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Venezuela sees a new wave of protests

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Nine months after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by US forces, protests are surging across Venezuela. People are taking to the streets over blackouts, low wages, political prisoners and demands for new elections. Also, Germany has a new roadmap for its transition away from fossil fuels, with a deadline set for 2045. And, the Canadian government is preparing to destroy the testimonies given by tens of thousands of First Nations people about the abuse they endured as children at residential schools. Plus, acclaimed Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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