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Trans-Pacific drug running submarine intercepted | AJ #shorts

A global naval operation resulted in the seizure of 225 tonnes of cocaine in a semisubmersible that was seized as it crossed the Pacific bound for Australia. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Media targeted by Ecuador gang #ecuador #news #breakingnews #ajlisteningpost #aljazeeraenglish

In Ecuador, masked gang members broke into the studio of the state broadcaster and began firing at staff and taking hostages. . Tariq Nafi reports on the country’s gang violence crisis and why the media has become a target. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ajlisteningpost Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ajlisteningpost Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App : https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #news #breakingnews #ecuador #aljazeeraenglish #ajlisteningpost

Desperate migrants: Nigerians perch on rudder of ship to Brazil

Four Nigerian stowaways who crossed the Atlantic Ocean perched on top of a ship’s rudder have been recounting their remarkable story of survival. They say they ran out of food and drinking water after 10 days at sea. When their death-defying voyage from Africa was finally over, they had no idea they had ended up in South America. Al Jazeera’s Imran-Ullah Khan has more. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Nigeria #migration

Argentina probes toxic lacing of cocaine that killed dozens

An investigation is under way in Argentina, where at least 24 people have died after ingesting cocaine that was mixed with an unknown toxic substance – more than 80 people are in hospital. Authorities are looking into who laced the drug and why. Among the lines of inquiry is whether drug gangs spiked batches of a rival’s cocaine, to weaken competition. Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez-Hodoyan has more. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Argentina

Brazil deforestation crisis likely to be worsened by drought, fires

The rate of deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose for the fourth consecutive month in June. And there are serious concerns that it would only get worse with more drought and forest fires feared. Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat has this report. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/

Peru presidential candidates square off in debate

Candidates in Peru’s polarised presidential race have squared off in a televised debate – a week ahead of the runoff vote. Opponents of Pedro Castillo say his socialist policies will hurt the economy. Critics of conservative contender Keiko Fujimori associate her with corruption – from the time her father was president. Al Jazeera’s Marina Sanchez reports from Lima. – Subscribe to our channel: – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/

How did Venezuela end up with two presidents? | Start Here

Venezuela has two competing presidents — Juan Guaido and Nicolas Maduro. Neither seems able to fix the mess that the country is in. Will parliamentary elections only make things worse? And why can’t the opposition agree on their strategy? – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Venezuela_al_Jazeera #Start_Here

Hurricane Iota batters Central America

Hurricane Iota is pushing across Central America after making landfall in Nicaragua. In a record-breaking year for Atlantic hurricanes, Iota is the first to reach the Category 5 status and the second destructive hurricane to hit the region this month. Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis has the latest. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #HurricaneIota #Iota

Hurricane Iota batters Colombia, displacing hundreds

Hurricane Iota is gaining strength as it heads towards Central America. It is causing severe flooding in Colombia, where at least three people have died and hundreds forced to leave their homes, just a week after Hurricane Eta devastated the region. Al Jazeera’s Raheela Mahomed has more. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Colombia

What’s the flip side to Chile’s economic success? | Start Here

Many people see Chile as Latin America’s most successful economy. People keep going there to find work. But Chileans have been protesting against the rising cost of living and income inequality. Some say they don’t even have enough money to see out the month. So how did Chile earn its shining reputation? Is there a dark side to Chile’s success story? And will a proposed new constitution resolve Chile’s problems? Start Here explains.