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Venezuela sentences mutiny officers to up to 15 years jail
Venezuela sentences mutiny officers to up to 15 years jail
World
by  AFP

Venezuela has sentenced 24 military police officers who mutinied during anti-government protests in 2019 to as much as nearly 16 years in prison, a human rights activist said Thursday. Sergeant Major Luis Bandres, who led the uprising, was sentenced to 15 years and nine months for mutiny and instigation, Alfredo Romero, director of the Foro Penal human rights NGO, said on Twitter.

Chile workers end strike at world's largest copper producer
Chile workers end strike at world's largest copper producer
World
by  AFP

Workers at Chile's state mining company Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, called off an open-ended strike Thursday after reaching agreement with the government. The strike by some 40,000 mine workers to protest the closure of a foundry in one of Chile's most polluted regions, was ended after one day, the FTC labor federation announced.

Major US banks can weather severe economic downturn: Fed
Major US banks can weather severe economic downturn: Fed
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The largest banks operating in the US market have sufficient resources to withstand a severe economic downturn and continue providing financing to American families and firms, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. The results "showed that banks continue to have strong capital levels, allowing them to continue lending to households and businesses during a severe recession," the Fed said.

Tunisia ex-PM Jebali arrested: lawyer
Tunisia ex-PM Jebali arrested: lawyer
World
by  AFP

Tunisian police on Thursday arrested former prime minister Hamadi Jebali, an ex-senior figure in the Ennahdha party which is the nemesis of current President Kais Saied, Jebali's lawyer said. "The police arrested Mr Jebali in his car in Soussa, then took him to Tunis," Zied Taher said.