5 things October 22: fraud in Bolivia? Guide to understand the war on drugs and more

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In China there are richer than in the United States for the first time. They track with bitcoins a man who operated a child pornography site. Orionid meteor shower peaks at the beginning of this week. This is what you should know to start the day. First the truth.

1. Bureau denounces fraud in Bolivia

When recovering the transmission of preliminary data, the official page of the Plurinational Electoral Body (Supreme Electoral Tribunal of Bolivia) reflected contradictions in the vote count in Bolivia. According to the figures of the electoral body itself, the transmission of the minutes favors the current president Evo Morales, while the vote count favors his main opponent, Carlos Mesa. The Electoral Observation Mission of the OAS in Bolivia, denounced via Twitter the interruption of the transmission of preliminary results of the elections in that country and requested that “the process of publication of the data of the computation be conducted smoothly”. Carlos Mesa, the main opponent of Evo Morales and a candidate for the Citizen Community, spoke about the OAS complaint in Conclusions: "What happens in Bolivia is a gigantic fraud to steal (prevent it from happening) the second round," he said. And he warned: "We will not recognize the results of an election that is blatantly fraudulently handled."

2. Crisis in Chile

Chile has been plunged into chaos after a week of violent protests, which have left 15 dead and more than 2,000 arrested, according to the Prosecutor's Office. On Monday thousands of Chileans came out again to demonstrate against the high cost of living and inequality. Although President Sebastián Piñera suspended the increase in the passage of the Santiago subway - which triggered the demonstrations - and decreed the state of emergency in several regions of the country, for the first time since the end of the dictatorship, the demonstrations do not seem to stop . The protest crosses borders: in Buenos Aires there were incidents in front of the Chilean consulate and several people were arrested.

3. Guide to understand the war against narco in Mexico

The Mexican government has been at war against drug traffickers since December 2006. At the same time, drug cartels have fought each other for control of territories. This is a look at Mexico's war on drugs, in the aftermath of the failed operation against Ovid Guzmán López, son of "Chapo", last week.

4. DNA tests for immigrants

Performing DNA tests on undocumented immigrants on the US-Mexico border could go from being a pilot program to becoming a policy of the Donald Trump administration. This was proposed on Monday by the Department of Justice, which advanced its intention to include the results in the FBI database. Throughout 2019, the Government has established DNA tests at ten border points, with the argument of establishing the family relations of detained immigrants.

5. Trace with bitcoins a man who operated child pornography site

According to a document from the US Department of Justice, Welcome To Video, the largest known child exploitation video site on the deep internet (or deepweb), started operating around June 2015. Anyone could create a free account. The Justice Department revealed how it had followed a trail of bitcoin transactions to find the suspect managing the site: a 23-year-old South Korean named Jong Woo Son.

At coffee time

There are richer in China than in the United States for the first time

For the first time, there are more wealthy Chinese than Americans in 10% of the people with more money in the world.

Meteor shower, heavenly show

Orionid meteor showers will peak on Monday and Tuesday, spraying Halley's comet remains in Earth's atmosphere to create a dazzling display.

The 10 tallest finished buildings in the world in 2019

The Taipei 101 tower, 508 meters high, is the tenth tallest building in the world. These are the other nine skyscrapers that rise to even greater heights. Know them here.

The oldest pearl in the world will be exhibited in Abu Dhabi

With an age of almost 8,000 years, the pearl will be exhibited at the Louvre Abu Dhabi this month.

Google Maps opens to drivers collaboration

Google Maps is about to get some new features that will help users report incidents such as accidents and speed controls.

The day's figure

More 2,700

More than 2,700 kilos (6,400 pounds) of frozen meat sold at Walmart were recalled for possible salmonella contamination.

The date of the day

"Any person who has committed a violent act must be punished."

Quim Torra, president of the Generalitat of Catalonia and one of the leaders of the Catalan independence movement, spoke with CNN in Spanish and condemned the acts of violence that have occurred in the demonstrations in this autonomous community. On the other hand, Torra reproached the president of the government Pedro Sánchez: “He wants to focus on the problem of coexistence and violence in Catalonia. And it is not true".

And to finish

Whale skeleton becomes a feast for deep-sea creatures

An incredible video shows a wide variety of sea creatures eating the remains of the cetacean.

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