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Montevideo, October 23rd 2025 - 02:58 UTC

United States

  • Friday, June 10th 2022 - 09:23 UTC

    At least 3 killed in one more shooting spree in the US

    The suspect's identity will not be released until he is officially charged.

    At least three people were killed in yet another shooting spree in the United States Thursday. This time around the events unfolded at a Columbia Machine factory in Smithsburg, Maryland, and were perpetrated by a 23-year-old Hispanic male from West Virginia using a semi-automatic handgun.

  • Thursday, June 9th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

    OAS needs to stay away from coups, Argentine FM tells Summit

    Facts show that sanctions have failed, Cafiero underlined

    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

    These investments are giving hope to people in Central America to lead prosperous lives at home, the White House said

    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

    Multiple shooters are believed to have been involved in the Chattanooga case, Murphy said

    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

    A letter found on the gunman “made it clear that he came in with the intent to kill Dr. Phillips and anyone who got in his way,” Tulsa Police Chief Franklin said. Photo: Reuters

    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

    Cuba called it a “limited step in the right direction,” which “does not modify” the embargo in place for six decades

    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

    El Ajedrecista had funded Ernesto Samper's presidential campaign. His methods were softer and more subtle than those of Escobar

    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

    The perpetrator was an African-American aged between 35 and 40, who eventually shot himself

    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

    Biden must be under lots of pressure, AMLO said

    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.