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⚽️ Kick-off time: 7.30pm EDT/12.30am BST/9.30am AEST ⚽️ Third-place table | Player guide | Group tables | Mail Bryan ⚽️ Colombia v Portugal – live updates also in Group K 3 min DR Congo fashion their first attack. Wissa, the goal-scorer against Portugal, drops deep to collect before trying his luck from range, but he drags his shot well wide. 1 min After a moment of silence for the victims of the earthquakes in Venezuela, we’re off and running. Uzbekistan kick off and are attacking from left to right in their all-white kits, while DR Congo go from right to left in the all-red strips. Continue reading...

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⚽️ Kick-off time: 7.30pm EDT/12.30am BST/9.30am AEST ⚽️ Third-place table | Player guide | Group tables | Mail Beau ⚽️ DR Congo v Uzbekistan – live updates from Group K Peep! We’re off. Colombia in their typical yellow; Portugal in red. Nice change of pace from all the third jerseys we’ve been seeing here. The teams observe a moment of silence for the 1,400 dead in the earthquake in Venezuela. Fans do not. Come on, folks. We don’t even do a full minute in the USA. You can be quiet for about 15 seconds. Continue reading...

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Anger is mounting in Venezuela after the military barred citizens from entering zones devastated by the earthquakes.

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Country’s US-backed interim leader Delcy Rodríguez accused of failing to provide help for the victims

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The BBC travelled to a Caracas hospital that is treating people from the worst affected areas.

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This is a breaking news story.

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In Caracas alone, the capital city, an estimated 2 million residents may be impacted

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The death toll in Venezuela’s twin earthquake disaster reached 1,430 Saturday, and millions more were feared to lack sanitation and other basic needs, as the first US aid flights trickled into Caracas. Facing public outrage at the response by local officials, US-backed interim Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez said the country was “not alone”. The US said one runway at Simon Bolivar International Airport was now functioning and that C-17 US military planes were landing there, while a naval ship...

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There is a sense that the next few hours will be critical for saving anyone who is still trapped, says the BBC's Dan Johnson reporting from the border of Venezuela and Columbia.

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Previously, 589 people were reported dead as a result of the earthquakes

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Tropical Storm Mekkhala has triggered severe flooding across parts of Taiwan.

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Nearly 7 million people may have been affected by the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week, the United Nations said on Saturday, as the death toll approached 1,000 and tens of thousands remained missing. The UN said up to 6.76 million people could have been impacted, including around two million residents of the capital, Caracas. Shirli Sitbon reports.

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Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez has been jeered by residents devastated by the earthquakes.

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Bloomberg News Andean Bureau Reporter Andreina Itriago is on Bloomberg This Weekend explaining concerns that the official casualty figures in Venezuela after the earthquake are likely underreported, with many more deaths expected as rescue efforts continue and bodies are recovered. Itriago explains to hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini that the government’s capacity to conduct search and rescue operations is described as very limited, with much of the initial response carried out by local citizens rather than state forces. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Two powerful earthquakes rocked Venezuela within seconds of each other on Wednesday, killing at least 920 people.

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Threat to industrial model of Europe’s largest economy mounts

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Venezuela was hit by two earthquakes last Thursday, with the La Guaira area particularly hard hit. Here is a series of before-and-after images showing the scale of the disaster.

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Venezuela was hit by a pair of earthquakes last Thursday, leaving the La Guaira area badly battered. Here is a set of before-and-after images to show the scale of the disaster.

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More than 520 emergency responders from across the EU have been mobilised to support search and rescue efforts in Venezuela, the European Commission said.

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Foreign search and rescue teams have arrived in Venezuela to assist with the desperate and slow-moving search for survivors after the country's most powerful earthquake in more than a century. The death toll nearly doubled on Thursday to 920, but authorities warn the final number is expected to be far higher, with tens of thousands of people still reported missing. Frustration has also been growing over the official response and the limited resources available for rescue efforts.

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At least 920 people are confirmed dead and more than 51,000 missing after two quakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday.

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The earthquake in Venezuela, a brutal heatwave in Europe, the resignation of Keir Starmer and the World Cup – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Warning: this gallery contains images some readers may find distressing Continue reading...

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The situation has grown more desperate by the hour in Venezuela as people dig through the rubble of collapsed homes and flat blocks three days after the devastating one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes, knowing time is running out to find survivors. Authorities announced on Friday night that they would block access to La Guaira, the epicentre of the destruction, as chaos and traffic began to hamper search efforts. Officials said anyone who wanted to enter would now have to seek...

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Fishermen have captured the moment twin earthquakes hit Venezuela’s La Guaira coastline on Wednesday.

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As Ebola cases rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, Africa CDC's Director General Jean Kaseya says more funding from Western governments is needed to contain the outbreak. Kaseya warns that closing borders won't stop the virus from spreading. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Venezuelan government declared a state of emergency on Wednesday after powerful earthquakes struck the country causing damage to key infrastructure and prompting widespread safety measures, according to media reports.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a message of condolences to Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez over the strong earthquakes that rocked the country.

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France records first Ebola import case linked to DRC outbreak

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The death toll from the powerful twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday has risen to 920, with 3,360 people injured, Venezuelan National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said on Friday.

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A ​strong earthquake shook north-central Venezuela late Wednesday afternoon, bringing down ‌buildings in the capital Caracas.