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Argentina enters electoral ban two days before the presidential election
October 21 |
With two days to go before the elections on Sunday, October 22, Argentina entered this Friday into an electoral ban to elect the president of the nation and legislative and provincial positions.
In this situation, campaign acts are prohibited from 08H00 (local time) (11:00 GMT) this Friday until 21H00 (local time) (00:00 GMT) on Sunday, as well as party advertising or the provision of ballots, within a radius of 80 meters around the polling stations.
The country “is very big and has, fortunately and for the joy of all Argentines, very beautiful and very hidden and difficult to access places, and we have to reach all of them”, underlined the director of Electoral Services of the Argentine Post Office, Mariana Aballay.
Argentina will elect 130 deputies, 24 national senators, in addition to 19 Mercosur parliamentarians per national district and 24 per regional district, as well as the president and vice-president of the Nation.
Likewise, general elections will be held in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Entre Ríos and the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, which decided not to split their elections from the national elections, as did the rest of the districts.
Polling centers will remain open between 08H00 hours (11:00 GMT) and 18H00 hours (21:00 GMT). Some 35.4 million Argentines are called to vote this Sunday for presidential candidates Sergio Massa, who represents Unión por la Patria; Javier Milei, of La Libertad Avanza and the aspirant of Juntos por el Cambio, Patricia Bullrich; Juan Schiaretti Hacemos por Nuestro País and Myriam Bregman.
Although presidential candidate Javier Milei was the only proposal of his party, he obtained 30 percent of the votes, a percentage much higher than what was estimated in the polls prior to the PASO.
Although he became the most voted individual pre-candidate and the most voted political force, the proposal of the ultra-right wing that he defends will be in charge, in case of coming to power and according to his program, of a “strong cut in public expenditure”, “lowering of taxes” and “labor flexibilization”.
Likewise, Javier Milei would accompany a financial reform with a “free and deregulated banking system together with the free competition of currencies”, while he defends the privatization of the public retirement system, of the health and education systems and of the “loss-making public companies”.
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Colombian coffee production hits 14.8 million bags, best in over three decades
Colombia closed the 2024/25 coffee season with a production of 14.8 million 60-kilogram bags, marking a 17% increase compared to the previous cycle and the highest output in 33 years, the National Federation of Coffee Growers (FNC) announced on Tuesday.
According to FNC data, Colombia produced 14,869,000 bags between September 2024 and August 2025, up from 12.7 million bags in the previous harvest.
FNC manager Germán Bahamón highlighted that this performance “reaffirms the reliability of Colombian coffee origin in the global market” and reflects “the disciplined work of producers, the impact of responsible crop renewal, professional technical assistance, and the favorable weather conditions that supported the production process.”
Looking ahead to the 2025/26 cycle, the FNC warned of a possible drop in output due to the physiological response of coffee plants and the heavy rains expected in the coming semester.
“Each season brings new challenges and opportunities. We will work with determination to ensure that farmer profitability remains the foundation of sustainability and the future of the entire coffee chain,” Bahamón wrote on X.
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Model Angie Miller last seen in Mexico City amid musician deaths
Model Angélica Torrini, who goes by Angie Miller on social media, was last seen on Tuesday in a southern area of Mexico City, according to the local prosecutor’s office.
On her Instagram account, the Venezuelan appeared with Bayron Sánchez, known professionally as B King, who traveled to Mexico for a series of performances alongside DJ Regio Clown (real name Jorge Herrera).
Both musicians were last seen in Mexico City on September 16, and on Monday, their bodies were found in a municipality of the neighboring State of Mexico, local media reported.
Torrini, 29, lives in Mexico City, works as a model, and has a daughter. Following the disappearance of the Colombian musicians, she posted messages on her social media accounts to help locate them.
“My favorite Colombian,” she wrote in a video on September 11, in which she appeared dancing with B King, who also shared the clip on his own account.
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Authorities investigate triple homicide of young women in southern Buenos Aires
The bodies of three women, two aged 20 and one 15, were found on the outskirts of Buenos Aires in a case authorities are investigating as a revenge killing linked to drug trafficking, the provincial Security Minister reported on Wednesday.
“Apparently, they were going to attend an event they had been invited to, unaware that it was a trap organized by a transnational drug trafficking group planning to kill them,” said Javier Alonso, Buenos Aires provincial Security Minister, during a press conference.
So far, four people have been arrested for aggravated homicide, including the owner of the house where the bodies were discovered, though Alonso suggested that more individuals may be involved.
Investigators determined that the victims voluntarily got into a vehicle on Friday night and were taken to a house in Florencio Varela, on the southern outskirts of Buenos Aires. The vehicle was later found burned near the property where the bodies were discovered in the garden.
While the exact motive is still under investigation, the minister explained that the women had previously encountered members of the criminal organization, and an incident involving them led to this act of revenge. Alonso estimated that the killings occurred the same night the women disappeared, and phone tracking helped reconstruct their movements.
On Tuesday, a small group of people, including neighbors of the victims, gathered at the roundabout where the women were last seen in southern Buenos Aires
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