MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for May 9th 2025
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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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Friday, May 9th 2025 - 11:10 UTC
Lula and Russia's Victory Day celebrations
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had a special seat in Moscow's civil-military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. The event, known as Victory Day, marks the unconditional surrender of the Germans in 1945.
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Friday, May 9th 2025 - 09:53 UTC
Flight 571 survivor Daniel Fernández Strauch dies aged 77
Uruguayan Air Force Flight #571 survivor Daniel Fernández Strauch died in Montevideo Thursday, aged 77. He was 26 in 1972, at the time of the accident which inspired books and film productions worldwide. He became the fourth survivor to pass away, following Javier Methol (2015), José Luis Inciarte (2023), and Álvaro Mangino (2025).
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Friday, May 9th 2025 - 00:12 UTC
Falklands: Film on life in the Islands during the Second World War
On the 80th anniversary of VE Day, watch our short film reflecting on life in the Falklands during The Second World War.
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Friday, May 9th 2025 - 00:11 UTC
Falklands launches public consultation on Economic Development Strategy
The Falkland Islands Government is asking the public on their views ahead of the development of a new Economic Development Strategy (EDS) for the Falkland Islands.
