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BBC News with Tina Richie
BBC
News
with
Tina
Richie
The Venezuelan Vice President, Delcy Rodriguez,
The
Venezuelan
Vice
President
Delcy
Rodriguez
has been declared interim leader by
has
been
declared
interim
leader
by
the Supreme Court with uncertainty gripping
the
Supreme
Court
with
uncertainty
gripping
the country following President Nicolás Maduro's
the
country
following
President
Nicolás
Maduro's
capture by US troops.
capture
by
US
troops
Ms Rodriguez has declared that Venezuela
Ms
Rodriguez
has
declared
that
Venezuela
will not become a colony but
will
not
become
a
colony
but
President Trump says she's shown willingness
President
Trump
says
she's
shown
willingness
to work with the US.
to
work
with
the
US
Nicolas Maduro has spent his first
Nicolas
Maduro
has
spent
his
first
night in US custody after he
night
in
US
custody
after
he
was flown to New York with
was
flown
to
New
York
with
his wife Cilia Flores.
his
wife
Cilia
Flores
He's expected to appear in court
He's
expected
to
appear
in
court
on Monday on drugs and weapons
on
Monday
on
drugs
and
weapons
charges, which he's described as a
charges
which
he's
described
as
a
pretext for regime change.
pretext
for
regime
change
China has called for the immediate
China
has
called
for
the
immediate
release of Nicolas Maduro and his wife.
release
of
Nicolas
Maduro
and
his
wife
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the
The
Chinese
Foreign
Ministry
said
the
US had violated international law.
US
had
violated
international
law
Beijing joins Mr Maduro's allies Russia
Beijing
joins
Mr
Maduro's
allies
Russia
and Iran, who have also condemned
and
Iran
who
have
also
condemned
the US operation.
the
US
operation
The UN Security Council is expected
The
UN
Security
Council
is
expected
to meet on Monday to discuss the attack.
to
meet
on
Monday
to
discuss
the
attack
In other news, Swiss police have
In
other
news
Swiss
police
have
now identified 24 of the 40
now
identified
24
of
the
40
people killed in a fire at
people
killed
in
a
fire
at
a mountain resort on New Year's Eve.
a
mountain
resort
on
New
Year's
Eve
More than 100 others were injured
More
than
100
others
were
injured
in what's been described as one
in
what's
been
described
as
one
of Switzerland's worst tragedies.
of
Switzerland's
worst
tragedies
Reports from Sudan say multiple drone
Reports
from
Sudan
say
multiple
drone
attacks have hit the central state of Kordofan.
attacks
have
hit
the
central
state
of
Kordofan
A power station in the state
A
power
station
in
the
state
capital El Obaid was struck.
capital
El
Obaid
was
struck
Officials in Nigeria's Niger state say
Officials
in
Nigeria's
Niger
state
say
schools will begin reopening gradually in
schools
will
begin
reopening
gradually
in
selected areas this month following security assessments.
selected
areas
this
month
following
security
assessments
More than 200 students and staff
More
than
200
students
and
staff
were abducted from a school in November.
were
abducted
from
a
school
in
November
A dozen buses carrying released inmates
A
dozen
buses
carrying
released
inmates
have left Myanmar's main prison after
have
left
Myanmar's
main
prison
after
the ruling junta announced annual Independence Day pardons.
the
ruling
junta
announced
annual
Independence
Day
pardons
Family members had gathered outside, holding
Family
members
had
gathered
outside
holding
up signs with the names of
up
signs
with
the
names
of
their loved ones.
their
loved
ones
Police in Bangladesh are using sound
Police
in
Bangladesh
are
using
sound
grenades, tear gas and baton charges
grenades
tear
gas
and
baton
charges
to break up angry demonstrations by
to
break
up
angry
demonstrations
by
mobile phone sellers in the capital Dhaka.
mobile
phone
sellers
in
the
capital
Dhaka
Phone merchants are unhappy with the
Phone
merchants
are
unhappy
with
the
interim government's insistence that every handset
interim
government's
insistence
that
every
handset
sold must be registered with the authorities.
sold
must
be
registered
with
the
authorities
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