Stories for May 13th 2019

Monday, May 13th 2019 - 17:03 UTC
Armed man arrested in Argentina’s presidential office: he wanted to meet with Mauricio Macri

An armed man was arrested in the Casa Rosada, Argentina’s presidential office, who tried to enter on the grounds that he had an audience with President Mauricio Macri. The suspect was carrying a box with a Magnum 44 Taurus revolver and was arrested by the Military House before entering the building, according to information from the Government office in Buenos Aires.
Monday, May 13th 2019 - 13:29 UTC
Floods in Paraguay: some 40.000 people displaced

The Government of Paraguay reported that approximately 40,000 people have been displaced since March as a consequence of the recent floods in the country.
Monday, May 13th 2019 - 13:18 UTC
Belize votes to take Guatemala's territorial claim to the International court of Justice

Belizeans have voted to ask the United Nations world court to decide Guatemala’s claim that it is the rightful owner of half of Belize’s territory, setting the scene for a resolution to a dispute that has rumbled on for centuries.
Monday, May 13th 2019 - 12:59 UTC
Macri's coalition suffers heavy defeat in Argentina's second most populous district

The ruling coalition of Argentine president Mauricio Macri suffered a heavy defeat Sunday in elections held in Cordoba province, the country's second most populous district. Peronist governor Juan Schiaretti led comfortably after 94.2% of the vote had been counted, claiming 54% of ballots cast in his bid for re-election.
Monday, May 13th 2019 - 12:41 UTC
Ajax Win Dutch Premier Division Title

By Patrick Watts in the Netherlands.- In a dramatic weekend of football Ajax Amsterdam recovered from their mid-week heart-breaking last seconds defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Champions League to clinch the Dutch Premier Division title after trouncing Utrecht 4-1, before 53,520 supporters, in the Johann Cruijff stadium in Amsterdam.
Monday, May 13th 2019 - 09:39 UTC
Trade talks with Beijing escalate: China will not swallow any “bitter fruit” that harms its interests

The United States and China appeared at a deadlock over trade negotiations on Sunday as Washington demanded promises of concrete changes to Chinese law and Beijing said it would not swallow any “bitter fruit” that harmed its interests.
Monday, May 13th 2019 - 09:37 UTC
Argentine lawmaker shot in street incident on Friday died

An Argentine lawmaker died on Sunday of gunshot wounds he suffered last week in a daylight attack outside the Congress building in Buenos Aires. The death of Hector Olivares, 61, was announced by his ruling party coalition, called Cambiemos.
Monday, May 13th 2019 - 09:36 UTC
Venezuelan general calls on forces to rise against Maduro, controlled by the Cuban “communist dictatorship”

A Venezuelan general called on the country's armed forces on Sunday to rise up against President Nicolas Maduro, who has relied on the backing of the military to hold on to power despite an economic collapse.
Monday, May 13th 2019 - 09:27 UTC
A cardinal to the rescue of occupants of a property without power or hot water

A cardinal who conducts acts of charity for Pope Francis has restored power for hundreds of people in a building in Rome after climbing down a manhole and flipping a switch, local media report.
Monday, May 13th 2019 - 09:23 UTC
UN Guterres on tour of Pacific islands threatened by rising sea levels caused by climate change

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has kicked off a major United Nations push for progress on what he calls the defining issue of our time: climate change. Guterres traveled to New Zealand on Sunday, from where he is set to visit several Pacific islands where rising sea levels are threatening the very existence of those small countries.