6 October 2026
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6 October 2026
Labour says it is a "straightforward and small correction, and does not change the fact that we are fully able to pay for our commitments".
6 October 2026
The president said there were signs that such models were used in recent attacks on several banks involving customer data. Police are investigating.
6 October 2026
The two nations will share information on investment trends and discuss supply chains, including those in the defense industry.
6 October 2026
Four members of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s family have been elected to office, most notably his wife and son Flávio, who won the first round of voting to be Brazil’s new president The weekend’s elections in Brazil not only put Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son, Flávio Bolsonaro, in the lead in the presidential race , but also underscored how far the former president has come in building a political dynasty. As his far-right senator son heads into a runoff against the leftist incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a sweeping far-right victory in congressional races also secured seats for Jair Bolsonaro’s wife, two of his sons and one of his brothers.
6 October 2026
Aker Solutions’ consultancy arm, Entr, has been awarded a contract by Net Zero Atlantic to deliver an offshore wind transmission routing and technology study in Canada under the Atlantic Canada Offshore Wind Readiness Program. In collaboration with Canadian-based C-CORE, a global leader in risk-based advisory services in harsh marine environments, Entr will explore and evaluate …
6 October 2026
Brazil has significantly expanded the area available for potential future oil and gas exploration along its Equatorial Margin, with regulator ANP defining 501 new offshore blocks covering around 380,000 sq km. The blocks fall within 11 new exploration sectors across the Foz do Amazonas, Pará-Maranhão, Barreirinhas, Ceará, and Potiguar basins. All the acreage is in …
6 October 2026
Singapore-based floater owner and operator Yinson Productions has signed a contract with Italian major Eni for a modification project on the FPSO John Agyekum Kufuor operating offshore Ghana. The modification project, expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2028, will involve fabricating and integrating two key topside modules designed to expand the FPSO …
