Stories for May 2022

Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 22:37 UTC
Nearly 34,000 arrested under El Salvador's state of emergency

Around 34,000 people have been placed under arrest thanks to the state of emergency in force in El Salvador since March 27, it was reported Monday as Congress is set to agree on yet another extension of the measure. Human rights organizations have warned of arbitrary arrests.
Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 22:34 UTC
Argentina launches website to boost “nature” tourism

Argentina's Ministry of Tourism has launched a new website called “La Ruta Natural” (The Natural Route) to promote domestic trips to the various attractions nationwide.
Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 20:48 UTC
Lacalle Pou met with Boris Johnson at Downing Street: find out what they talked about

During his official visit to the United Kingdom, Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou visited British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who welcomed him at the door of Downing Street. The meeting lasted approximately one hour.
Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 10:55 UTC
Argentine officials question city status awarded to Stanley, Falklands capital

Argentine Foreign Minister and the head of the Malvinas, South Atlantic Islands and Antarctica Office strongly questioned the Queen's decision to award city status to the capital of the Falkland Islands.
Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 10:54 UTC
Colombian candidates round up presidential campaign

Candidates in Colombia have rounded up their campaigns over the weekend, ahead of the May 29 Presidential elections in which leftwing hopeful Gustavo Petro is expected to win, according to most polls.
Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 10:33 UTC
Interpol chief under investigation for alleged torture complicity against two UK citizens

Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, from the United Arab Emirate Ministry of Interior was voted as head of Interpol in November 2021, but has now been accused of complicity in the torture of two British men, and French authorities have opened an investigation into the allegations.
Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Complicated Colombian presidential election; left-wing candidate leads but with a ceiling in the runoff

Next Sunday Colombia will be voting for a new president and a last set of public opinion polls indicate that a left wing candidate, former guerrilla and ex mayor of the capital Bogotá has the most chances of succeeding current president Ivan Duque.
Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 10:04 UTC
First case of monkeypox detected in Argentina?

Argentina's Health Ministry of Health Sunday announced the first suspected case of monkeypox had been detected in the country and that it was being monitored closely.
Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 10:01 UTC
Never-graduating student leader arrested in Bolivia for embezzlement

A 52-year-old Bolivian student leader who has spent the last 33 years of his life unsuccessfully pursuing a law degree has been arrested over fudgy dealings as president of the Bolivian University Confederation (CUB).
Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 10:00 UTC
'Oui Monsieur Stanley', Boris Johnson's father becomes French citizen

Stanley Johnson, father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week secured French citizenship, but according to the French Justice Ministry, “this decision concerns only Mr. Stanley Johnson and does not extend to his descendants.”