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At the UN General Assembly, 185 countries have voted in favor of the United States ending its economic, commercial and financial embargo on Cuba that has been in force for 60 years -- the thirtieth such moral victory at the UN for Cuba. Only the US and Israel voted against the resolution, with Brazil and Ukraine abstaining. IMAGES
Caracas, Jun 14 (EFE) (CAMERA: Ivan Cardenas) .- The manager of the newspaper El Nacional, Jorge Makriniotis, reported Monday that after two and a half years without circulating and a month after the embargo imposed by the Venezuelan Justice, the newspaper will return to print in August.
In the 4th century BC, the ancient Sanskrit treatise, the Arthashastra, said 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend.' According to Business Insider, Iran and Venezuela may be taking that to heart as their relationship grows ever closer. While the nations are US President Donald Trump's most frequent foreign-policy targets, Iran has been sending oil tankers directly to Venezuela. In September, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US would place more sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Pompeo accused Maduro's government of working with Tehran 'to flout the UN arms embargo.' US officials say intervening to stop Iranian tankers from reaching Venezuela was an option, raising concerns Trump may seek a confrontation before the election.
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he hopes the COVID-19 pandemic will last less time than the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, which killed tens of millions of people in two years. SOUNDBITE from Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Venezuela's attorney general says he asked the Supreme Court to bar Juan Guaido, the self-proclaimed acting president and opposition leader, from leaving the country and to freeze his assets. SOUNDBITE
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