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World Service,03 Jul 2026,49 mins

Opposition leader seeks return Venezuela.

Newsday

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The death toll in Venezuela following twin earthquakes last week now stands at twenty-six hundred people according to the country's President. We speak to a representative for the country's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. She has attempted to return to her country since the quakes. A move the US administration has reportedly described as "grotesque political opportunish." At the World Cup tournament another African team is out of the World Cup. Algeria has just crashed out after a lucklustre performance against Switzerland. It's all eyes on Cape Verde now as they prepare to challenge defending champions Argentina. And a BBC investigation looks at how Instagram is reportedly running ads promoting child sexual abuse material in India. Presenters: James Copnall and Anne Soy. (Photo: A drone view shows collapsed buildings, in the aftermath of earthquakes, in La Guaira, Venezuela. Credit:Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters).

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