NewsMexico uncovers mass grave; Protests ignite in Argentina
Mexico uncovers mass grave; Protests ignite in Argentina
It happened while you were sleeping. Here’s what the world agencies reported overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.
- The Mexican Association of Mothers Searching for Their Missing reported on Wednesday the discovery of another hidden cemetery of victims of criminal gangs, consisting of approximately twenty mass graves of many murdered individuals, in the city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas state, in the north of the country. The cemetery was discovered near a busy road. Each grave contained remains of numerous victims, whose exact number cannot be determined, according to the Association's statement. In some graves, the unknown murderers also left weapons. The chairwoman of the Association mentioned that in recent years they have discovered nineteen similar extermination sites in northern Mexico. Still, the authorities showed moderate interest in these discoveries, and the prosecution's actions were very slow. The Association also encountered mass graves and a crematorium built by one of the Mexican drug cartels in the municipality of Teuchitlan, in the state of Jalisco in western Mexico.
- Soccer fans, union members, and leftist demonstrators joined pensioners protesting near the Congress headquarters in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. The retirees are protesting against the austerity policies conducted by Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei. These policies have worsened the financial situation of retirees and pensioners. During the last protest, police used rubber bullets and tear gas. At least 23 people were injured and more than 150 were detained, according to media reports. Videos published by the media show demonstrators ripping out paving stones and throwing them at police water cannons. Protesters set fire to two police cars and dozens of garbage containers, and broke windows in buildings.
- NASA and SpaceX canceled the Falcon 9 rocket launch on Wednesday evening, which was intended to bring astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore back from the International Space Station (ISS). The launch was called off due to technical issues. NASA explained that the decision to cancel the mission's launch was made by the Kennedy Space Center due to a problem with the hydraulic system. According to weather forecasts by the 45th Weather Squadron from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, there was at least a 95% chance of favorable weather conditions. NASA and SpaceX have rescheduled the Falcon 9 launch for Friday, March 14, reported Reuters. Williams and Wilmore spent nine months in orbit. They could not return due to concerns related to the Boeing capsule, so their return to Earth was planned with SpaceX’s spacecraft by Elon Musk. Details regarding the hydraulic problem have not been disclosed yet.
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Wednesday the destruction of a group of rebels who attacked a military convoy, killing five soldiers and injuring 16 others in a key cocaine smuggling region in the southwest of the country. The attack occurred on Tuesday evening in a rural area near the town of Balboa, in western Cauca department. Among the killed were two non-commissioned officers. The condition of three of the injured was reported as critical, according to communiqués from the Colombian army.
