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WRC Chile: Evans leads as Lappi, Loubet suffer high-speed rolls

Evans guided his Toyota GR Yaris to two fastest times from the three stages, to open up a 2.6s-lead over Hyundai’s Teemu Suninen, as the WRC endured a spectacular return to South America's gravel roads.

Autosport

Europe’s olive oil supply running out after drought – and the odd hailstorm

Heatwaves around Mediterranean have damaged harvests and forced producers to import from South America

The Guardian - UK

Three further arrests made in connection to 157 million euro cocaine haul

Six men have now been detained for questioning about the largest drugs haul in the history of the Irish state.

The Independent UK

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Elite army unit storms ship to seize Ireland’s biggest drugs haul

Members of the elite army unit descended from a helicopter onto MV Matthew as it tried to sail out of Irish waters and evade capture.

The Independent UK

Cocaine haul worth 157 million euro is biggest drug seizure in Ireland’s history

The drugs were found on a Panamanian-registered vessel in a major joint agency operation off the south-east coast of Ireland.

The Independent UK

World Cup qualifiers | Messi misses Argentina's 3-0 win in Bolivia; Brazil beats Peru

Argentina beats Bolivia 3-0 in La Paz, despite Lionel Messi's absence. Brazil wins 1-0 at Peru, Ecuador defeats Uruguay 2-1 and Venezuela beats Paraguay 1-0. Argentina, Brazil lead South American standings with 6 pts, Colombia in 3rd with 4 pts.

The Hindu

US sanctions Lebanon-South America network accused of financing Hezbollah

The United States has slapped terrorism sanctions on a family network of seven individuals and businesses in Lebanon and South America accused of financing the militant group Hezbollah, including a Lebanese man who officials say was involved in two deadly attacks in Argentina in the 1990s

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‘Special moment’ for South American rugby as Chile join Argentina and Uruguay at World Cup

For the first time in Rugby World Cup history, South America will be fielding three representatives at the 2023 edition that kicks off in France on September 8, with first-timers Chile entering the fray alongside Uruguay and tournament regulars Argentina. The trio of nations will be counting on this unprecedented…

France 24

Morelos next club revealed as ex-Rangers striker 'finalising move'

Alfredo Morelos is reportedly finally closing in on a move to his next club.

The National (Scotland)

Climate, migration and resistance in focus at French photojournalism festival

The Visa pour l'Image international festival of photojournalism kicks off on Saturday in Perpignan, in the south of France. The 35th edition will highlight the consequences of climate change, as well as migrant crises in the Mediterranean and South America, the war in Ukraine and uprisings in Iran.

Radio France Internationale

Peru's lost daughters: Families of missing women fight for justice

In Peru, 60 percent of people who disappear are women. Over 11,000 women were reported missing in the country last year, the majority of them teenagers. Some disappearances are voluntary. But most are linked to human trafficking networks, prostitution and domestic violence. Despite this poor record, Peru was the first…

France 24

Beaten, suffocated, forced into an abortion: the fate of one Venezuelan woman under Maduro

Latest Amnesty International report documents ongoing state detention and torture in the South American country – all while its president seeks renewed links with the west

The Guardian - UK

Temperatures hit 41C in Brazil amid freak winter heatwave gripping South America

Rare heatwave engulfs 19 of Brazil’s 26 states as several South American countries experience record highs

The Independent UK

BRICS now a non-western grouping with the induction of six more member nations

BRICS expands to 11 members, strengthening its position as a global grouping. New members from Middle East, Africa, South America chosen, sending message of multipolarity. India took lead in drafting criteria, most new members strategic partners. Expansion sends message against US sanctions, energy players join. BRICS now a recognised global…

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Chinese-backed port project in Peru to be the 'gateway from South America to Asia,' official says

Dozens of cranes lift blocks weighing several tons and drop them to compact the soil of a roughly one-square-mile area on Peru’s Pacific coast, part of China’s most ambitious port project in Latin America designed to facilitate trade between the regions

WEKU

Chikungunya virus surges in South America. But a new discovery could help outfox it

South America has seen a quarter million cases this year, as climate change is a boon for the mosquitoes that spread it. A study about how the virus infects cells could help inform future treatments.

The Independent UK

AOC calls on US to declassify documents that could shed light on Washington’s involvement in Chilean coup

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says in Chile that it is imperative for the United States to declassify documents that could shed light on its involvement in the South American country’s 1973 coup

The Independent UK

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez calls on US to declassify documents on Chile's 1973 coup

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Parasite triggered painful uvula ulcer in man 5 years after he caught it in South America

A man unwittingly picked up a parasite, and years later, it triggered a throat infection.

The Independent UK

New Paraguay president stresses South American country's ties with Taiwan at swearing-in ceremony

President Santiago Peña said Paraguay and Taiwan are “not just allies, but also brothers” when he was sworn in as the South American country’s new president on Tuesday

The National (Scotland)

Alfredo Morelos and the post-Rangers Brazil transfer option

It's said the 27-year-old could be set for a permanent return to South America.

The Independent UK

Taiwan's vice president leaves on Paraguay trip amid Chinese efforts to isolate the island

Taiwan’s vice president has left on a trip to Paraguay to reinforce relations with his government’s last diplomatic partner in South America at a time when China is stepping up efforts to isolate the self-ruled island democracy

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Inside South America’s summit to save the Amazon

In today’s newsletter: After years of rampant exploitation under a far-right government, Brazil has brought together leaders to help secure the future of the world’s biggest rainforest – and create ‘a just ecological transition’

The Guardian - UK

Winter heatwave in Andes is sign of things to come, scientists warn

Human-caused climate disruption and El Niño push temperature in mountains to 37C

The Guardian - US

‘Winter is disappearing’: South America hit by ‘brutal’ unseasonal heatwave

Buenos Aires records hottest start to August in 117 years, Chile sees highs towards 40C and Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil also bake

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