US imposes new sanctions on Venezuelan officials over 'election fraud'
• Sep 12, 2024, 3:57 PM
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The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on 16 senior Venezuelan officials allied to President Nicolas Maduro for preventing "a transparent electoral process" in the July 28 presidential election and for the "brutal crackdown on free expression" as protesters took to the streets after the poll. Those sanctioned included military, intelligence and government officials.
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How two Colombians wound up in a Russian prison after fighting in Ukraine
• 5:32 PM
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The last time Otilia Ante, 78, heard from her son Alexander he was telling her to put aside some of the hearty meat and corn stew on which he was raised in western Colombia. Alexander, a former soldier, was in neighbouring Venezuela at the time, on his w
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Online misogyny and the US election: How to counter the war of disinformation
• 1:49 PM
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How the US presidential election has been blighted by a campaign of online disinformation including misogynist and racist content. Annette Young talks to American disinformation specialist, Nina Jankowicz about how governments need to step up to prevent
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Harris and Oprah hold star-studded US election rally
• 1:14 PM
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A star-studded virtual event hosted by Oprah Winfrey Thursday night to build enthusiasm for Kamala Harris' campaign was marked by teary moments and celebrity endorsements, drawing hundreds of thousands of viewers across social media.
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Titan submersible malfunctioned days before fatal Titanic dive, scientific director says
• 9:49 AM
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The submersible that imploded in June 2023 on its way to visit the Titanic malfunctioned days before its final voyage, the scientific director of the company that owned the craft said during a US Coast Guard investigation. Other testimonies indicate a la
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Trump ally refuses to leave governor's race after 'Black Nazi' comments emerge on porn site
• 5:53 AM
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A Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina has rejected calls to drop out of the race after a report that he made controversial comments about slavery and called himself a 'Black Nazi' on a porn website more than a decade ago.
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