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Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:56:00 GMTLawyers and opposition challenge Milei’s citizenship-by-investment scheme as unconstitutional
The citizenship-by-investment programme launched by Javier Milei’s government, which allows foreigners to obtain Argentine nationality in exchange for a US$350,000 contribution to the Treasury or the purchase of a US$800,000 ...
Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:50:00 GMT
Lula takes to the streets of São Paulo to close the gap two weeks before the runoff
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva led a large rally on São Paulo’s Avenida Paulista on Sunday to relaunch his campaign two weeks before the October 25 runoff, in which he trails Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. “Thi...
Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:10:00 GMT
Brexit campaigner Daniel Hannan warns a US shift on the Falklands would wreck the Atlantic alliance
Daniel Hannan, one of the leading strategists of the Brexit campaign and director general of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), has warned in the Washington Examiner that a change in the US position on the Falklands would...
Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:06:00 GMT
Yields on key US Treasury bonds reached new highs, but for the 10-year demand was especially strong
Yields on key US Treasury bonds touched fresh 24-year highs Wednesday as the latest global bond sell-off picked up steam. The 10-year Treasury yield rose as high as 5.36%, and the 30-year Treasury yield hit 5.73% — the highes...
Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:04:00 GMT
BAS researchers uncover chinstrap penguins massive colony decline in Antarctic volcanic island
A remote volcanic island near Antarctica has lost its title of largest penguin colony in the world, as new research reveals massive population declines, igniting fears for species’ survival. Researchers from British Antarctic...