Stories for June 2022

Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
Falklands ceremony and parade at Liberation Memorial on the 40th anniversary

Hundreds turned out in Stanley on Tuesday to follow events marking the 40th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Falkland Islands from the Argentine occupation in 1982.
Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Bolivia: UN Rapporteur says Áñez's conviction tinted with political meddling

Former Peruvian Foreign Minister Diego García-Sayán has said he saw politics had meddled in the judicial ruling whereby former Bolivian interim President Janine Àñez was sentenced to ten years in jail for crimes against the Constitution.
Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 09:54 UTC
“We reject any questions over the Falklands' right to self determination,” Foreign secretary Liz Truss

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss sent a strong message in support of the Falkland Islands people right to self determination on the fortieth anniversary of the Falklands Liberation, 14 June 1982, while at the same time recalling the effort and sacrifices of the troops sent to ensure that aggression could not succeed.
Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
World War III has been declared, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis last week told editors of the European cultural magazines of the Society of Jesus that, in his opinion, World War III had been declared, it was reported Tuesday by La Civilta Cattolica.
Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 09:36 UTC
WHO insists vaccination against monkeypox not good for everyone

The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday insisted on its recommendation not to vaccinate people against monkeypox en masse, despite the recent increase in the number of cases.
Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 09:28 UTC
Mexico to vaccinate children aged 5-11 against COVID-19

Mexican health authorities Tuesday announced vaccination against COVID-19 will reach children aged 5 to 11 in a country ranking 5th worldwide in the number of deaths due to this malady after the United States, Brazil, India, and Russia.
Wednesday, June 15th 2022 - 08:11 UTC
Costa Rica clinch football World Cup berth after beating NZ

Costa Rica striker Joel Campbell Tuesday scored two minutes into the game and gave his country the last berth available at this year¡s football World Cup in Qatar with a 1-0 victory over New Zealand's All Whites. The match was played at the Al Rayyan Stadium.
Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 22:01 UTC
Brazilian Senate to oversee Amazonia investigations

Brazil's Senate Monday approved an initiative to create a temporary committee to oversee the probe into the disappearance of British journalist Dom Phillips, a correspondent for The Guardian, and his indigenist guide Bruno Araújo Pereira, a National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) official on leave.
Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 22:00 UTC
Ecuador's native groups to up protests after leader was arrested

Ecuador's Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) Tuesday launched an appeal to up protests against the government of President Guillermo Lasso by staging “a great indigenous and popular revolt.”
Tuesday, June 14th 2022 - 21:56 UTC
Venezuela further below oil output target

Venezuela's oil output production fell 5% from May of 2022 to the previous month, according to the latest Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) released Tuesday.