Key Takeaways from September 9: Major Highlights and Insights

Key Takeaways from September 9: Major Highlights and Insights
  • The explosion of a gas cylinder in Caricuao left one dead and five injured. Edmundo González said that he requested asylum “thinking” of Venezuela. María Corina urged action to protect Edmundo González. And more than 200 civil society actors demanded respect for human rights and popular sovereignty in Venezuela | Photo: EFE

On Monday, September 9, the explosion of a domestic gas cylinder in a home in Caricuao, Caracas, left one person dead and five injured.

Edmundo González said that he applied for asylum in Spain “with Venezuela in mind.”

Opposition leader María Corina Machado, for her part, urged action to be taken to protect Edmundo González.

More than 200 Venezuelan activists from different sectors of civil society presented the “Proclamation of Union to the Venezuelan Nation”, a document in which they demand the restoration of democracy in the country.

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On Monday, September 9, the explosion of a domestic gas cylinder in a home in Caricuao, Caracas, left one person dead and five injured, as well as an 18-year-old young man missing in the rubble.

Neighbors commented to The Diary that the deceased was called Yamileth Quevedo, 50 years old.

The young man trapped in the rubble has made a sound and has communicated with the rescue teams, so the authorities confirmed that he is still alive.

The injured were taken to the Doctor Miguel Pérez Carreño hospital and medical teams are currently assessing them.

Photo: The Diary

Edmundo González spoke out on September 9 to detail the reasons that led him to leave the country and request political asylum in Spain.

Key Takeaways from September 9: Major Highlights and Insights

“I have made this decision thinking about Venezuela and that our destiny as a country cannot, should not, be one of conflict and pain and suffering. I have made this decision thinking about my family and all Venezuelan families at this time of so much tension and anguish,” González wrote in a statement published on his X account.

In the letter, the political leader thanked the Embassy of the Netherlands and the government of Spain for hosting him and giving him protection.

EFE/Miguel Gutierrez

Opposition leader María Corina Machado offered statements to the media on Monday, September 9, regarding the situation of Edmundo González, who He arrived in Spain to request political asylum on September 8.

Machado insisted that González maintains his status as “president-elect” and will continue to be so after the start of the next presidential term in Venezuela, which begins on January 10. He also said that the details of the departure from the country of the standard-bearer of the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) will be announced at the appropriate time.

“The PSUV rank and file, the Armed Forces, the police, all governments allied to the regime and everyone knows that Edmundo González Urrutia is the president-elect of Venezuela and will be so whether he is in Venezuela or anywhere in the world, and he will be so from July 28 until the day he is sworn in as constitutional president of Venezuela and commander of the National Armed Forces,” Machado said at a press conference.

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On September 9, more than 200 Venezuelan activists from different sectors of civil society presented to the public the “Proclamation of Union to the Venezuelan Nation,” a document in which they demand the restoration of democracy in the country, following the presidential elections of July 28.

Through this appeal, the signatories called for the “superior unity of the nation” in relation to respect for human rights enshrined in the Venezuelan Constitution.

In Venezuela, almost 60 attacks on human rights defenders were recorded during the month of July

EFE/ Henry Chirinos

The “Proclamation of Union to the Venezuelan Nation” is a document signed by citizens, representatives of various political and ideological currents and sectors of civil society. Its objective is to promote the fight for democracy in Venezuela, calling for national unity.

The letter is addressed to Venezuelan public institutions such as the National Electoral Council (CNE), the National Armed Forces (FANB) and the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), organizations that, according to the activists, “have not fulfilled their constitutional duty.”

A total of 29 human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs) called on Monday, September 9, for the urgent renewal of the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela, which would otherwise expire at the end of September, in a context of “intensification of post-electoral repression” in that country.

“Discontinuing the mission’s work at such a crucial time would have negative implications for the protection of victims, survivors and the wider population, and could further incentivise the Venezuelan government to continue its brutal repression,” they said in a joint statement.

Already renewed twice (2020 and 2022), the mission promoted in the Council by several Latin American countries and Canada has issued various reports in which it has accused the Venezuelan authorities, including Nicolás Maduro, of possible crimes against humanity.

UN committee concludes that militarization of indigenous areas in Venezuela has led to human rights violations

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Venezuelan, Colombian and Peruvian citizens accounted for almost 80% of the more than 163,000 applications for international protection submitted in 2023 in Spain, a recognition that the country grants after evaluating that a person is being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, political or sexual orientation.

At least 240 Venezuelan citizens arrived in Spain every day during the first half of 2024, reaching a current figure of approximately 390 thousand people, a third of them settled in Madrid, according to various official Spanish statistics published on Monday, September 9.

Political persecution is precisely the argument used by the Venezuelan opposition leader. Edmundo González to request asylum in Spain, where he has been since Sunday, September 8, after denouncing fraud in the presidential elections of July 28.

Venezuelans lead asylum applications in Spain

EFE/ Borja Sanchez-trillo

7. Kate Middleton finished her chemotherapy treatment

Princess of Wales Kate Middleton has completed her chemotherapy treatment, six months after announcing that he had cancer.

“With the summer coming to an end, I cannot express the relief I feel at having finally completed my chemotherapy treatment. These past few months have been incredibly difficult for us as a family. Life as you know it can change in an instant and we have had to find a way to navigate through stormy waters and an uncharted path,” she said in statements collected by the magazine. Hello! Monday, September 9th.

In March 2024, the wife of the heir to the British Crown reported via a video that she is in the early stages of treatment after cancer was detected in tests carried out following an abdominal operation.

What is known about Kate Middleton's health?

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Technology company Apple unveiled new devices and updates to the brand on September 9 during its annual Apple Event. Among the company’s new features is the launch of its new free artificial intelligence (AI): Apple Intelligence.

The tech giant keeps users engaged with its traditional launch events. The company – founded by Steve Jobs and currently led by Tim Cook – generates expectations every year regarding innovations in the design and functionality of its products.

In addition to the Apple Intelligenceother launches also stand out, such as the Apple Watch Series 10, new AirPods and the iPhone 16.

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