Stories for June 2022

Friday, June 3rd 2022 - 09:23 UTC
Mercosur nationals will need a visa to enter Schengen area

Nationals of 15 Latin American countries -including all members of Mercosur- and of 60 countries worldwide will need to apply for a European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) visa to travel to or through the 26 territories within the so-called Schengen area, effective in 2023.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 23:46 UTC
Queen greets crowds from the balcony on opening day of Platinum Jubilee

Queen Elizabeth II looked radiant as she appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Trooping the Colour parade, which marked the opening of the Monarch's Platinum Jubilee, with celebrations scheduled to span through June 5.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 22:00 UTC
Falklands' War: Royal Marines cadre clear Top Malo House of Argentine special forces

Forty years ago, British troops were advancing towards Port Stanley in the Falklands – most of them on foot. Standing in the way of the advance was Top Malo House, a property suspected of containing Argentine special forces that sat in a compromising high ground position.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 22:00 UTC
Uruguayan authorities suspect 4 cases of monkeypox

Uruguay's Health Ministry (MSP) Thursday announced it was monitoring four cases suspected of being monkeypox. All of them are of people with a travel history to countries where the malady has already been detected.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 21:54 UTC
Fuel relief to Argentine northern provinces on its way, Casa Rosada says

Argentina's Presidential Spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti Thursday announced the supply of diesel to the northern provinces was “on the way to being solved” through “extra imports” of fuel.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 21:47 UTC
Lula links Bolsonaro supporters to 2018 murder of Afro-descendant activist

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, who according to every poll is poised to win the Oct. 2 elections and thus return to the Planalto Palace, Thursday linked supporters of the incumbent head of state to the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro Socialist councilwoman and activist Marielle Franco.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 10:39 UTC
“Russia and Saudi Arabia closer than ever”, ahead of OPEC+ meeting

The OPEC+ alliance is solid and the tight cooperation between Russia and Saudi Arabia has never been stronger, said Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov, following a meeting with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and ahead of this week´s OPEC+ meeting to consider output levels.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 09:43 UTC
US lifts restrictions on air services to and from Cuba

The US Government of President Joseph Biden Wednesday lifted a series of restrictions on flights to and from Cuba stemming from the Donald Trump era, the Transportation Department announced.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 09:35 UTC
Tower of London with summer display of flowers for Queen's Platinum Jubilee

A stunning display of colorful flowers is being prepared at the Tower of London to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The 'Super-bloom' – which will blossom in stages throughout the summer – will see millions of flowers fill and transform the moat around the tower.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Former Cali Cartel capo dies in US prison

Wednesday's death at a US prison of former Cali Cartel capo Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, aka El Ajedrecista (The Chessman), who used to wage his own war against rival trafficker Pablo Escobar of the Medellín Cartel, has revived stories of the 1980s and 1990s which have been romanticized through the entertainment industry.