About this episode

President Trump announces a landmark oil deal with Venezuela amid rising gas prices, while Nepal deals with flood victims and NASA launches a new space telescope.

Facing soaring gas prices, President Trump announces a landmark deal to control millions of gallons of Venezuelan oil. Authorities in Nepal begin laying bodies of flood victims in mass graves. And NASA celebrates the launch of the most advanced space telescope in history.  AP Photo/Pedro Mattey  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• oil deal
• gas prices
• Venezuela
• flood victims
• NASA
• space telescope

Keywords

• Trump
• Venezuela
• oil deal
• gas prices
• NASA
• space telescope
• Nepal
• flood victims

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA

Books & works: most advanced space telescope

Places: Venezuela, Nepal

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