Chile was the first country in Latin America to ban the issuance of plastic bags by shops on Friday. In the case of supermarket chains, plastic bags must have disappeared within six months; for smaller shops, a transitional arrangement of two years applies.
More than 175,000 people went into the streets of Spain in the Basque Country on Sunday to form a human chain of more than 200 kilometers. With this action, the Basques want to express their demand for a referendum on independence.
The widow and son of Pablo Escobar, the world's most famous drug lord, have been officially charged with laundering drug money in Argentina.
