Stories for June 13th 2022

Monday, June 13th 2022 - 23:56 UTC
Mercosur Summit scheduled for Asunción July 21

Mercosur Foreign Ministers Monday agreed to hold the upcoming Summit of the Group in Asunción on July 21. It will be the first face-to-face encounter of all four regional leaders since all previous meetings involving all four current leaders were all held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monday, June 13th 2022 - 23:45 UTC
Timeline: 14th June 1982 – Democracy restored to the Falkland Islands

On 02nd April 1982 Argentine Forces invaded the Falkland Islands. Patrick Watts, who was Head of Falklands Radio, broadcast a marathon 11 hours non-stop description of the events as they unfolded. He maintained a British presence in the Radio Station for most of the 74 days of Argentine occupation. In this article, he provides a personal account of his recollections of the day that British Forces liberated the Falklands.
Monday, June 13th 2022 - 20:55 UTC
UK journalist and guide in Amazonia said to have been found dead – Police denies it

Despite versions from family members that two bodies had been found belonging to missing British reporter Dom Phillips and indgenist expert Bruno Araújo Pereira, Brazilian Federal Police in the state of Amazonas deny any such discoveries.
Monday, June 13th 2022 - 20:48 UTC
Bachelet quits UN Human Rights post and returns to Chile

Former two-time Chilean President Michelle Bachelet Monday delivered a speech she said was her last as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Monday, June 13th 2022 - 20:39 UTC
Third case of monkeypox confirmed in Brazil

Brazilian health authorities Monday confirmed the third case of monkeypox nationwide had been detected. It was a 51-year-old Porto Alegre resident who had returned from Portugal last week.
Monday, June 13th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
Mounts surrounding Stanley taken by British forces, end of Falklands war

The Argentine occupation of the Falkland Islands is coming to an end and Liberation is in the air. Royal Marines, Paras, Scot Guards, and Gurkhas with naval bombardment support were attacking and capturing the Mounts surrounding Stanley, which would inevitably lead to the collapse and surrender of Argentine forces on 14 June.
Monday, June 13th 2022 - 10:45 UTC
Venezuelan cargo 747 with Iranian crew causes uproar at Buenos Aires airport

A Venezuelan-registered Boeing 747 red-flagged by the United States has been seized at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza airport, after which Argentine authorities kept the passports of the seventeen crewmembers.
Monday, June 13th 2022 - 10:40 UTC
Uruguay, Brazil agree on zero-tariff for certain products

While the spotlight at the Summit of the Americas was focused on heads of state not shaking hands and some countries being excluded, the Foreign Ministers of Uruguay and Brazil agreed on a zero tariff in free trade zones and special customs areas for an unlimited period of time.
Monday, June 13th 2022 - 10:34 UTC
Venezuelan opposition leader's wife fears for his life

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó's wife has expressed her concerns that her husband might end up killed following an attack Saturday which was believed to be “an attempt against his life.”
Monday, June 13th 2022 - 10:26 UTC
Bolsonaro sees himself jailed after leaving office, “like Áñez”

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said from Orlando in the United States that he feared he might end up like former Bolivia's Jeanine Áñez when he leaves office.