Stories for July 2022

Monday, July 4th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Number of monkeypox cases in Brazil reportedly reaches 78

The Brazilian state-run news service Agencia Brasil Sunday confirmed 76 cases of monkeypox nationwide, while CNN spoke of 78 detections as the malady begins to spread throughout the country.
Monday, July 4th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Duque will not welcome Maduro in Colombia for Petro's inauguration

Colombia's outgoing President Iván Duque said he will not allow Venezuelan leader Nicolán Maduro to attend the inauguration of his successor Gustavo Pedro on August 7 in Bogotá.
Monday, July 4th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Survey shows Mexico is a gay-friendly place

The National Survey on Sexual and Gender Diversity 2021 released in Mexico during the weekend showed that 5% of the people of that country recognized themselves as members of the LGBTI+ community. In other words, 95% of the population of 126 million claimed to be heterosexual.
Monday, July 4th 2022 - 08:36 UTC
LATAM air link to Falklands from Chile normalized after 30 months

The commercial air link between Punta Arenas, southern Chile, and the Falkland Islands resumed last Saturday after an absence of more than two years because of the Covid 19 pandemic.
Sunday, July 3rd 2022 - 14:26 UTC
Argentine Economy Minister resigns, President's fate at stake

Martín Guzmán has turned in his resignation Saturday as Economy Minister of Argentina, dealing with what many regards as a coup de grace to the administration of President Alberto Fernández, amid rampant inflation and growing popular discontent following additional restrictive measures regarding imports and the purchase of hard currency (namely US dollars) for transactions abroad, where the local peso carries no weight.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:45 UTC
Lula claims Bolsonaro “buying” people with cash handouts

Former two-time Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro was “buying the people” with cash handouts which were approved barely three months ahead of the Oct. 2 elections and also with a proposed amendment to the Constitution to extend social welfare programs.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Chile's gov't aims to tax the wealthiest and the mining companies

The administration of Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Friday moved on with its initiative to introduce a revolutionary tax reform, which targets the wealthiest 3% of the population and the large copper mining companies.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:06 UTC
Parlasur to monitor Brazil's presidential elections

Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE) Friday reached an agreement with the Montevideo-based Parliament of Mercosur (Parlasur) to act as an external observer of the Oct. 2 presidential elections.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 10:00 UTC
First African-American woman sworn into SCOTUS

Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr., thus becoming the first-ever African American woman to sit on the highest court of the United States.
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:57 UTC
Colombia, Uruguay sign extradition deal

Colombia and Uruguay Friday signed an agreement on extradition and cooperation in judicial matters during a meeting in Cartagena.