Politics

• Tuesday, May 30th 2023 - 10:06 UTC

  Same-sex relations can lead to death penalty in Uganda

  

  Ugandan authorities have passed new criminal legislation whereby homosexuality is punishable by death, it was reported in Entebbe. President Yoweri Museveni Monday signed into law the bill that has the support of the country's public opinion.

• Tuesday, May 30th 2023 - 09:21 UTC

  Aerolíneas Argentinas flight attendant arrested for allegedly making bomb threat

  

  An Aerolineas Argentinas flight attendant was arrested Monday for allegedly making the phone calls saying there was a bomb on the flag carrier's May 21 flight AR 1304 from Ezeiza to Miami, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, May 30th 2023 - 06:41 UTC

  Liverpool commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic

  

  Three days of Battle of the Atlantic commemorations have ended in Liverpool with organizers and the public equally delighted by the maritime spectacle.

• Monday, May 29th 2023 - 19:50 UTC

  General election in Spain in July following the disastrous showing for Socialists in regional voting; Mercosur alert

  

  Spain is set to hold an early general election on July 23, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Monday. The announcement comes after Sanchez Socialist Party suffered serious setbacks to the conservative opposition in regional elections held on Sunday.

• Monday, May 29th 2023 - 10:59 UTC

  Argentina's race against time: Economy Minister seeks Chinese support to stay afloat

  

  Argentina's Economy Minister Sergio Massa is due in China Tuesday, in a desperate bid to secure much-needed dollars for the government's survival and bolster its chances in the upcoming presidential elections. President Alberto Fernández, who recently announced that he would not seek re-election, has taken a backseat, allowing Massa to spearhead this crucial mission.

• Monday, May 29th 2023 - 10:50 UTC

  Venezuelan president lands in Brazil

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who often canceled his appearances at the last minute, arrived Sunday in Brasilia for Tuesday's South American Summit hosted by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The last time Maduro visited the continent's largest country was in 2015 for the presidential inauguration of former President Dilma Rousseff.

• Monday, May 29th 2023 - 10:19 UTC

  Bolsonaro has offended all journalists, São Paulo court rules

  

  Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro must pay some US$ 10,000 in compensation for “collective moral damage” after having offended journalists while in office, a court of appeals ruled last week on a case filed in 2021 by the Union of Journalists of São Paulo.

• Saturday, May 27th 2023 - 23:10 UTC

  Uruguayan Presidential Secretary discharged from hospital

  

  Uruguayan Presidential Secretary Álvaro Delgado was discharged from a Paysandú hospital Saturday afternoon after being involved in a violent car crash on Friday while on his way to the Anchorena ranch in Colonia to participate in a lunch hosted by President Luis Lacalle Pou.

• Saturday, May 27th 2023 - 10:39 UTC

  Argentina lost about 80 MSMEs per week under Alberto Fernández

  

  Argentina lost an average of 80 companies each week in the last three years, according to a private study released in Buenos Aires Friday, which means that when President Alberto Fernández leaves office on Dec. 9, 2023, he will leave behind a country with over 12,000 fewer companies.

• Saturday, May 27th 2023 - 10:31 UTC

  Lula's Summit to gather 11 South American leaders in Brasilia

  

  President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's “retreat” Summit scheduled for May 30 will gather 11 South American leaders, it was confirmed Friday in Brasilia. The presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela have confirmed their presence. The only absence will be that of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte, who has internal legal impediments, it was reported. Instead, Prime Minister Alberto Otárola will be attending.