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Stories for 2022

  • Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

    Vizzotti says Argentina entering fourth wave of COVID-19

    The minister ruled out any future lockdowns

    Argentina's Health Minister Carla Vizzotti Monday confirmed the country was going through its fourth wave of COVID-19. The official also pointed out that “we are in a different situation” now.

  • Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:46 UTC

    Security becomes a concern for Chile's gov't

    The Defense Minister's home was not properly defended

    Chile's Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency, Giorgio Jackson, Monday admitted the Government was reviewing security measures to be taken in the future following a robbery at the home of Defense Minister Maya Fernández and a shooting against one of President Gabriel Boric Font's bodyguards.

  • Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

    Cuba's new penal code keeps death penalty as an option

    The issue of gender violence was introduced but with no explicit mention of “femicide,” it was explained

    Cuba's one-party legislature Sunday passed a new Penal Code, which was considered to be “modern” and adjusted to the country's socialist “reality,” it was announced in Havana.

  • Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

    Stockholm will try to lift Turkey's objection to Sweden's NATO membership

    Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said abandoning decades of political neutrality was a direct result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

    NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has said that Sweden and Finland's applications to join the alliance will be fast-tracked. Explaining the decision behind her country's intention to become a member, Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said abandoning decades of political neutrality was a direct result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

  • Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

    Colombians “undecided” are the third strongest 'party' for 29 May presidential election

    Gustavo Petro, former mayor of Bogotá has a national vote intention of 36,64%

    With less than two weeks to the first round, 29 May, of the Colombian presidency election, the undecided voters have become decisive for the outcome according to the latest opinion poll by T&SE, Technology and Electoral Services, with data collected between 23 April and 8 May, interviewing 8,000 people across the country.

  • Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

    Brazil opens situation room to monitor acute hepatitis

    Some 47 cases of the disease have been reported nationwide

    Brazilian health authorities have established during the weekend a monitoring room to oversee the development nationwide of the worrying acute hepatitis of unknown origin among children, of which the country has already reported 47 cases under study.

  • Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

    Macron picks France's Prime Minister

    The French president had said he wanted a woman with left-wing and environmental credentials to lead the government

    French President Emmanuel Macron Monday announced he had picked Elisabeth Borne as the country's new Prime Minister following Jean Castex's resignation.

  • Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:19 UTC

    ELN announces ceasefire so that Colombians may vote in peace

    “A peace process with the ELN is the best opportunity to address priority issues,” the rebel group said

    Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas Monday announced they would enforce a ceasefire during the upcoming presidential elections, in what has been perceived as a step towards peace talks with the future administration.

  • Tuesday, May 17th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

    Monkeypox in UK, apparently from Nigeria: extensive contact tracing in Britain

    Monkeypox can be transmitted by contact and droplet exposure via exhaled large droplets

    On 7 May 2022, WHO was informed of a confirmed case of monkeypox in an individual who travelled from the United Kingdom to Nigeria. The case developed a rash on 29 April 2022 and returned to the United Kingdom on 4 May. Monkeypox was suspected and the case was immediately isolated.

  • Monday, May 16th 2022 - 20:34 UTC

    Separate shootings rock US during the weekend

    “We've seen enough of this,” Gov. Hochul said.

    The United States was shaken this past weekend by various shooting sprees nationwide. On Saturday, ten people were killed in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and three others were injured and on Sunday similar events in California and Texas, have left at least three more people dead.