Join Our Whatsapp Channel, Venezuela’s National Assembly has passed the Simon Bolivar Liberator law, imposing severe penalties on officials supporting U.S. sanctions. Under the new law, those who advocate or facilitate sanctions can face imprisonment from 25 to 30 years and be barred from public office for up to 60 years. Media outlets promoting sanctions […]
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Peruvian police arrested a 28-year-old South Korean man at Lima’s Jorge Chávez International Airport on November 8 for attempting to smuggle 320 tarantulas, 110 centipedes, and nine bullet ants strapped to his body. Officials grew suspicious of his “bulky” stomach area and discovered insects packed in ziplock bags tied to his abdomen. The man, en […]
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Mining companies BHP and Vale have signed an agreement with the Brazilian government to pay nearly $30 billion (£23 billion) in compensation for the Mariana dam collapse in 2015, which resulted in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster. Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva was present for the signing of the deal on Friday. The dam […]
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