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August 6: U.S. Revokes Brazil Ambassador’s Visa as Nigeria Rescues 308 Kidnap Victims
In Nigeria
Nigeria says it has rescued 308 people who were kidnapped, as armed groups and bandits continue to carry out ransom abductions across the country. Authorities provided few details on the operation, but the scale underscores the depth of Nigeria’s security crisis.
In Washington
The State Department has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to Washington, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s office condemned the decision, adding a sharp diplomatic dispute to already strained relations between the two governments.
Meanwhile, a Republican dispute over intoxicating hemp products is delaying Senate action on a government funding bill. A fight over what counts as hemp is now helping hold up the far more familiar task of keeping the government open.
In Philadelphia, an Argentine asylum seeker, Iliana Lick, was detained by ICE at the airport while awaiting an asylum interview, according to her lawyer and family. Her attorney says she had maintained lawful status and had an immigration court hearing pending after transfers through detention centers in several states.
In health research
Scientists report that they have kept vaccines stable at room temperature for a year, potentially reducing the waste caused by strict refrigeration requirements. If the approach holds up at scale, fridge-free vaccines could make immunization campaigns cheaper and more practical in areas without reliable cold storage.
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