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General elections were held on 2 October to elect the president, vice president, and the National Congress; no candidates received more than half the votes, leaving Brazilians with a four-week campaign ahead with Lula da Silva against Bolsonaro

10 armed groups, including former members of the FARC group who rejected the government peace deal, have agreed to participate in unilateral ceasefires to dialogue with the government

YPF, Argentina’s state-owned energy company, has begun to supply renewable power to an international crypto-mining company, as an initiative to help ease the pollution that crypto-mining creates for the globe

The protection of endemic species of flora in the mountainous areas of the province of Holguín is one of the priorities of the Centre for Research and Environmental Services of the Eastern Territory on the basis of community education projects and actions

Castle Bruce constituency parliamentary representative Octavia Alfred has announced that residents of the constituency can 'continue their daily lives almost as usual' after experiencing heavy rains last Friday

A new programme aimed at promoting greater awareness of the needs and issues affecting the lives of elderly and vulnerable persons through conversation, consultation and sharing of experiences is set to launch soon

In El Callao mining region, countless small artisanal miners that once sold gold to the government have been forced out of the area since President Nicolas Maduro has now decided to close deals with bigger miners, seeking more production and revenue

Scientists have found the remains of a 12.000 year-old elephant near Lake Tagua Tagua, being a significant discovery as now they can hypothesise new ways in which climate change and natives affected animals in the area at the time

A major hack of classified government information took place and exposed the country's vulnerability to cyberattacks; the media has criticised the government for its alleged under-investment and poor technological preparedness

A sperm whale that was beached in shallow waters in Negril, Jamaica this morning has been freed and is back in open water, according to a Jamaica’s National Environment and Planning Agency

The Government of Barbados has secured BB$146.52 million from the issuance of a dual currency blue bond with Inter-American Development Bank and The Nature Conservancy acting as guarantors for the transaction

In its effort to encourage residents to become better environmental stewards, the Solid Waste Management and Recycling Project has enrolled members of the teaching fraternity in Nevis, seeking support for its second phase of establishing recycling models