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Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:23:00 GMT
Brazil: Lula leads first-round scenarios but faces tighter runoffs, poll suggests
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva remains the front-runner across all first-round matchups for Brazil’s 4 October presidential election, according to a new survey by Instituto Ideia published by digital outlet Ca...

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:41:00 GMT
Pope Leo XIV set to visit Peru later in 2026, bishops say, as planning advances
Peru’s Catholic bishops say preparations are under way for Pope Leo XIV to travel to Peru in November or the first week of December, a trip that would take the first U.S.-born pontiff back to a country where he served as a bi...

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:39:00 GMT
Venezuela detains Alex Saab in joint operation with United States
Colombian-Venezuelan businessman Alex Saab — long portrayed by U.S. authorities as a key financial operator for Chavismo and a former Venezuelan industry minister — was detained in Caracas early Wednesday in what Colombian ...

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 01:00:00 GMT
Brazilian oil and gas production record in 2025, 4,987million boe/d
Brazil daily production of oil and natural gas in 2025 reached the equivalent of 4,987 million boe/d, a new record, according to the country’s Petroleum National Agency, ANP.

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:36:00 GMT
The RRS Shackleton incident when an Argentine destroyer opened fire on the research vessel
On this day but in 1976 a very serious incident occurred in the South West Atlantic when the British research vessel RRS Shackleton was intercepted and fired upon by the Argentine destroyer ARA Almirante Storni, some 78 mile...

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