Stories for May 2025

Saturday, May 10th 2025 - 10:55 UTC
Brazil's STF reaches majority to convict Congresswoman Zambelli

Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) has a majority vote to sentence Congresswoman Carla Zambelli to 10 years in prison for hacking the National Council of Justice's (CNJ) electronic system in 2023. Case rapporteur Alexandre De Moraes, along with Justices Flávio Dino and Cristiano Zanin, have voted in favor of conviction, while Luiz Fux and Cármen Lúcia -completing the Court's First Panel- have yet to cast their opinions.
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Saturday, May 10th 2025 - 10:28 UTC
Irregularities found regarding Covid-19 vaccination in Chile

Chile's Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) spotted significant irregularities in the Health Ministry's Covid-19 vaccination registry for 2022-2023, such as using expired doses, inoculating deceased recipients, and inventory discrepancies.
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Saturday, May 10th 2025 - 10:24 UTC
At least 11 Ecuadorean troops killed in fight against illegal mining

At least 11 Ecuadorean troops were killed Friday in an ambush during an operation against illegal gold mining in the Alto Punino sector of the Amazon, near the Colombian border in Napo and Orellana provinces.
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Saturday, May 10th 2025 - 10:21 UTC
Milei describes his planned stage show at the Berlin Wall

During his appearance at the streaming show of die-hard Libertarian Daniel Parisini -known on social networks as Fat Dan (Gordo Dan)- Argentine President Javier Milei suggested staging a “Trial of Capitalism” by the Berlin Wall, with proceeds benefiting the Garrahan Pediatrics Hospital in Buenos Aires.
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Saturday, May 10th 2025 - 08:56 UTC
Milei files criminal complaints against three newspeople

Argentine President Javier Milei filed criminal complaints against journalists Carlos Pagni, Viviana Canosa, and Ari Lijalad for alleged slander and libel. The cases have been assigned to Federal Judges Daniel Rafecas (Pagni and Lijalad) and Sebastián Ramos (Canosa).
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Saturday, May 10th 2025 - 08:08 UTC
Falklands, new engineering support for HMS Forth and MPC

In the windswept South Atlantic, the Naval Engineering Falkland Islands (NEFI) team has consistently been an important supporting element of the Royal Navy’s regional operations, mainly with HMS Forth stationed at MPC. Marking a major change in their organizational structure, the former NEFI team has become part of Forward Support Unit (FSU) Archimedes.
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Saturday, May 10th 2025 - 07:58 UTC
Brazil eyes railroad to Chancay to facilitate trade with China

Brazilian and Chinese authorities are evaluating the construction of a railroad to the Chancay mega-port in Peru through Acre, near Bolivia, to Bahia on the Atlantic coast, which would reduce the maritime trade distance to Asia by approximately 10,000 kilometers while easing reliance on the congested port of Santos, Planning Minister Simone Tebet explained.
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Friday, May 9th 2025 - 20:38 UTC
US servicepeople with gender dysphoria ordered to start voluntary discharge

The US Department of Defense, following a Supreme Court ruling earlier this week, has initiated the removal of approximately 1,000 openly transgender service members from the military, effective immediately, pursuant to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's instructions.
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Friday, May 9th 2025 - 14:51 UTC
Venezuela seeks support from Russia and China amid economic crisis

Venezuela is turning to its geopolitical allies, Russia and China, to counter a deepening economic crisis, as the South American nation faces dwindling oil revenues, runaway inflation, and a severe currency devaluation.
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Friday, May 9th 2025 - 11:20 UTC
Trump congratulates Prevost on becoming the first US-born Pope

US President Donald Trump congratulated Robert Francis Prevost Martinez on being the first American-born pope, who chose to be known as Leo XIV. Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, was praised by Trump on Truth Social as a great honor for the country.
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