Stories for May 1st 2023

Monday, May 1st 2023 - 10:44 UTC
Colorado Party's Peña wins Paraguayan elections

Santiago Peña of the ruling National Republican Association (ANR), also known as the Colorado Party, won Sunday's elections in Paraguay and will become the South American country's new president on Aug. 15, it was reported in Asunción. Turnout stood at 63.11% despite voting being mandatory.
Monday, May 1st 2023 - 10:17 UTC
Falklands Veteran urges PM Sunak to declassify documents of the bombing of Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram

Falklands war Veteran and hero Simon Weston has urged PM Rishi Sunak to declassify documents about the attack that left him disfigured and killed 56 British servicemen. According to a piece published in the Daily Express, Justin Stoneman recalls that when Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels Sir Galahad and Sir Tristram were bombed in 1982 by Argentine jets, it was one of the deadliest days for UK forces since the Second World War.
Monday, May 1st 2023 - 10:15 UTC
Fisheries Patrol Vessel Lilibet formally handed over to the Falklands Government

On Wednesday 26 April the brand new Fishery Patrol Vessel, FPV Lilibet was formally handed over to the Falkland Islands Government and will assume her duties on Monday 1 May 2023.
Monday, May 1st 2023 - 10:10 UTC
UK funds for Darwin Initiative to tackle nature-loss in Overseas Territories including the Falklands

Efforts to boost biodiversity recovery in the UK Overseas Territories have been bolstered by the British government with large-scale projects funded for the first time to tackle nature loss.
Monday, May 1st 2023 - 10:05 UTC
Brize Norton/Falklands South Atlantic Airbridge returns via Ascension Islands on 8th May

The Royal Air Force has announced that with effect from 8 May 2023, the South Atlantic Airbridge (SAA), Brize Norton/MPC Falklands will revert to travelling to and from Brize Norton via Ascension Island Base (AIB) now that the reconstruction of the runway has been completed.
Monday, May 1st 2023 - 09:59 UTC
Venezuela wants to rescue migrants stranded in border between Chile and Peru

Venezuela's Foreign Ministry started talks with its Chilean and Peruvian counterparts to coordinate flights whereby migrants stranded on the border between these two countries can be flown back to Caracas, it was reported.
Monday, May 1st 2023 - 09:57 UTC
Uruguay's INE launches virtual phase of 2023 census

Uruguay's National Statistics Institute (INE) kicked off a new census during the weekend in a virtual modality until May 17 when it will switch to face-to-face interviews, INE Director Diego Aboal explained.
Monday, May 1st 2023 - 09:55 UTC
Turkish secret service guns down ISIS leader

Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday announced that his country's secret service -known as MIT- had “neutralized” ISIS leader Abu al Husein al Qurashi, in an operation in Syria.
Monday, May 1st 2023 - 09:50 UTC
Shooting leaves at least 10 dead in Ecuador

According to the Office of Ecuador's Attorney General, at least ten people were killed and two others were injured in an attack on Saturday evening in Guayaquil.