Although El Salvador has seen a fall in the number of homicides, the country suffers from another type of crime that the government avoids talking about. Gangs are stepping up kidnappings and forced disappearances, terrorising the most vulnerable, who increasingly end up dead. Faced with the authorities' silence, who keep no official register, victims' loved ones are speaking out. Our regional correspondents Laurence Cuvillier and Matthieu Comin report.
In the US, a federal judge has thrown out the Center for Disease Control's mask mandate for transportation. Face coverings are now no longer necessary when taking a bus or train or even a flight. The judge ruled that the national public health agency had exceeded its legal powers by issuing the mandate which had been extended to early May.
