- María Corina Machado asked the Italian government to exert more pressure against Maduro. At least 140 people have died from floods in Spain. They discovered five planets similar to Neptune | Main photo: EFE
This Thursday, October 31, opposition leader María Corina Machado asked the Italian government to exert more pressure against Maduro. In addition, Monsignor Lisandro Rivas was appointed as the new bishop of San Cristóbal.
At the international level, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urged the Venezuelan State to investigate the death of the opponent Edwin Santos. In addition to this, at least 140 people have died from floods in Spain.
More than 196 thousand Venezuelan migrants have crossed the Darién, between Colombia and Panama, so far in 2024.
In technology, scientists discovered five planets similar to Neptune.
Below are the most notable news from Thursday, October 31:
1. María Corina Machado asked the Italian government to exert more pressure against Maduro
Opposition leader María Corina Machado spoke on Thursday, October 31, in a forum in the Italian Parliament about the situation in her country and urged pressure for the end of Nicolás Maduro’s government “by raising the cost of remaining in power.”
On behalf of all Venezuelans, I want to thank the people of Italy, the Italian government and Parliament, and all the political groups that make a cause with democracy and the freedom of our country and that accompanies our feat because Venezuela will be free,” he said in a recorded video.
Machado recalled that in the July 28 elections, “the people of Venezuela demonstrated their democratic vocation, facing the most absurd and unjust conditions imposed by tyranny, without resources, without means of communication.”
The leader took advantage of the Italian forum to renew her call to the international community: “Today more than ever we need the democrats of the world accompanying us. The regime is at its weakest point” and the tensions within it “demonstrate deep confrontations between criminal groups.”
2. IACHR urged the State to investigate the death of opponent Edwin Santos
The IACHR urged on Thursday, October 31, that the death of Edwin Santosleader of the opposition party Voluntad Popular, which occurred on October 25 in the state of Táchira.
“The State must investigate the incident with due diligence, considering its political work as a possible motive for the crime, as well as prosecute and punish the people responsible. The IACHR recalls that the international community must continue to demand that Venezuela cease the persecution of opposition members,” reads the message published by the organization through its X account.
Likewise, the IACHR demanded that those responsible for the violent act be condemned, which, according to Santos’ relatives, began on October 23 with the disappearance of the opposition leader.
On Thursday, October 31, Pope Francis appointed Monsignor Lisandro Rivas, 55 years old, as the new bishop of the diocese of San Cristóbal, Táchira state.
The Supreme Pontiff asked the Venezuelan parishioners to receive Rivas with affection, enthusiasm and as a son of Táchira. He also requested that they pray for the new bishop of the diocese of San Cristóbal.
From October 31, Moronta will be in the status of bishop emeritus to support the new bishop, but respecting his autonomy.
We greet Monsignor Lisandro and offer him our prayers for the pastoral success of his new mission. https://t.co/yOBFRDx38Q pic.twitter.com/0UQkEMz1od
— Venezuelan Episcopal Conference CEV (@CEVmedios) October 31, 2024
4. More than 196 thousand Venezuelan migrants have crossed the Darién so far in 2024
José Raúl Mulino, president of Panama, confirmed on Thursday, October 31, that 196,813 Venezuelan migrants have crossed the Darién jungle so far in 2024.
During his weekly press conference, the Panamanian head of state cited statistics from the National Migration Service (SNM), according to which the second nationality that crosses the jungle the most are Colombians, with 16 mi; Ecuadorians, with 15 thousand; Chinese, with 12 thousand; Haitians 11 thousand and other countries approximately 31 thousand.
Given that from October 1 to 30 a total of 21,542 migrants arrived at the reception stations located in the province of Darién after traveling through the jungle, Mulino anticipated that the month will perhaps close a little lower than September, when they did so. 25,111 irregular travelers.
According to official statistics, a total of 49,256 people crossed the jungle in October 2023, a year that closed with the unprecedented number of 520,085 irregular migrants crossing the Darién, the vast majority Venezuelans.
5. More than 150 people have died in floods in Spain
Spanish authorities confirmed on Thursday, October 31, that the provisional number of deaths from the floods in Spain amounts to 158, of which 155 lost their lives in the province of Valencia, another two in Castilla-La Mancha and one more in Andalusia. , but at this time there is still an undetermined number of missing people and the emergency continues.
The latest count provided by the Generalitat Valenciana Emergencies raised the number of fatalities to 155 in the last few hours and may increase as intervention and rescue teams gain access to the affected areas.
One of the most affected towns in the province was Paiporta, where the mortal remains of about 45 people were recovered according to municipal calculations. In other municipalities, such as La Torre and Castellar, 13 were counted.
Meanwhile, in the region of Castilla-La Mancha there are two deaths, although there are an undetermined number of missing people, in addition to significant damage.
A scientific team co-led by the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC), a Spanish archipelago, and the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia-Higher Council of Scientific Research (IAA-CSIC) discovered five planets similar to Neptune in a theoretically unpopulated stellar region.
The discovery was published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics and the IAC explained on Thursday, October 31, in a statement that the discovery of new planets around red dwarf stars located, precisely, in that “desert” has been validated through a novel technique.
In this regard, the IAC pointed out that the distribution of the planets in the more than 5,000 distant solar systems discovered constitutes “a complex puzzle” and details that there is a region known as “the desert of the Neptunes” in which to date there have been Very few planets similar to the one mentioned have been recorded, with orbits of between two and four days of period around their star.
“These objects could turn out to be both planets and other bodies that imitate them photometrically, such as brown dwarfs, which are considered the link between low-mass stars and large gaseous planets, or binary star systems,” highlighted Alberto Peláez, researcher at the IAC and the IAA-CSIC and the IAC, which is leading the work.
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1. **Flooding in Spain**:
– As of October 31, authorities report that 158 people have died due to recent flooding in Spain.
– The majority of the fatalities (155) occurred in Valencia, with additional casualties reported in Castilla-La Mancha and Andalusia.
– Rescue operations are ongoing, and the number of missing persons remains uncertain, with significant damage reported in various municipalities, particularly Paiporta.
2. **Scientific Discovery**:
- A team of researchers from the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands and the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia has discovered five Neptunian-like planets in a previously sparsely populated area of space.
– This finding was published in the journal *Astronomy & Astrophysics* and highlights the complexity of planetary distribution in distant solar systems, particularly a region referred to as “the desert of the Neptunes.”
– The research suggests that the identified objects may also include brown dwarfs or binary star systems, which complicates the understanding of planet formation and characteristics in such regions.
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