2023-04-23 00:19:00
- Blackouts were registered in several states of the country; the Táchira authorities will investigate the causes of the upset stomach that affected hundreds of children in the entity; the Venezuelan athlete Joselyn Brea achieved the South American record in 5,000 flat meters
This Saturday, April 22, several states of the country presented failures in the electrical service. Táchira state authorities will investigate the causes of stomach upset that affected hundreds of children and collapsed the pediatric units in the entity. For his part, Roberto Enríquez, president of Copei, announced his candidacy for the opposition primaries.
In the international arena, Gustavo Petro, president of Colombia, will meet in that country with representatives of the Venezuelan opposition. In addition, environmental activists marched in London for Earth Day.
In sports, the Venezuelan athlete Joselyn Brea achieved the South American record in 5,000 flat meters.
Next, the most outstanding news of Saturday, April 22:
Since the early hours of Saturday, April 22, blackouts have been recorded in the Capital District, Miranda and other states of the country.
The most affected municipalities in the capital region were Baruta and Libertador; In addition, residents of the Altos Mirandinos reported blackouts through social networks.
In the rest of the country, the states of Carabobo, Aragua, Guárico, Lara, and Zulia were affected by power outages.
So far, the National Electric Corporation has not ruled on the cause of the blackouts.
2. They investigate the cause of stomach upset in children that caused the collapse of pediatric units in Táchira
Freddy Bernal, governor of the state of Táchira, assured on Saturday, April 22, that they will investigate the causes of the stomach upset that affected hundreds of children and caused the collapse of the pediatric care units in that entity.
“We will investigate the causes of the health alterations of the children who were admitted to the Central Hospital (Táchira). We do not rule out a bacterial agent ”, Bernal pointed out on his social networks.
Since April 20, more than a hundred boys and girls have been hospitalized in Táchira’s pediatric units after presenting with nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain.
3. The president of Copei announced his candidacy for the opposition primaries
Roberto Enríquez, president of Copei, announced his candidacy for the opposition primaries on Saturday, April 22, during a political rally in the Plaza Francia de Altamira, Chacao municipality.
The primaries are not to take a toll, the primaries are to unite and remove Maduro from power,” Enríquez said during his speech.
The highest representative of Copei assured that the opposition elections, scheduled for October 22, 2023, must be taken seriously.
4. Gustavo Petro will meet in Colombia with representatives of the Venezuelan opposition
Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia, will meet on Saturday night, April 22, with members of the Venezuelan opposition, on the outskirts of Bogotá.
According to the Casa de Nariño, headquarters of the Executive, the meeting with the representatives of the opposition will be a dinner that Petro will offer in Hato Grande, the presidential hacienda.
The meeting will be attended by the coordinator of the Unitary Platform delegation, Gerardo Blyde; together with Claudia Nikken, Tomás Guanipa, Stalin González, Luis Aquiles Moreno, Luis Emilio Rondón, Alejandro Mora and Roberto Enríquez.
The Venezuelan athlete Joselyn Brea achieved the South American record in the 5,000-meter dash on Saturday, April 22, at the Payton Jordan Invitational tournament.
Brea set a time of 15:05.56 seconds, surpassing her own record of 15:30.50 seconds set in 2020. In addition, she displaced Brazilian Simone Alves da Silva, who had held first place with 15:18.85 seconds since May 2011.
Another recent achievement of the athlete was winning first place in the 21-kilometer category at the 2023 CAF Marathon in Caracas, that time she registered a mark of 1:13:37.
6. Environmental activists marched in London for Earth Day
Environmental activists marched on Saturday April 22 in London, England, in commemoration of Earth Day. The call was made by the non-governmental organization (NGO) Ecologist Extinction Rebellion (XR, for its acronym in English).
According to the NGO, at least 60,000 protesters participated in a march with banners and animal costumes from Westminster Abbey, passing through various official buildings, to Parliament Square, where they staged a “collective death” in memory of biodiversity. loss.
The conveners have the support of actress Juliet Stevenson, writer Zadie Smith, producer and composer Brian Eno, human rights defender Bianca Jagger and the group She Drew The Gun, among others, according to a statement.
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