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Friday, September 5, 2025
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Topic: South America

Modi set for 5-nation Africa & Latin America visit in July; will be 1st PM to visit Ghana since Rao

It will be his second visit to South America in last 8 months. The packed schedule will see a week of travel, as New Delhi seeks to step up its cooperation with the two regions.

1 killed & thousands displaced as category 4 Hurricane Beryl hits Jamaica

A woman died in Jamaica’s Hanover parish after a tree fell on her home. Warning for hurricane is in effect for Jamaica, Cayman Islands & eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.

Oropouche virus is rapidly spreading in South America. It can cause large outbreaks

The lack of resources to test and track the OROV virus through comprehensive surveillance systems severely hampers efforts to accurately monitor outbreaks.

From Amazon basin to South & Central America — study follows journey cacao plant made 5,000 yrs ago

Published in Scientific Reports journal, the French study looks at how plant may have spread via trade routes & attempts to understand how popular cacao varieties were domesticated.

Not just the Amazon rain forest, other one-of-a-kind ecosystems are burning down too

South America’s Pantanal wetlands — reaching into Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay — are burning at a record pace this year, and commercial farmers are largely to blame.

South American country Suriname elects Indian-origin President, ends dictatorial rule

Suriname, where Hinduism is the second most practiced religion in the country, voted former police chief Chan Santokhi to replace Desi Bouterse as president.

Uruguay quietly beats coronavirus, distinguishing itself from S. American neighbours again

While it has not eliminated the virus, as similarly sized New Zealand has, Uruguay is one of just a handful of countries to effectively manage the disease.

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro confirms Latin and South America’s Right-ward tilt

Only Mexico, right next to Donald Trump's America, has refused to fall in line as it elected Left-leaning Lopez Obrador in July.

HoaXposed: Woman stabbed video tweeted by fake Anil Kapoor’s account is not from India

The video received more than 350 retweets and was viewed by more than 2,900 people.

On Camera

Give Trump a Nobel already. He has united Modi, Xi and Putin

Both India and the US should realise that whether it is trade or security, strategy or diplomacy, relationships cannot be one-sided.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.