- María Corina Machado denounced that her team’s vans were vandalized in Lara. Microsoft suffered a global crash that caused failures at airports. Donald Trump chose Senator JD Vance as his vice presidential candidate. And La Vinotinto rose 17 positions in the FIFA ranking | Main photo: EFE
This week, opposition leader María Corina Machado denounced that her team’s vans were vandalized in Lara. In addition, the release of her head of protection was confirmed.
On the international front, Microsoft’s global collapse has caused chaos at airports around the world. Meanwhile, tycoon Donald Trump has chosen James David Vance as his candidate for vice president of the United States.
Russian justice has sentenced American journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison.
In culture, the list of nominees for the 2024 Emmy Awards was announced. And in sports, the Vinotinto rose 17 positions in the FIFA ranking; while Real Madrid officially presented the French Kylian Mbappé.
Below are the highlights of the week:
Maria Corina Machado, opposition leader and coordinator of the Vente Venezuela political party, reported on July 18 that her team’s vehicles were vandalized while she was in Barquisimeto, Lara state.
The opposition leader shared images of the damage caused by the paint on social media. She also said that one of the vehicles had its engine oil emptied and another had its brake hose cut, which she described as an attack once morest her.
“This morning, an attack was committed once morest me and my team. Agents of the regime followed us from Portuguesa and surrounded the housing estate where we spent the night. Maduro’s campaign is violence and is responsible for any damage to our physical integrity,” Machado said on his official X account.
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This morning, an attack was committed once morest me and my team in Barquisimeto, Lara state. Our cars were vandalized and the brake hoses were cut.
Agents of the regime followed us from Portuguesa and surrounded the residential area where we spent the night.
The… pic.twitter.com/D40gXm9lsT— Maria Corina Machado (@MariaCorinaYA) July 18, 2024
Milciades Ávila, head of protection for Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, was released on July 18 on bail following more than 36 hours in detention.
It was learned that the member of the opposition party Vente Venezuela is under a precautionary measure requiring him to appear before the court every 30 days.
Ávila was arrested on July 17 by various state security officials, which Machado described as an act of “repression” once morest the campaign of Edmundo González, the opposition candidate for the presidential elections on July 28.
The global airline industry was one of the hardest hit by the Microsoft systems outage. The failure was caused by an update by the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, which caused incidents in companies and institutions around the world since the evening of July 18.
In the United States, all Delta, United and American Airlines flights scheduled for the early hours of July 19 were grounded as a result of the Microsoft incident.
In Europe, many airports and airlines are affected, such as Heathrow in London, one of the busiest airports. Contingency plans have been implemented at this airport to minimise the impact on travel.
Former US President Donald Trump (2017-2021) chose 39-year-old Ohio Senator James Vance, a businessman and writer in addition to being a politician, as his vice presidential candidate on July 15.
After several weeks of uncertainty, Trump announced his choice on the Truth Social network during the first day of the Republican Convention. The convention began on July 15 in Milwaukee, in the key state of Wisconsin, where Trump’s candidacy for the White House is also being formalized.
The former Republican president said that following “long deliberation and reflection, and considering the tremendous talents of many others,” he decided that Vance is “the most appropriate person to assume the position.”
5. Russia sentenced American journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison
On July 19, the Russian judiciary sentenced American journalist Evan Gershkovich, correspondent for The Wall Street Journalto 16 years in prison.
Russia’s Federal Security Service said that, on the instructions of US authorities, the journalist collected information that constitutes a state secret regarding one of the Russian military-industrial complex’s companies.
The American Wall Street Journal journalist covering Russia was detained in Yekaterinburg on March 29, 2023.
The 2024 Emmy Awards announced the list of nominated series and actors on July 17.
The 76th edition of the Emmy Awards will be held on Sunday, September 15 of this year at 9:00 pm (Venezuela time) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California (United States).
Some of the nominees for the 2024 Emmy Awards:
Best Drama Series:
-The three-body problem (Netflix)
-Fallout (Prime Video)
-The golden age (MAX)
-Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Prime Video)
-Shōgun (FX)
-Slow Horses (Apple TV+)
-The Crown (Netflix)
-The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Best Comedy Series
-Abbott College (ABC)
-Curb Your Enthusiasm (MAX)
-Hacks (MAX)
-What we do in the shadows (FX)
-Palm Royale (Apple TV+)
-Reservation Dogs (Disney+)
-Only murders in the building (Hulu)
-The Bear (FX)
Best Actor in a Drama Series
-Dominic West, por The Crown
-Donald Glover, por Mr. and Mrs. Smith
-Gary Oldman. por Slow Horses
-Hiroyuki Sanada. por Shōgun
-Idris Elba, sergeant Hijack
-Walton Goggins, por Fallout
Best Actress in a Drama Series
-Anna Sawai, by Shogun
-Carrie Coon, por The golden age
-Imelda Staunton, by The Crown
-Jennifer Aniston, by The Morning Show
-Maya Erskine, by Mr. and Mrs. Smith
-Reese Witherspoon, por The Morning Show
FIFA updated the ranking of the national teams on July 18, four days following the end of the Copa América and Euro 2024. After the tournaments, the Vinotinto rose 17 positions and occupies 37th place on the list.
This is the biggest rise in the rankings for a team during this FIFA window. La Vinotinto also gained points in the ranking following reaching the quarter-finals of the Copa América.
In the previous update on June 20, the Vinotinto was ranked 54th, two places lower than in the February 2024 update. At that time, the team did not participate in friendly games by decision of coach Fernando “Bocha” Batista.
French player Kylian Mbappé signed a five-season contract with Spanish club Real Madrid on July 16, with club president Florentino Pérez at his side.
In his first words as a Real Madrid player, Mbappé said that his “dream” has come true following a “difficult” journey in which “many things have happened” and that he was able to complete thanks to Florentino Pérez, who believed in him from day one.
In The newspaper We present you a summary of the most important information of the day, which you should know at the national and international level.
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