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Machu Picchu Rewrites Its Ticket Rules

Peru has ended unpaid reservations at its most famous site. Visitors now have 15 minutes to pay, and tickets carry their names.

Flávio Bolsonaro edged out President Lula in the first round. The final vote is on 25 October.

Solar panels have spread so widely that some families now give them as part of a dowry. The power grid is paying for it.

The world's two biggest cocoa growers have set very different farmgate prices, and the gap matters well beyond West Africa.