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Thursday, June 9th 2022 - 09:40 UTC
OAS needs to stay away from coups, Argentine FM tells Summit

Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero Wednesday told attendees at the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles that the Organization of American States (OAS) must never again legitimize destabilization processes in the region.
Tuesday, June 7th 2022 - 21:46 UTC
LA Summit: US announces funding to discourage migration

The Government of the United States Tuesday announced amid the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles a series of measures consisting of basically funding initiatives in Central America to tackle the root causes behind migration.
Monday, June 6th 2022 - 09:17 UTC
Six dead in two more US shooting massacres

Two major mass shootings were reported during the weekend in the United States as the country was still recovering emotionally from other killing sprees in the past few days. Preliminary reports mentioned three fatalities in each case, but other people were hospitalized in a critical condition.
Friday, June 3rd 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Tulsa shooter was seeking revenge from surgeon over constant back pain

Wednesday's shooting spree in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was aimed at Doctor Preston Philips, the physician the attacker blamed for his “ongoing back pain,” it was reported Thursday.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 09:43 UTC
US lifts restrictions on air services to and from Cuba

The US Government of President Joseph Biden Wednesday lifted a series of restrictions on flights to and from Cuba stemming from the Donald Trump era, the Transportation Department announced.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 09:34 UTC
Former Cali Cartel capo dies in US prison

Wednesday's death at a US prison of former Cali Cartel capo Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, aka El Ajedrecista (The Chessman), who used to wage his own war against rival trafficker Pablo Escobar of the Medellín Cartel, has revived stories of the 1980s and 1990s which have been romanticized through the entertainment industry.
Thursday, June 2nd 2022 - 07:06 UTC
Five dead in one more high-profile shooting in US

At least 5 people died in yet another mass shooting in the United States Wednesday, after a gunman killed four people at a medical center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, before taking his own life.
Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 10:15 UTC
Texas shootings: Norway and Finland have similar levels of gun ownership, but far less gun crime

By Peter Squire, Professor of Criminology & Public Policy, University of Brighton – In the wake of the most recent US mass school shooting in Uvalde School, Texas, where 19 pupils and two teachers were killed by an 18-year-old armed with an assault rifle, a comparison considering how the US compares with other countries on children’s deaths caused by guns is compelling.
Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 10:05 UTC
Buddies getting together not a Summit, LatAm leaders agree

Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora said Friday in Havana that buddies getting together was hardly a Summit, in reference to the US Government's decision not to invite Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba to the regional gathering of heads of state next month in Los Angeles.
Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 09:49 UTC
Peru's President takes steps to attend Los Angeles Summit

Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones has filed a request before the National Congress to be allowed to leave the country between June 7 and 12 to attend the IX Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California.