Stories for June 2022

Monday, June 6th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Argentina: Scioli to take over as Productive Development Minister

Former Argentine Vice President and current Ambassador to Brazil Daniel Scioli has been picked to replace Productive Development Minister Matías Kulfas, after President Alberto Fernández acquiesced to Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's advice to “use the pen.”
Monday, June 6th 2022 - 09:26 UTC
Brazil: Mr. and Mrs. Lula test positive for COVID-19

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his wife Janja tested positive Sunday for COVID-19, due to which all campaign engagements have been suspended, the candidate's press office announced.
Monday, June 6th 2022 - 09:17 UTC
Six dead in two more US shooting massacres

Two major mass shootings were reported during the weekend in the United States as the country was still recovering emotionally from other killing sprees in the past few days. Preliminary reports mentioned three fatalities in each case, but other people were hospitalized in a critical condition.
Monday, June 6th 2022 - 09:00 UTC
Shooting massacre leaves at least 50 Catholic parishioners dead in Nigeria

Over 50 Catholic worshippers -including several children- were killed Sunday in a shooting massacre inside and outside a church in southwestern Nigeria. The only ones to survive the attack were the Bishop and the priests, it was reported. The identity and motive of the attackers were not immediately clear.
Saturday, June 4th 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Argentina: Alberto and Cristina make joint appearance again

Argentine President Alberto Fernández and Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) spoke to each other once again Friday during the celebration of the state-run oil company YPF's 100th anniversary.
Saturday, June 4th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Colombia: Five arrested in Pecci's murder probe

Colombian authorities have arrested five people in the city of Medellín, presumably linked to the murder of Paraguayan Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci while he was honeymooning at an exclusive Caribbean beach resort in Cartagena de Indias, Attorney General Francisco Barbosa announced Friday.
Saturday, June 4th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Uruguay rounds-up successful appearance at leading MICE fair

Uruguay's appearance at the leading IMEX fair in Frankfurt yielded “a very positive balance,” according to tourism officials who represented the country at the global event, which is focused on the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Congresses and Exhibitions) sector.
Saturday, June 4th 2022 - 09:53 UTC
Peru: audio of Congress Speaker Alva planning Castillo's sacking goes viral

Peruvian Congress Speaker Maria del Carmen Alva has been recorded last year granting President Pedro Castillo was going to be impeached out of office. These audios went viral Friday on social media.
Saturday, June 4th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Queen Elizabeth II: 15 things you need to know

How much do you know about Britain's longest-reigning monarch? Queen Elizabeth II was 27 years old and 16 months into her role as sovereign when her coronation took place on 2 June 1953 in the historic surroundings of Westminster Abbey – an event that was celebrated with street parties across the country.
Saturday, June 4th 2022 - 09:03 UTC
No more Turkey – it is now “Türkiye”

The country is known as “Turkey” has conveyed to the United Nations its decision to change its name to “Türkiye.” In other words, the idea is that the local-language version of the country's name is used worldwide, instead of translations.