The 5 things you should know this August 17: What is Putin looking for by offering weapons to Latin America?

An "extreme heat belt" will affect more than 100 million Americans in the next 30 years.

How have gasoline prices changed in the United States this year? 

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1. Putin targets the US and offers weapons to Latin America

A little less than six months after the start of Russia's war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin accused the United States in the last few hours of fueling conflicts around the world while offering weapons and training to his "allies" from Latin America, Asia and Africa.


2. How have gasoline prices changed in the United States this year?

From this record point in June so far, prices at gas stations are down 21% as drivers cut spending and fears of an economic downturn threatened to dampen demand.

Despite this decline, prices are still 25% higher than last year at this time.

• Gasoline at US$ 3 in the United States?

  could be just around the corner

gasoline cars vs.

electrical: which is the best investment?

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3. Analysis: does negotiating for detainees in Venezuela slow down the struggle for democracy?

Since 2019, the United States and dozens of countries around the world have said they do not consider Maduro's presidency legitimate, instead recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim head of state.

Yet Joe Biden's White House has sent high-ranking officials to Caracas three times this year to meet with Maduro and his representatives in an effort to negotiate for the detained Americans.


4. An "extreme heat belt" will be devastating in the next 30 years 

Worsening heat and humidity as a result of climate change will bring extremely dangerous heat indices to much of the United States over the next 30 years, increasing both the intensity and frequency of the hottest days of the year, according to a new study.

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Joe Biden's agenda on climate change 0:48


5. The Zaporizhia nuclear plant: how is it similar to and different from Chernobyl?

The alarm over the security situation at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, the largest not only in Ukraine but in all of Europe, brings to mind many Chernobyl and the worst nuclear disaster in history.

How would an attack on the Zaporizhia nuclear plant affect?

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at coffee time

The message of the indigenous woman who rejected the award on behalf of Marlon Brando and other speeches that shook the Oscar

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather nearly 50 years after a controversial speech by the Native American Indian, who turned down the Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando.

Here are some speeches from artists who have rocked the Oscars.

The Academy apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather 49 years later 0:48

Why listing monkeypox as a sexually transmitted disease goes beyond a simple label

One feature of the current monkeypox outbreak is that most cases have been linked to sexual activity.

That has generated some debate about whether it should be described as a sexually transmitted disease.

This is what gay men think of handling monkeypox 3:35

Former fire captain who took photos of Kobe Bryant's crash repeatedly left the stand at trial  

A former Los Angeles County fire captain left the witness stand three times during Monday's testimony as he was asked if he took photos of Kobe Bryant's remains in the 2020 helicopter crash that killed Bryant, his daughter Gianna , aged 13, and seven other people.

How will I be able to watch the Qatar 2022 World Cup in the United States on television and on the internet?

Prices and packages

If you couldn't buy your plane ticket and fly to the Middle East, here's how you can watch the games from the United States on television and online.

5 things you need to know about Qatar 2:01

Scotland is the first country to provide free menstrual products

Menstrual products, including tampons and sanitary pads, will be available free of charge in public facilities in Scotland from Monday, when the world's first such law came into force.

The number of the day

$32 billion

The US Government

will pay off $3.9 billion in student loan debt for 208,000 students, bringing the total amount of loan settlements approved under President Joe Biden to nearly $32 billion.

Snapchat CEO pays off graduate student debt 1:18

quote of the day

"Working in the heat feels like you're suffocating"

Amazon workers leave their jobs to demand better wages and conditions.

Employees also stated that "unsafe heat conditions" continue to exist in many work areas.

And to finish...

They build floating houses of luxury and technology in Panama

In Panama, houseboats are under construction that offer luxury and technology on the waves.

There are three models: Seapod, for aquatic life;

the Greenpod, for use on land, and the Ecopod, an ecological and economical option.

Here the details.

New houseboats offer luxury and technology 1:24