Trujillo is a hard-line supporter of lethal economic sanctions against Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela. He reportedly played a key role in providing the pretext for the 2019 coup d’etat in Bolivia and supported antidemocratic leaders in other countries.
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The US singer-songwriter, who has died at 97, encountered Louis Armstrong and more as she championed civil rights as much as music. In her final interview conducted last week, she explained why she was still angry.
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