people in senegal head to the polls on sunday. the president has been in power since 2012, and the head of state has been in germany to talk about creating jobs to stop as many people leaving for europe. >> fishing is their livelihood, but ever fewer senegalese fishermen are able to feed their families. they often trawl illegally for huge numbers of fish and these the catch right on board for shipping back to their countries. this has been frequently documented by environmental groups. the situation has driven many senegalese to search for a better life in europe. some of the migrants find work there and are able to send money home. remittances from abroad now make up nearly a 10th of the country's gdp. senegal plus gdp has been showing growth in the past few years. in 2016, it rose by 6.6%, but because the population has also risen, the gross national income is under 940 euros a year. by comparison, in germany, it's 38,000 euros per person. that places senegal among the world's least developed countries. nearly half the populatio

senegal was the first state to have ratified the rome statute. region is the african bloc. but senegal also tried hissene habre, the former president of chad, and that regionaljustice, that somebody should be tried in the continent where they actually committed the atrocities and victims and witnesses can all be brought, instead of hauling them all the way over to the hague. this is good. just to have a trial, i believe this is good. and i think it should be known firstly that icc does not even have jurisdiction over the habre case, because it occurred before the icc came into existence. but even there, we have applauded the efforts that have been made at the level of senegal, but also at the level of the african union that a head of state who has committed these atrocities over his people should no longer go. so you see that case of hissene habre, the former president of chad, is a good one. indeed. because you are the court of last resort, you always make that clear. nevertheless, i put to you that mark malloch brown, who was deputy secretary g

people have died and at least 49 have been injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in senegalakar, at the end of a league cup final. the wall collapsed after fighting between rival fans and the use of tear gas by police. tom donkin reports. after a tightly fought football league final ended in a drawer, it was the winning goal in extra time that turned passion into panic. the final whistle ignited running battles between the rival fans of the two teams. stones were held across the stands and police are prompted to act. tear gas was used to break up the violence. amid the white clouds and chaos this wall collapsed under the weight of bodies, the incident happened too quickly for emergency services to help the many. translation: all of a sudden when the wall foul and really it was a mess the wall foul and really it was a m ess eve ryo ne the wall foul and really it was a mess everyone was crying we knew exactly that some of our own have lost their lives because the wall fell directly onto people. translator macro we have this kind of vinyl in this kind of sodium here where there

people been killed and 49 seriously injured after the stampede broke out after a football match in senegalto cast their ballots in an unofficial referendum called by the country's opposition. the vote, which is not recognised by the government, was called in response to president nicolas maduro's plan to elect delegates to a new national assembly later this month. the opposition has called the move "anti—democratic". 0ur correspondent katy watson reports. ahead of the referendum, several people delegates arrive prepared to monitor the vote. they were met by joyful opposition supporters. monitor the vote. they were met by joyful opposition supporterslj bring joyful opposition supporters.” bring the message from mexico that this cannot continue. the government cannot act with impunity. the president's plans to elect his own assembly have angered millions. he says it is the only way to head off the economic crisis facing the country. critics say it is anti—democratic. many people say they will not take part in the election at the end of the month. the referendum is asking people whether they

killed, and at least 49 were seriously injured in a stampede that broke out after a football match in senegalum in dakar collapsed after fans of two local clubs clashed — prompting the police to fire tear gas cannisters. opposition parties and human rights groups in poland have called for a mass protest in the capital, warsaw, today against the government's reform of thejudiciary. critics of the legislation, passed by the senate yesterday, say it will erode the independence of the judiciary and undermine democracy in poland. time for the sport, here is richard. roger federer has the chance to become the first man to win eight singles titles at wimbledon later today. the swiss takes on marin cilic on centre court, in what will be his 11th final. federer is aiming to overtake pete sampras as the most successful male player in the history of the tournament. it reminds me of my first wimbledon when i was trying to do that, trying to defend my first wimbledon. or when i was going for my fifth. and equalling bjorn borg, that was amazing. 2009 when i was trying to break the all—time grand slam recor

had a lot been killed and always fought in a ninja that the stampede broke out after a cup final in senegal become the first man to win eight singles titles at wimbledon later today. the swiss takes on marin cilic on centre court , it reminds me of my first wimbledon when i was trying to do that, trying to defend my first wimbledon. or when i was going for my fifth. and equalling bjorn borg, that was amazing. 2009 when i was trying to break the all—time grand slam record. i am happy i had these moments here at wimbledon. i know that when i step on court against marin cilic, i will be ready for it. the occasion will not be too big to conquer, to understand what i am going into. i will be ready and i am looking forward to it. it would be another dream come true. i have already won a grandslam title, the us open, and i know how it feels and what it means to me. this would mean much more and we will see. this result will be writing croatian history as well and it would be another amazing day for croatian sport. england's cricketers have a battle on their hands, if they are to save the second te

killed and at least 49 were seriously injured in a stampede that broke out at a football match in senegal, here's richard. the british grand prix is under way at silverstone. lewis hamilton started on pole. got away cleanly and is leading. coverage on five live sports extra and the bbc sport website. meanwhile in under an hour roger federer begins his quest to become the first man to win eight singles titles at wimbledon later today. the swiss takes on marin cilic on centre court, in what will be his 11th final. federer is aiming to overtake pete sampras as the most successful male player in the history of the tournament. david ornstein reports.. 2003, 2004, five, six, seven 2009 and 2012. the seven wind that edged roger federer‘s name in wimbledon folklore. i am happy have these moments at wimbledon that i no one i step on court against cilic i will be ready for the occasion and 22 big to conquer, to understand what i'm going through. i will be ready and i'm looking forward to it. we know wimbledon and roger federer have plenty in common, nothing more show than the pursuit of greatness w

presentadora: un enfrentamiento entre fanÁticos en senegal durante un partido de la final de su vida,rodujo al final y como consecuencia varias manifestaciones previstas para este fin de semana fueron canceladas. en honduras, la sociedad estÁ alarmada por el aumento de la violencia. las palizas aprovechan para reclutar niÑos y entregarlos con armas de fuego. el estado hondureÑo estÁ pariendo la batalla frente al crimen organizado y no estÁ hacia lo suficiente para enfrentar la situaciÓn. claudia mendoza nos explica. claudia: son niÑos de entre 13 y 16 aÑos. no juegan y en este vÍdeo se muestra el entrenamiento que reciben para asumir la prÓxima paliza a la que pertenecen. >> este vÍdeo representa un sector vulnerable del crimen organizado. un sector que ha sido reclutado a razÓn de ofertas o quizÁs amenazas, valiÉndose sobre todo de la limitaciones econÓmicas que pueda tener esta poblaciÓn. claudia: este vÍdeo que fue sustraÍdo de un telÉfono celular y que muestra el adiestramiento que estarÍan recibiendo los niÑos en un terreno baldÍo. la poblaciÓn teme que sus niÑos sean la siguient

presentadora: un enfrentamiento entre fanÁticos en senegal durante un partido de la final de su vida,. la avalancha se produjo al final y como consecuencia varias manifestaciones previstas para este fin de semana fueron canceladas. en honduras, la sociedad estÁ alarmada por el aumento de la violencia. las palizas aprovechan para reclutar niÑos y entregarlos con armas de fuego. el estado hondureÑo estÁ pariendo la batalla frente al crimen organizado y no estÁ hacia lo suficiente para enfrentar la situaciÓn. claudia mendoza nos explica. claudia: son niÑos de entre 13 y 16 aÑos. no juegan y en este vÍdeo se muestra el entrenamiento que reciben para asumir la prÓxima paliza a la que pertenecen. >> este vÍdeo representa un sector vulnerable del crimen organizado. un sector que ha sido reclutado a razÓn de ofertas o quizÁs amenazas, valiÉndose sobre todo de la limitaciones econÓmicas que pueda tener esta poblaciÓn. claudia: este vÍdeo que fue sustraÍdo de un telÉfono celular y que muestra el adiestramiento que estarÍan recibiendo los niÑos en un terreno baldÍo. la poblaciÓn teme que sus niÑ

high jump and 400 meter champions from senegal are not planning to go home and empty-handed. >> it is normal that we are here to compete in the games. our goal is to take part in big competitions like this one. >> act of the stadium, the opening ceremonies have not topped and the stakes are high. the openingadium, ceremonies have not stopped and the stakes are high. to people will be on stage tell a story and music and color. more than 500 million viewers are expected to tune in. >> it will be a very beautiful ceremony, it is an event that everybody will remember. , the numberizers one priority is to show ivory coast is a united and peaceful country. molly: next to the inspiring story of a 27-year-old palestinian a dancer has gone from syria to paris, france. ♪ at the footof grace of the eiffel tower. once again sharing his message of peace. unique tove what is protect your country, you need art as well. , they are the close minded people. and a place where they come, i am not afraid of them. art and withith the love. of -- 27-year-old dancer, origin grew up in a war-torn country were

. >> switching gears to senegal.pping up a heated campaign ahead of sunday's elections. >> tensions are running high in the country. the election has turned into a referendum on the president. there have been by clashes between supporters of the president and supporters of the former president. >> the campaign has been marred by allegations of fraud? in thee's been a delay production of biometric identity cards which are meant to function as voting cards. anyone with a valid id will be able to vote but members of the opposition fear that this will lead to fraud and confusion at the polls. >> on a lighter note, south korea has a new president and a new first lady and first dog. , one of the campaign promises was to adopt a dog from an animal shelter. the dog was rescued by an animal rights group campaigning against the consumption of dog meat in asia. the dog is seen as sending a strong message against the trade and one more fun fact, last week the minority justice to -- the minority justice party of the president say

narrator: protests like these in dakar and senegal spread to many other cities.re were similar riots in egypt and in india. in haiti the president was overthrown. the reason? high food prices. one of the major causes: climate change. villagers are leaving their homes simply to survive.

, and at least 49 were seriously injured — in a stampede that broke out after a football match in senegalof two local clubs clashed — prompting the police to fire tear gas cannisters. the development of artificial intelligence has become the greatest risk faced by human civilisation, according to the technology entrepreneur elon musk. the businessman, who co—founded the car company tesla, made the comments at a gathering of us lawmakers. he warned politicians should start realising the threat posed by machines taking over their human creators. rather worrying. i wonder how roger federer is feeling this morning, it could be a historic day for him at wimbledon. calm, he's like a machine himself. i think you'll be feeling the nerves this morning, might, what do you think was like he's looking ahead to this afternoon's action as well as the rest of the sport. another day at the office for roger federer, this is a second home for him. is sun is coming out, it's lovely, the team are preparing the grass and planting ecstasies, with the machine they're testing the bounce of centre court before th

thank the representative of italy for his statement and now give the floor to the representative of senegal. >> thank you, president. first and foremost, i would like to thank the u.s. and japanese delegation for having called for the holding of this emergency meeting. i would also like to thank you, sir, for having accepted this request. i would also like to thank the assistant secretary-general for political affairs, who has given us a factual and clear briefing. in very appropriate terms, you have expressed our words of thanks on behalf of the security council members as a whole, including my delegation. to the plurinational state of bolivia, thanks for the high quality and outstanding counsel in the past month. i endorsed the statement made by you. sir, it is telling that the first formal meeting of your presidency on yet another act of defiance to the international community, in particular to the security council -- i'm talking, of course, about the launch by the dprk of an intercontinental ballistic missile yesterday. on 4 july, at a time when, with our american friends, we were celeb

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. >> i think the representatives of italy and called to the floor the representative of senegal. >>. >> thank you president. >> first and foremost i'd like to thank us and japanese delegations for having called to the holding of this emergency meeting. >> and i'd also like to thank you sir for having accepted this request. >> i'd also like to thank the assistant secretary-general for political affairs was given us a factual nuclear briefing. mister president, in very appropriate terms, you've expressed our words of thanks on behalf of the security council members as a whole including of course my delegation. to the national state of bolivia, thanks for the high quality and outstanding citizens of the security council for thepast month . i must endorse the statements made by you. >> sir, it's telling that the first formal meeting of your presidency is yet another act of defiance to the international community in particular to the security council and i'm talking of course about the launch by the dprk of an intercontinental ballistic missile yesterday. on 4 july. at a time when with ou

and at least 49 were seriously injured during a stampede that broke out after a football match in senegal a wall collapsed as supporters tried to leave the stadium. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show, we're in bermuda. where i'll be diving into hundreds of years of nautical history, and finding out how a new project will let you explore these shipwrecks from your smartphone. that was, quite literally, breathtaking! we head to canada's remote cape breton for a unique taste of scottish culture. and, we'll be meeting the couple on a global honeymoon that they hope could last a lifetime. we start this week in bermuda in the north atlantic ocean. this tiny collection of subtropical islands spans just 22 miles. but they are ringed by more than 200 square miles of coral reef. these beautiful shallow reefs make this island perfect for snorkelling and scu ba—diving. but a nightmare for boats. it's really treacherous. and because of that, these waters have more shipwrecks per square mile than any other place on earth. it was a shipwreck that brought the fir

killed, and at least 49 were seriously injured, in a stampede that broke out after a football match in senegaldiop stadium in dakar collapsed after fans of two local clubs clashed, prompting the police to fire tear gas canisters and hundreds of supporters to flee. the turkish president has addressed two huge rallies overnight, on the anniversary of a failed coup in which more than 200 and 50 people were killed. —— 250 people were killed. mr erdogan has seen significant gains in his presidential powers since the coup was defeated. thousands of suspected supporters of the plot have since been arrested and the president has now backed the death penalty for coup plotters. roger federer could make history today at wimbledon as he attempts to become the first player to win the men's singles title eight times. it is the 11th time he has reached the final and this time he will take on the collation, marin cilic —— croatian. now nominee people have experienced this is many times as a roger federer. aiding grandslam titles, seven here at wimbledon, the first 14 years ago. while the ponytail has disappea

killed, and at least 49 were seriously injured in a stampede that broke out after a football match in senegal say a wall collapsed as supporters tried to leave the stadium. now on bbc news. with the women's us open golf taking place this weekend, as part of the bbc women's season of sport, sarah mulkerrins travels to the us to examine the history of women's involvement in golf in, ‘driving change — golf's battle for equality‘. i get a lot of threat letters on my life. i couple of times they tried to run me off the highway as i was driving. i really did feel like my life was in danger. growing up, golf was not for us. you look like you don't play golf. what is the local golf? as far as they were concerned, we were trash, so that's all we deserve. golf — for many a hobby, for some a career, but not so long ago, if you were black or a woman, it wasn't even an option. in the usa, until 1961, the professional golfers association had a caucasian—only clause. until then, black players had to play in their own events. for women, their first players association was set up in 1950, yet it was only in 2

eight people have died and nearly a0 injured after a wall collapsed at a diplomat in senegal.g goal in extra time that turned passion into panic. the final whistle ignited running battles between the rival fans. storms were hurled across the stands and police were prompted to act. tear gas was used to break up the violence. amid the white clouds and chaos, this wall collapsed under the weight of bodies. the incident happening too quickly for emergency services to help many. translation: all of a sudden when the wall fell, really it was a mess, everybody was crying, we knew exactly that some of our own had lost their lives because the wall fell directly onto people. translation: what i find terrible is that we have this kind of final in this kind of stadium here where there is not enough security. deadly stampede at football matches have become commonplace on the continent. safety standards have long been criticised. with an election due later this month, leaders happen quick to call for a nswe i’s leaders happen quick to call for answers and to seek punishment for those respon

the representative of italy for his statement and now give the floor to the representative of senegal. >> thank you, president. first and foremost, i would like to thank the u.s. and japanese delegation for having called for the holding of this emergency meeting. i would also like to thank you, sir, for having accepted this request. i would also like to thank the assistant secretary-general for political affairs, who has given us a factual and clear briefing. terms, youropriate have expressed our words of thanks on behalf of the security council members as a whole, including my delegation. to the chlorine national state of bolivia, thanks for the high counciland outstanding in the past month. i endorsed the statement made by you. , it is telling that the first formal meeting of your presidency on yet another act of defiance to the international community, in particular to the security council -- i'm talking, of course, about the launch by the dprk of an intercontinental ballistic missile yesterday. when, withat a time our american friends, we were salivating the holiday in the united

and at least 49 were seriously injured during a stampede that broke out after a football match in senegaleports say a wall collapsed as supporters tried to leave the stadium. at wimbledon, roger federer is two sets to love up in the men's singles final against the croat marin cilic, who has been suffering from an apparent foot injury. and lewis hamilton has won the british grand prix at silverstone for a fifth time, equalling the record held byjim clark and alain prost. he is nowjust one point behind top spot in the championship. now on bbc news, it's time for click. i'll be back with more news at the top of the this week... the cyborg's are coming, the eyeborg's are watching, the bar staff are serving and lara photographs a banana! this is adam jensen, star of the video game deus ex: human revolution. set in 2027, the poor chap has to undergo extensive cybernetic modifications after being severely injured. well, just ten years before those events might occur, that plot line doesn't seem that far off. for years now people have been body hacking, giving themselves extra abilities and, as o

had been killed and 49 seriously injured during a stampede that broke out after a football match in senegal. a wall collapsed as supporters tried to leave the stadium. now on bbc news, it is time for click. this week... the cyborgs are coming, the eyeborgs are watching, the bar staff are serving, and lara photographs a banana! this is adam jensen, star of the video game, deus ex: human revolution. set in 2027, the poor chap has to undergo extensive cybernetic modifications after being severely injured. well, just ten years before those events might occur, that plot line doesn't seem that far off. for years now people have been body hacking, giving themselves extra abilities and, as our understanding of robotics has advanced, so has our creativity. meet rob spence, like the cyborg in the video game, he too has a bionic eye. it doesn't have terminator vision like this, yet, but it does record video. inside a prosthetic eye, which is an odd shape, they're not a sphere, a prosthetic eye, they're actually like a very thick contact lens. inside that is a battery, a video camera and a video transm

phyllis wheatly had been enslaved the west coast of afri africa probably in senegal and brought to the new world in the 1750s. as a young girl maybe about 8 years old. she eventually was sold to a family by the name of wheatley in massachusetts. and the daughter in the family taught her to read and write. and she had a real natural talent for writing verse. and, of course, at the time this was an extraordinary development. so much so that there were those that she began publishing pieces in the newspaper and they began to be circulated and was actually a trial held in boston where people like john hancock and other significant figures in the community were brought together to basically put her on trial, ask her questions. broug together to basically put her on trial, ask her questions, to try to determine if it was possible that this african-american woman could have written poetry like this. of course she passed. and they actually wrote a testimonial saying they believed she, in fact, had been the talented writer who produced this b this poetry. in 1773, she travelled to london and th

but they also have farms in poland, the czech republic, senegal and spain. foreign workers, mainly drawn from around europe. are there any british workers on the line here? yes. there are? yes. about roughly how many, i mean... erm... roughly. five. out of 80 or so working in here today? yes. so they've got to find a lot more... yes. ..if all the migrant labour goes. yes. yeah. so what are we looking at here? so this is the first of our uk asparagus, so we've literallyjust started harvesting in the last week, this crop is... out in the field is managing director derek wilkinson. he's the boss and the only british passport holder. he's worried about losing his bulgarian and romanian pickers. the local area has very low unemployment, and derek has found he can't recruit seasonal british workers in enough numbers. i can see why that matters to you but why should that matter to the uk shopper? well, it depends whether the uk shopper wants british produce. erm... you know, cos without the labour, 75,000 seasonal staff employed in horticulture, and without that la

invitation of hosting german chancellor angela merkel that includes norway netherlands singapore vietnam senegal and guinea now let's take away the guests and look at the core twenty that we have right here where two thirds of the world's population lives these countries have some of the strongest economies in the world in fact this group of twenty makes up eighty percent of the global economic output in terms of purchasing power the largest economies in the world are china the u.s. india japan and germany in that order and all of those are g twenty members g twenty members also account for seventy five percent of all global trade the four largest exporting countries being china the u.s. germany and japan now getting an even bigger picture of the twenty countries with the largest volume of exports worldwide fifteen of them are members of the g twenty why is that important well the whole point of the g twenty is to bring together the most powerful emerging economies to promote international financial stability it was first founded in one thousand nine hundred nine and included nations finance min

those rescued are from nigeria, senegal, cameroon, the ivory coast and ghana.rade union events. the labour leader praised his party's performance in the general election campaign, saying the tories had taken the electorate for granted. we raised the whole question of real solidarity, real solidarity, and what it means. but you know something? the tories went into this election thinking it was going to be a walk in the park, and it became a walk in the dark, and a nightmare for them, by the end of it. but you know what? i'm not sure they've actually learnt very many lessons from it. i'm really not sure about that at all. because they've done a deal with the dup, which has cost them £1 billion, and as is rightly said, the same levels of investment around the rest of the country would mean £50 billion being invested in all of the english regions, money going into scotland, and money going into wales. but no, they got a billion pounds to buy ten votes in parliament. they've got £1 billion for those ten votes to stay in office, and they can't find a hate me ora offi

edge of either stabilizing and advancing or being in worse shape, what is that poll for nigeria, for senegal, for egypt, for -- you can think of a whole crescent of states that are significant for this half century, but where there isn't currently a comparable club of countries, certainly not on their borders which they might join, and i think there's something to be done there in terms of thinking of how you incentivize. that's what the millennium challenge was designed to do. >> it was, because it was conditional in term of the country's -- and another thing, if i might say, one of the things we did when i was in office was create something called the community of democracies, where, in fact, was a way of combining best practices and working with democracies in various stages in order to help them try to figure out what -- i mean, let's be very frank. countries, how does governance work and it works in a way that the governments provide something for their people, the social contract, and the question is how do you get support for it so that you're not creating authoritarian countries but

. >>> in senegal, at least eat people are dead after a -- at least eight people are dead after a footballt ended in violence. at least 40 dead. fights broke out between fans following a league cup final. as people tried to leave, a wall collapsed, leading to a stampede. >>> france is marking the 75th anniversary of the nazi-directed mass roundup of thousands of jews by the french police during world war ii. a short time ago, the french president macron attended a minute of silence for the victims at a memorial. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is anticipated to arrive in paris shortly. >>> a key promise from the u.s. republicans to repeal and replace obamacare is once again delayed. a procedural vote on the revised senate bill will be postponed now until after republican senator john mccain recovers from surgery to remove a blood clot. republicans need mr. mr. speaker cane's vote to even begin -- mr. mccain's vote to even begin discussion on legislation. the white house trying to convince those skeptical of the republican plan. president trump is hoping to land a major legislativ

joining us kenneth leon, analyst at cifra and jim senegal with morningstar.n, kenneth, do you see any banks raising -- and goldman did that recently, but anybody else? what is it going to take to get somebody to raise their deposit rates for the first time in eons what do you think? >> it's going to happen, but it tends to come with competition, so i would say not only from deposit rates but also what they charge for credit cards as the spreads stay attractive and we could see them raise deposit rates and part of that has to do with funding from the federal reserve as well. >> and you have a buy recommendation on bank of america, citi, goldman, jpmorgan, stanley, and a hold on wells fargo, ken, is that right? is there anybody -- you focus on the big bank so wells is the only name have you as a current hold >> yeah, we do, and really the ones we have bice we break out into those that are related to it the capital markets like goldman, morgan stanley, and then jpmorgan, citibank and america as well, but they have much larger deposit base to your story here >> j

. >> i think the representatives of italy for his floor to the representative of senegal. >> . >> i likejapanese delegations . >> i endorse the statements made by you. sir, it is telling that the first formal meeting of your presidency on yet another act of defiance to the international community in particular to the security council, i'm talking of course about the launch by the dprk of an intercontinental ballistic missile yesterday on 4 july at a time when with our american friends we were celebrating the holiday in the united states. my delegation condemns in the most firmest terms yet another launch by the dprk of an icbm. which landed in the sea of japan. without a doubt this is a game change are game-changer, because it demonstrates north korea after methodically continuing its nuclear and missile programs today is more determined than ever to acquire a nuclear deterrent power. as he has stated this launch comes after the previous ones from pyongyang which we've all condemned in this room. this threat not only to the people of the region but also it is a hard blow to the non-proli

you have countries as diverse as slovakia and senegal.annot throw money at an acronym or index. you have to be picky. betty: why do they keep coming up so? you have mexico and indonesia. do theseto tell me why keep popping up? david: because there is always going to be some analysts that is going to want to make their name coming up with the best acronym. that is not the way to find value as an investor. there is no magic acronym that will make you money. you have to roll up your sleeves and do the due diligence and take your countries carefully. yvonne: david, given the development we have seen in venezuela in the last couple of hours or so, these sanctions on ae president, it is reflection of the risks you can see in russia as well, the reliance on oil and gas. does that factor -- is that a big factor in how you invest in e.m. ineneral -- in general? david: you have to pay attention to political risks. it is a tragic situation in venezuela right now. if we have learned any lessons right now, this year, is political risk is not just an e

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