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Weekend: Maduro aide extradited to US

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Maduro aide extradited to US

17/10/2021 GMT

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Close associate of Venezuelan president extradited to the US

Close associate of Venezuelan president extradited to the US.

Alex Saab, one of the closest associates of the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, has been extradited to the United States to face money laundering charges. In response, the Venezuelan government has called off talks with the opposition.

Plus, a Russian doctor explains why some of his colleagues are often reluctant to recommend the Covid vaccine.

Also, we hear from a Peruvian singer who has politics in her blood - Susana Baca.

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other issues are Holly Dagres, a nonresident senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programmes and a specialist on Iran; and Bobby Ghosh, Opinion Editor at Bloomberg and foreign affairs specialist.

(Image:  A mural in Caracas, Venezuela in support of the liberation of businessman Alex Saab, detained on money laundering charges. Credit: REUTERS)

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