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August 22, 2018 Trump's mounting troubles. Michael Cohen, Paul Manafort and the Russia Probe.
Virtually within minutes, one court convicting his former campaign manager Paul Manafort on eight counts of fraud... while his personal lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty over hush money paid to alleged former mistresses of the then Republican candidate for President. What's Trump's plan for weathering the storm? What direction will his presidency take?
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August 21, 2018 Day 100 for Oleg Sentsov: Crimean-born filmmaker on indefinite hunger strike
Crimean-born filmmaker Oleg Sentsov is now on Day 100 of a hunger strike in an Arctic penal colony and close to death, claim his advocates. We'll tell the story of this outspoken critic of Russia's annexation of Crimea, who's one of dozens of Ukrainians languishing in Russian jails, awaiting an eventual prisoner swap as the low level conflict between Kiev and Moscow's proxies endures in the Russian-speaking east of Ukraine.
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August 20, 2018 Venezuela's Meltdown
Today in the France 24 Debate - Venezuela's meltdown. Nicolas Maduro's decision to lop five zeroes off the Bolivar triggered panic as citizens wait to see if the 96-percent devaluation of the currency will stop the world's worst hyperinflation. A mass exodus of Venezuelans triggers tension and violence at the borders with Brazil and Ecuador with many opposition leaders in jail or in exile. We're left asking what will it take to reverse the fortunes of what should be a giant of Latin America.
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August 09, 2018 Headed for all-out war? Israel-Gaza conflict flares up again despite truce talks
Violence has flared up again this week with dozens of rockets fired into Israel and scores of targets in Gaza hit by the Israeli military in response.
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August 08, 2018 Colombia's Ivan Duque : What are the new president's plans for the peace deal?
Ivan Duque has just been being sworn in as President of Colombia. The 42-year-old is known for his close ties to former head of state Alvaro Uribe and campaigned on a promise to rewrite the 2016 peace deal with FARC. Our guests Cynthia Arnson, Raul Gallegos and Jose Miguel Santamaria tell us that they do not think he will completely overhaul the agreement but might make some, as they see it, necessary changes.
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August 08, 2018 Argentina Abortion Bill: Country Braces for Historic Vote to Legalise Abortion
Senators in Argentina are debating whether or not to legalise the abortion in all cases up to 14 weeks of pregnancy. Currently, it is only possible if the fetus is deformed, the woman has been raped or if the woman's life is in danger. But despite that, an estimated half a million women have illegal terminations every year. Will Argentina legalise abortion? If not, why? And where does this leave women there and elsewhere in the region?
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August 07, 2018 US Sanctions on Iran: a useful tool or a dangerous decision?
As the US reimposes sanctions on Iran our guests, Behnam Taleblu, Research Fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Abbas Kadhim, Senior Policy Fellow at John Hopkins University look at what impact those trade barriers can have and how Tehran could and might react. Behnam Taleblu tells us that sanctions are a good thing and that the US is right to push for a better nuclear agreement. Abbas Kadhim says sanctions only work if the regime cares about the opinion of the people.
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August 03, 2018 Racist attacks in Italy: Is xenophobia on the rise?
In Italy, several racially motivated attacks have occurred in recent weeks. As well as the anonymous incidents that take place daily, public figures have been victims too: Athlete Daisy Osakue was assaulted while walking home near Turin. Born in Italy to Nigerian parents, the discus thrower may not be able to compete in upcoming European championships because of her injuries. Has the anti-immigrant rhetoric of the League party, part of Italy’s ruling coalition, fuelled this social climate?
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August 01, 2018 Facebook Scandal: US Company Deletes 'Inauthentic' Accounts
The world's largest social media company has revealed its identified a political influence campaign aimed at potentially disrupting the US mid-term elections in NovemberFacebook says its removed 32 pages and fake accounts that had engaged in activity around divisive issues; and that it doesn't have enough technical evidence to know which state is behind the campaign.
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July 31, 2018 France Street Assault : Can Street Fines Stop Sexual Harassment of Women?
A French government plan to issue on the spot files for street harassment is set to be voted on this week..According to the Equalities minister Marlène Schiappa the first fines will be handed out from this Autumn..Offenders will be fined between 90 to 750 Euros..Now the vote comes as a 22 year old student Marie Laguerre posted a video showing how she was slapped on the streets of paris after standing up to verbal abuse..How exactly will this on the spot fine work?
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