00:00The death toll in Venezuela's powerful twin earthquakes on Wednesday night have risen to 235,
00:06with officials warning it may continue to climb in the coming days.
00:11Venezuela has activated the EU's civil protection mechanism after two back-to-back deadly earthquakes.
00:20French forces intercepted a Russian drone Shadow Fleet Org tanker earlier this week,
00:25French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.
00:30The death toll in Venezuela's twin quakes on Wednesday night has risen to 235,
00:36according to the country's health minister, who added that more than 4,300 others have also been injured.
00:43Search and rescue efforts are continuing in the worst affected regions, including La Guerra,
00:49just north of the capital Caracas.
00:51A 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck in quick succession, just minutes apart,
00:57according to the U.S. Geological Survey, marking the country's worst natural disaster in over a century.
01:05Thousands are still reported missing, and officials warn the death toll may continue to rise in the coming days.
01:11The government, headed by Acting President Delcey Rodriguez,
01:15has issued evacuation notices to thousands of residences in the affected regions,
01:20which span all the way to Brazil's Amazon.
01:23Rodriguez says her cabinet is mobilizing all available resources to help those most vulnerable,
01:29and pleaded for more assistance from the country's private sector, as well as neighboring nations.
01:35Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, and El Salvador were among the countries that have dispatched aid
01:40and sent rescue teams to assist in search efforts.
01:44The United States, which seized then-President Nicolas Maduro in a stunning military operation earlier this year,
01:51has waived some of its sanctions on the country until the 23rd of October
01:55to allow transactions related to earthquake relief.
02:03Venezuela has activated the EU civil protection mechanism after two back-to-back deadly earthquakes,
02:11European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid Hadja Labib-Dolgero News.
02:14The death toll rose to 235 late Thursday, with at least 4,300 people injured.
02:21But thousands are still missing.
02:23Seven EU countries have offered to send rescue teams.
02:26Venezuela activated our solidarity, European solidarity mechanism,
02:32which is the civil protection mechanism.
02:35Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Germany, and France
02:43proposed search and rescue teams, mobile telecommunication advices, and so on.
02:52The EU has also activated its Copenhagen satellite to assess the full extent of the damages
02:57and is preparing additional aid shipments.
03:00We were already, with our humanitarian aid, providing 52 million of humanitarian support for only this year.
03:10And of course, when the back-to-back earthquakes happened, we proposed to step up our humanitarian aid.
03:18The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that struck Venezuela Wednesday evening have been the strongest the country faced
03:27in more than a century.
03:32Direct U.S.-Iran talks are threatening the peace process between Israel and Lebanon.
03:37A former Israeli government spokesperson told Jero News as it would allow Iran to dictate terms and maintain its influence
03:44in Lebanon.
03:45The fifth round of Lebanese-Israeli talks began on Tuesday, but it was overshadowed by U.S.-Iran talks that concluded
03:53on Monday in Switzerland.
03:54The Iranian regime is trying to rebuild its network of proxy armies in the Middle East right now,
03:59and that's why Israel is warning that the direct U.S.-Iran talks threatened to derail the fragile peace process between
04:07Israel and Lebanon itself.
04:09Israel's ambassador to the U.S. this week warning, we're heading for a train wreck.
04:13Vice President J.D. Vance said the U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland resulted in an agreement to end hostilities in
04:20the region,
04:21reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide sanctions relief to Tehran.
04:25Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is touring Gulf countries in an attempt to ease their concerns.
04:32Levy fears a U.S.-Iran deal would empower Tehran again and weaken Israel.
04:37If this war ends with an American withdrawal from the region, if it allows the Iranians to charge tolls on
04:44the Strait of Hormuz,
04:45if it lets them rebuild their ballistic missiles, then Gulf countries that were thinking of making peace with Israel
04:51are going to be looking over their shoulders and trying to reach accommodations with the Iranian regime.
04:57That is the threat at this current moment.
04:59To prevent a Hezbollah comeback, Israel refuses to withdraw from southern Lebanon and continues its deadly attacks on the country,
05:08despite the announcement of a new U.S. brokerage ceasefire on Friday.
05:14French forces intercepted a Russian Shadow Fleet oil tanker earlier this week, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.
05:22In a post on social media, Macron said the Navy intercepted a vessel known as Deliver as it was sailing
05:29off the coast of Sicily,
05:30quote, in violation of maritime law.
05:33Macron shared video footage appearing to show troops boarding and searching the ship.
05:39This is French warship. I request your vessel's name. Over.
05:45Yes, nation. My vessel's name is Tiniwar. Tiniwar, ma'am.
05:50According to Ukraine's main directorate of intelligence, Deliver is a Cameroonian-flagged vessel
05:56that has been involved in the export of Russian oil since 2024,
06:01operating mainly out of ports in the Baltic and Black Sea.
06:06The latest interception comes after the U.K. announced earlier this month
06:09that it had intercepted and boarded the Russian Shadow Fleet tanker, Symitos, in the English Channel.
06:16Russia uses its Shadow Fleets to evade Western sanctions on its energy industry,
06:22which prevents Moscow from chartering or insuring oil tankers,
06:27unless it complies with certain restrictions.
06:33Ukraine has received 3.2 billion euros as the first disbursement
06:37under the European Union's 90 billion euro support loan,
06:41Assela von der Leyen has announced.
06:43The announcement at the Poland-Ukraine conference on Thursday
06:46marks a turning point in the six-month political struggle to get the loan off the ground.
06:52The monies will help cover Kyiv's budget-free gaps and guarantee financial stability.
06:58And indeed, today we are transferring the first tranche under this loan, dear Yulia,
07:04more than 2, it's exactly 3.2 billion euros in microfinancial assistance.
07:10So you're right, I'm happy and proud to announce this disbursement today.
07:15A second disbursement dedicated to drone production and worth about 6 billion euros
07:22is expected to be unveiled in the coming days.
07:25The 27 EU leaders agreed on the extraordinary assistance package in December
07:30after an inventive proposal to tap into Russia's immobilized assets fell apart at the 11th hour.
07:37The news of the disbursement comes as Ukraine enjoys renewed momentum on the battlefield
07:42against Russian troops and as Moscow's war machine shows growing strain.
07:51Europe is breaking hit records.
07:54These extreme events pose a threat to people's health both at home and at work.
07:59The European Trade Union Institute, a research center affiliated with trade unions,
08:04presented a report on Thursday laying out solutions aimed at safeguarding workers' health
08:09in the face of climate change.
08:11One of the report's authors emphasizes that the danger is not limited to the south of the continent.
08:18The problem is the worst in the south, of course, that's where we see most of the accidents.
08:22At the same time, though, we have been recording the highest increases of accidents
08:26in center and north of Europe.
08:28So south is already hot and it's a problem, but the center and the north are catching up very fast.
08:34According to the report, around 130 million workers across Europe becomes exposed to workplace heat stress,
08:42resulting in 277,000 related injuries and 230 deaths.
08:49Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of these heat waves,
08:53which also lead to reduced work capacity.
08:55The optimum temperature to work is at 16 degrees Celsius.
08:59Beyond that, for every 1 degree Celsius, we have an average productivity loss of about 2% during work.
09:07Based on scientific evidence, the report's authors suggest that the European Union could introduce
09:13legislation specifically aimed at preventing heat waves in the workplace.
09:17And what we propose is a mandatory heat risk assessment in order to oblige the employer to assess
09:24and to identify the risks that are related to heat exposure in their workplace reality.
09:31Only knowing what we are talking about, we can be able to protect workers
09:36and prevent the risks associated to heat exposure.
09:41The researchers emphasized that heat waves are a measurable, predictable,
09:46and therefore preventable phenomenon.
09:53Hey, I was just touching base to see when you think you might be coming back.
09:57You know, I'm just worried that you're not going to find your stride here
10:00if you keep going off-world all the time, Kara.
10:04I'm worried you're not going to find your people.
10:06Yeah, well, that's the thing, Clark.
10:09I have no people.
10:21Oh, miss, wherever you are, buddy.
10:23Committing to something so huge is terrifying.
10:29Yeah, and I think, like, all life-changing, beautiful experiences,
10:33there's fear that comes within that.
10:35I'm sure new parents aren't like, yay, I'm so excited, you know?
10:38Or new couples, like, it's a part of life is to have these contradicting beliefs,
10:43and that's what makes us so human.
10:45So, for me, it was kind of just learning what voice in my head to really listen to.
10:52Revenge.
10:55It won't take your pain away.
11:09Your eyes are beautiful, you, Clark.
11:13A lot of pain.
11:16A lot of suffering.
11:21There is no home without you, buddy.
11:36Aren't you the ditz from that dive bar?
11:38Funny.
11:40That's what I've been calling you.
11:41Touché.
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11:45Ah!
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