Un: Basic Human Rights Being 'chiseled Away' In Venezuela

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A proposed law that would redefine New Zealand’s founding treaty between the British Crown and Māori chiefs has triggered political turmoil and a march by thousands of people the length of the country to Parliament to protest it. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The bill is never expected to become law.

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NEW DELHI — Authorities in India’s capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season. Residents of New Delhi woke up to thick, toxic smog enveloping the city of some 33 million as the air quality became increasingly hazardous.

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