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Venezuela power struggle heats up with Guaido curbs, protest plans

January 29, 2019 Moderator

The struggle for control of Venezuela intensified on Wednesday, as the government prepared an investigation that could lead to the arrest of opposition leader and self-declared interim president Juan Guaido, who has called for new street protests.

Venezuela’s Maduro says he is ready for talks with opposition: RIA

January 29, 2019 Moderator

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday he was ready to sit down for talks with the country’s opposition and open to the possibility of third countries mediating, Russia’s RIA news agency reported.

Factbox: Vale tailings dam collapse adds to long list of mining disasters

January 29, 2019 Moderator

The collapse of a Brazilian tailings dam owned by Vale last week ranks among the worst mining disasters in decades. More than 300 people are feared dead after the dam failure near the town of Brumadinho released a torrent of mining waste into Vale’s facilities and a nearby community in Minas Gerais state.

Vale to cut output, shut down dams after Brazil disaster

January 29, 2019 Moderator

Vale SA, the world’s largest iron ore miner, on Tuesday vowed to take as much as 10 percent of its ore output offline in order to decommission 10 more dams like the one that burst last week, killing scores of workers and nearby residents.

Venezuela’s Maduro says Putin has helped us on all fronts: Russia’s Sputnik

January 29, 2019 Moderator

President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had given Venezuela support on all fronts and that Caracas was grateful, Russia’s Sputnik news agency reported.

Philippines urges calm after grenade attack on mosque kills two

January 29, 2019 Moderator

Philippine authorities called for calm on Wednesday after a grenade attack on a mosque in a mainly Christian southern province killed two people, just three days after a devastating church bombing shook the restive Mindanao region.

Tanzania MPs grant government sweeping powers over political parties

January 29, 2019 Moderator

Tanzania’s parliament passed amendments to legislation late on Tuesday that give sweeping powers to a government-appointed registrar over political parties, a move that opposition legislators say will cement “one-party rule”.

FirstFT: Today’s top stories 

January 29, 2019 Moderator

Your daily briefing on the day’s news from the FT and elsewhere  

South Korean court lengthens jail term for former speed skating coach in abuse case

January 29, 2019 Moderator

A South Korean appeals court on Wednesday nearly doubled jail time for a former speed skating coach convicted of hitting a two-time Olympic champion, citing a need to warn sports officials against the use of violence as a training tool.

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