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Latest news bulletin | August 7th – Morning
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07/08/2024
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Kamala Harris has picked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate in the 2024
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presidential election.
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The World Health Organization, WHO, warns that COVID-19 infections are surging globally
00:17
including at the Paris Olympics.
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Political instability threatens Bulgaria's ongoing issues and dossier with the European
00:27
Union.
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Kamala Harris has confirmed her running mate in the 2024 presidential election will be
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
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Harris praised Walz's record as governor, writing he delivered for working families
00:46
like his in a post on X.
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Walz, who grew up in a small town in Nebraska, was a social studies teacher, a football coach
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and a union member before he got into politics.
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He ran for governor in 2018 and defeated Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson by more than
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11 points.
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He governed through the COVID-19 pandemic and the protests that emerged in the wake
01:14
of the murder of George Floyd.
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Harris will introduce Walz at a rally on Tuesday evening in Philadelphia.
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COVID-19 infections are surging globally including at the Paris Olympics.
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According to the WHO, the virus is unlikely to decline any time soon.
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The virus is circulating in all countries.
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Data from our Sentinel-based systems across 84 countries reports that the percent of positive
01:43
tests for SARS-CoV-2 has been rising over the last several weeks.
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Overall, test positivity is above 10 percent, but this fluctuates by region.
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In Europe, percent positivity is over 20 percent.
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The UN Health Agency is also warning that more severe variants of the coronavirus may
02:01
soon be on the horizon.
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The Olympic Games have not been spared.
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In recent months, regardless of the season, many countries have experienced surges of
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COVID-19, including at the Olympics.
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Currently, there are at least 40 athletes who have tested positive.
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The WHO is urging governments to strengthen their vaccination campaigns, making sure that
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the highest risk groups get vaccinated every 12 months.
02:28
At least eight people have been injured after a rocket attack on the centre of Kharkiv,
02:34
according to the regional prosecutor's office.
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Over 25 cars and at least 15 buildings were also damaged in the attack, the office said.
03:08
It comes as the governor of Kherson reported a Russian drone dropped explosives on the
03:18
outskirts of the city, injuring at least five people.
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Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defence has released footage of what it says shows
03:29
the cruise of Ka-52 helicopters striking a temporary deployment point of the Ukrainian
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armed forces.
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It is a rare public display of Russian secret agents.
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The Russian state television interviewed two former spies who have returned to Moscow as
03:51
part of the biggest prisoner exchange since the Cold War.
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Prior to their arrest in Slovenia in 2022, the couple were posing as Argentine citizens
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and allegedly had been using Slovenia as their base since 2017.
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We were threatened that the Argentine side allegedly wanted to take our children, that
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the children could be given to another family.
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But we felt that the Slovenian special services were doing everything possible to save the
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children in Slovenia, so that we could be together.
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The West released Russian spies as well as a convicted Russian assassin, while Russia
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released journalists, a former US Marine and political activists.
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One of the political activists released by Russia is Ilya Yashin, who was serving time
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in jail for criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Upon his release to Germany, the Russian opposition politician thanked his supporters on a live
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stream.
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For me, it is very important to convey my point of view and to conduct anti-military
05:00
education among the citizens of Russia who remain in Russia.
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The chief of the Committee to Protect Journalists says that the release of journalists from Russian
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captivity does not mean that press freedom in Russia is improving.
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Our concern is that this doesn't set a precedent for future governments to feel that they can
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simply take innocent journalists, for example, imprison them and use them as bargaining chips
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for the release of prisoners abroad.
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She adds that Russia was the fourth largest jailer of journalists worldwide in 2023, making
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it one of the most restrictive environments for journalists globally.
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Iran and Russia have agreed to fast-track their friendship, according to political officials
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that attended a meeting in Tehran on Tuesday.
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Secretary of Russia's Security Council Sergei Shoigu met with Iran's new president Massoud
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Bezeshkian amid increasing hostilities in the Middle East.
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In a document provided by the Iranian government, Bezeshkian referred to Russia as a friend,
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with a Russian delegate emphasizing the need to speed up the build of the North-South Corridor,
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an international transport hub connecting the countries.
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Bezeshkian also spoke about Gaza, describing the assassination of Hamas' top leader Ismail
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Haniyeh as a violation of international law and stating Israel will receive a response
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for its crimes.
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The talks come as the U.S. and its allies work to prevent a wider regional war after
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Israel killed Iran-allied militants.
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The European Commission also called for calm in the region, with a spokesperson telling
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reporters in Brussels its leaders continue to work to defuse the tensions.
06:56
China says it has launched a rocket carrying 18 satellites in an effort to enhance its
07:02
presence in space.
07:05
The Long March-6 carrier rocket was launched from north China's Shaanxi province.
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China's government's news agency says the rocket has now safely reached its pre-programmed
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orbit.
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It's the latest triumph in China's space program, which in June became the first to bring back
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rocks from the far side of the moon.
07:31
When Leon Marchand dives, France holds its breath.
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The 22-year-old French Olympic swimmer won four gold medals and one bronze medal at the
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Paris Olympics, a record for France.
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In the fan zones and behind the screens, the extraordinary performances of the four-time
08:10
Olympic champion give rise to scenes of joy.
08:34
After the Tokyo Olympics, Leon joined coach Bob Bowman in Arizona, former mentor to Michael
08:40
Phelps.
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His legendary flows have been particularly praised.
09:00
After the Olympic excitement, Leon Marchand says he wants to take a vacation.
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After that, he will be training to do more exploits ahead of the Los Angeles Games.
09:11
The black mussels produced by Romania are exclusively wild, harvested from great depths
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and rocky areas.
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Although they are as good as the Bulgarian ones, they are smaller and far fewer.
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Matei Daciu has been waiting years for the green light from the authorities to be able
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to grow Romanian mussels in the sea near the restaurant he owns.
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He has invested in storage spaces and bivalve sand cleaning devices, which are lying unused.
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in the sea, put here, sanded, cleaned, analyzed and sent to the tourists' table.
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How much did the investment cost?
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Romanians have been eating Bulgarian mussels for a long time.
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In fact, they often go directly to Bulgaria to get them.
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Without an agreement between the authorities and traders, the Romanian seaside risks losing
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tourists, who, in search of good seafood, will have to cross the border into Bulgaria.
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