Facebook’s battle with errant world leaders has only just begun Adam Taylor
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The decision of on former president Donald Trump, at least temporarily, may seem like an American story. The Silicon Valley-based social media platform, founded by an American citizen, Mark Zuckerberg, had banned the former U.S. leader for his role in allegedly inciting violence at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) More than a year after a young U.S.-backed politician rose up to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the socialist leader holds a yet stronger grip on power with a boost from the novel coronavirus.
The Venezuelan opposition hoped that 2020 could bring new momentum after several failed pushes to overthrow Maduro. Then came the coronavirus. Analysts say the pandemic has helped suck away the opposition’s already flagging support.
Fear of contagion has helped keep protesters off the streets, and the virus-driven end of a slight economic upturn has kept Venezuelans focused on daily survival, not politics.
Vatican No 2 skips trip to Venezuela, cites pandemic Follow Us
Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 28, 2021
ROME (AP) - The Vatican No. 2 is skipping a planned trip to Venezuela this week because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s former ambassador to Caracas, had planned to celebrate the April 30 beatification of Jose Gregorio Hernandez, dubbed the “doctor of the poor.”
The Vatican said Wednesday that because of issues linked to the pandemic, Parolin wouldn’t make the trip.
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