US pledges $150m in aid after Venezuelan earthquakes
6/26/202630 min
The Trump administration is deploying military assets and a specialised team, as well as millions of dollars in financial aid to help relief efforts in Venezuela. The country's health minister says at least 235 people are now known to have died in Wednesday's powerful earthquakes, and large numbers of people are still unaccounted for. Also: hundreds arrested across Kenya as demonstrators mark two years since a deadly crackdown on youth-led protests. King Charles and Queen Camilla won't move into Buckingham Palace when a $500m refurbishment is completed next year. Scientists discover twin "super-puff" planets that are less dense than candy floss. Researchers manage to read a scroll that was burnt to a crisp in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2000 years ago. And we look at how the tiny nation of Cape Verde has invested in football... as its exceptional run at the Men's Football World Cup continues.
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First 90 secondsChris Barrow· Host0:00
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Chris Barrow· Host0:44
This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. [upbeat music] I'm Chris Barrow, and in the early hours of Friday, the twenty-sixth of June, these are our main stories. More than two hundred people are now confirmed dead after two strong earthquakes devastated Venezuela. Search and rescue efforts are continuing. Thousands are still missing, and the US has promised millions of dollars in aid. Here in the UK, it's been revealed that King Charles and Queen Camilla won't move into Buckingham Palace when a five hundred million dollar refurbishment is completed next year. Also in this podcast...
Brent Seales· Guest1:21
We're using X-rays to be able to see inside, and then software, including AI, to be able to actually read the evidence of the