he attended the signing of an investment commitment contract between the Argentine state-owned energy company YPF and the Italian multinational ENI. His Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni also...
Peru: Guns N' Roses to perform at Lima's National Stadium on Nov 5
Andina
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June 6, 2025
Under the title "Because What You Want & What You Get Are Two Completely Different Things Tour," the rock stars thus confirm a tour spanning over 20 countries around the globe, which critics and music lovers describe as an electrifying and...
Petrobras aims to make Africa its main exploratory region outside Brazil, CEO says
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 6, 2025
Petrobras PETR3 aims to make Africa its main region of development outside Brazil, the state-run oil giant’s CEO told Reuters on Thursday during a wide-ranging interview about the company’s strategy. Ivory Coast has extended the “red carpet” for...
Milei in Rome: Argentina’s YPF and Italy’s ENI sign deal to export natural gas
Buenos Aires Herald
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June 6, 2025
President Javier Milei has arrived in Rome, where he attended the signing of an investment commitment contract between the Argentine state-owned energy company YPF and the Italian multinational ENI. His Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni also...
Pope's former diocese of Chiclayo, Peru, renews his charity projects
Vatican News
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June 6, 2025
In Chiclayo, northern Peru, five charity projects promoted by the former local bishop, Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, have been given new life. By Vatican News Thousands of vulnerable families in the Lambayeque department of Peru will benefit...
GBFF In Focus: Peru - Applying the ecosystem approach in the Northern Transversal Economic Corridor
Global Environment Facility
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Since 2024, the GEF’s Global Biodiversity Framework Fund has moved from launch to full-speed operation, with seven projects already reviewed, approved, and funded, and dozens more in the pipeline. GBFF In Focus is a series showcasing how the new...
Election observers voice serious concerns about Mexico’s contentious judicial elections
Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Abysmal voter turnout, political polarization and voting “cheat sheets” were among the reasons an observation mission for Mexico’s historic judicial elections on Friday issued a recommendation to other countries in the region:...
Shape of new climate politics emerges
Bangkok Post
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June 6, 2025
Only a few months ago, a headline like "United States sets tariffs of up to 3,521% on solar panels from Southeast Asia" could have been dismissed as satire. Today, it's nothing special, one of many published amid an uninterrupted fusillade...
Mexico Pursues Lawsuit Against Sprague's Sports in Yuma and Other AZ Gun Dealers
KAWC Colorado River Public Media - Arizona
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June 6, 2025
By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services Mexico is not dropping its lawsuit against five Arizona gun dealers despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling tossing a similar case against gun manufacturers. Steve Shadowen who represents Mexico told Capitol...
Brazil Eyes Petrobras’ Extra Dividends to Shore Up Public Finances
The Rio Times
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June 6, 2025
Brazil’s government is considering extraordinary dividends from Petrobras to strengthen public finances. This move comes as Petrobras’ board approved R$11.72 ($2) billion in dividends and interest on equity for shareholders, to be paid in two...
Breaking down the 2026 World Cup: A record-breaking tournament with political tensions
Malay Mail
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June 6, 2025
LOS ANGELES, June 6 — The largest and most complex World Cup in history kicks off in just over a year’s time, with the United States, Canada and Mexico co-hosting the football extravaganza against a backdrop of political tension triggered by...
The Myth of Mexico’s ‘American Gun Problem’
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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June 6, 2025
This week, the Supreme Court tossed out the Mexican government’s lawsuit against seven major U.S. gun manufacturers, holding that a federal statute called the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act barred Mexico from filing the lawsuit in the...
Revived hydropower project to bring forced displacement, Peru communities warn
Mongabay
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June 6, 2025
The construction of the Pakitzapango hydroelectric dam in Peru’s Junín region should be a matter of national interest, according to a bill proposed in February that claims the project would boost national energy security. The dam would be...
Environmental Defenders in Mexico Face Deadly Threats From Organized Crime
InSight Crime - Washington D.C.
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June 6, 2025
Environmental defenders in Mexico are facing increasingly lethal attacks as organized crime deepens its role in land conflicts, often with the backing of public and private actors, according to a recent report. Criminal groups in Mexico have...
Lawyers hopeful that Mexico ruling on corporate liability will bring cultural change
Global Investigations Review
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June 6, 2025
Mexico Supreme Court building (Credit: Shutterstock/Octavio Hoyos) A former UBS Mexico employee’s LGBTQ+ discrimination lawsuit led to Mexico’s top court expanding corporate criminal liability. His lawyers are hopeful the decision will force...
Peru: Trujillo to promote 'The Paths of Pope Leo XIV in La Libertad' tourist route
Andina
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June 6, 2025
The route will be called "The Paths of Pope Leo XIV in La Libertad." It aims to preserve the memory and spiritual legacy of the Supreme Pontiff —a joint effort involving the local, regional, and national governments. This week, the first...
Cuba condemns U.S. veto on Gaza ceasefire
Cuban News Agency
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June 6, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Jun 4 (ACN) In a post on X, Political Bureau member Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs, denounced the new veto by the United States (US) in the UN Security Council on a draft resolution demanding "immediate,...
Remittances to Mexico to Drop to Lowest Level in More Than a Decade
American Renaissance
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June 6, 2025
Actions taken to shut down illegal crossings of the U.S.-Mexico border, mass deportation operations across the country, and an unprecedented increase in ICE worksite enforcement operations are the likely cause of a more than $250 million drop in...
London Gallery Weekend, Brazil’s National Museum, Jane Austen at the Morgan—podcast
The Art Newspaper
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June 6, 2025
The fifth edition of London Gallery Weekend takes place this weekend, and opens as the global art market is at a low ebb. So what can it do to change the mood? Ben Luke speaks to Ananya Mukhopadhyay, the managing director of Ames Yavuz, which is...
The Trump Effect: Money Transfers to Mexico By Mexican Nationals Drop To Lowest Level In Over a Decade
TFPP Wire
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June 6, 2025
Mexican remittances dropped by more than $250 million in April—the sharpest decline in 12 years—amid aggressive U.S. immigration enforcement actions under President Trump. The crackdown is hitting both illegal border crossings and workplaces, with...