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Brazil's Bolsonaro taking a risk on Venezuela: analysts
By siding with the United States in recognizing Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president and dismissing Nicolas Maduro as an illegitimate “dictator,” Brazilian far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro is making a risky bet, analysts and former diplomats say. Firstly, he is breaking with Brazil’s tradition of trying to maintain cordial relations with governments of all stripes. Secondly, he is thrusting Brazil into a showdown that, in the words of Rubens Ricupero, a former Brazilian ambassador to the US speaking to the newspaper O Globo, “could have unpredictable consequences for the region” if not quickly resolved.
Juan Guaido: the 'kid' taking on Venezuela's Maduro
Guaido did not set out to supplant Maduro, the socialist president who has presided over a spiraling political and economic crisis in Venezuela. US President Donald Trump immediately recognized him as Venezuela’s interim president, followed by a string of countries across the region.
Australia to consider taking in Saudi teen who fled family 'abuse'
SYDNEY/BANGKOK (Reuters) – Australia said on Wednesday it would consider taking in a 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family, which she accused of abuse, would kill her. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun arrived in Bangkok on Saturday appealing for asylum. Australia said on Tuesday it would consider resettling her if the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) deemed her a refugee.
Dems threaten to block Republican from taking seat amid election fraud investigation
This Thanksgiving, The Trump Administration Is Taking Land From The Tribe That Welcomed The Pilgrims
Couple Who Fell to Their Death at Yosemite Died While Taking a Selfie, Family Says
Trump Taking Victory Lap After Getting George W. Bush Acolyte Onto High Court
Taking vitamin D supplements may not improve bone health
After combining data from 81 randomized controlled trials, researchers found no bone benefits from supplementing the vitamin, according to the report in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. “Our results show that there is little reason for adults to take vitamin D supplements for their bones to protect against fractures, except people from high risk groups, such as those who have a prolonged lack of exposure to sunshine,” said study coauthor Dr. Alison Avenell of the University of Aberdeen in the UK. “For example, older people in institutions who never go outside.” Vitamin D supplements have long been recommended to seniors for treating and preventing the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis.
18-Year-Old Plunges to His Death While Taking Selfie at Yosemite National Park
Teenager falls to death 'while taking selfie' at Yosemite National Park
