Stories for September 6th 2022

Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 23:02 UTC
Next British Prime Minister strong supporter of the Falklands

On Monday 5 September 2022, it was announced that the Rt Hon Liz Truss MP had been elected the new leader of the Conservative Party, following the resignation of Boris Johnson MP and subsequent leadership election.
Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 19:14 UTC
Maduro sorry for Chile not approving reformed Constitution

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro explained Chile's proposed Constitution failed to get past Sunday's referendum because the process had been “mediatized.”
Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 19:08 UTC
Argentine gov't not thinking of law against “hate speech”

Argentina's Presidential Spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti Tuesday denied the administration of President Alberto Fernández was planning to send a bill to Congress to legislate against “hate speech” and insisted there were already enough instruments to deal with the problem. 
Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 18:29 UTC
Truss officially becomes UK's new Prime Minister

In a ceremony at Balmoral Castle, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Tuesday made the 47-year-old Liz Truss' appointment as Prime Minister official. Earlier in the day, the monarch had accepted Boris Johnson's resignation.
Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 18:26 UTC
Monkeypox cases soar in Colombia

Colombian health authorities Monday confirmed 938 people had been diagnosed with monkeypox nationwide, with the bulk of the cases being in Bogotá.
Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 09:58 UTC
Uruguayan FM off to brokering Mercosur deal approval with EU

Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo is off on a European tour seeking to further develop his country's trade ties as the last inflation index showed the government of President Luis Lacalle Pou was already above its 2022 targets.
Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Police did not tamper with suspect's phone, Aníbal Fernández says

Argentina's Security Minister Aníbal Fernández Monday argued that the Federal Police did not tamper with the mobile phone belonging to the Brazilian national arrested in connection with the assassination attempt against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Brazil changes law regarding female voluntary sterilization

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed into law the bill lowering from 25 to 21 years the minimum age for voluntary sterilization, also allowing women to undergo the procedure right after giving birth, it was published Monday in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette).
Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
Boric announces adjustments will be made after Rejection prevailed

Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Monday announced a few “adjustments” will be made to his administration after voters chose to reject the progressive Constitution penned to replace the one from the Agusto Pinochet era.
Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 09:39 UTC
Lugo to be transferred to Buenos Aires clinic

Former Paraguayan President and current Senator Fernando Lugo is to continue his recovery in Argentina, it was announced Monday in Asunción.