Stories for September 2022

Wednesday, September 7th 2022 - 10:28 UTC
Truss announces new cabinet to face “the storm”

Britain's newly-appointed Prime Minister Liz Truss Tuesday vowed to weather the “the storm” the country is going through and appointed her new cabinet for that task.
Wednesday, September 7th 2022 - 10:25 UTC
Boric reshuffles Cabinet to bounce back from rejection

After Rejection prevailed in Sunday's referendum to approve a proposed new Constitution, Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font was forced to reshuffle his cabinet in a move to regain some credibility after less than 40% of voters supported him.
Wednesday, September 7th 2022 - 10:14 UTC
ALBA-TCP countries demand release of Emtrasur's 747

A document has been signed Tuesday by all members of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of the Americas - Peoples' Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) demanding Argentine returns the Emtrasur Boeing 747-300 freighter airplane to Venezuela.
Wednesday, September 7th 2022 - 10:09 UTC
Radio host killed by hitmen in Paraguayan city of PJC

Another reporter has been murdered in the Paraguayan city of Pedro Juan Caballero in yet another attack against the local broadcaster Radio Amambay 570, it was reported Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 7th 2022 - 07:12 UTC
CFK case: Assailant's girlfriend also arrested

Argentine investigators suspect the Brazilian suspect who perpetrated the assassination attempt against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner last Thursday did not act alone. His girlfriend has also been arrested.
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.