The Shortwave Report July 17, 2026
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This episode covers various global news stories including electric vehicle sales in Japan, climate change impacts, US actions in Iran and Venezuela, and sanctions on Cuba.
This week's show features stories from NHK World Radio Japan, France 24, Radio Havana Cuba, and Radio Deutsche-Welle. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260717.mp3 (29:00) From JAPAN- Sales of electric vehicles more than doubled in the past 6 months in Japan due to generous government subsidies. The journal Nature published research warning that climate change threatens 30% of edible and medicinal plants used by indigenous people in the Amazon. Last month was the hottest ever recorded in western Europe. On Wednesday the US continued destroying infrastructure in Iran, with Trump threatening war crimes next week. Rescuers in Venezuela are still finding some survivors from the earthquakes, but the known death toll is over 4500. From FRANCE- Excerpts from a report and analysis of a NYT story that Marco Rubio is running Venezuela, becoming the de facto Viceroy of the country. France 24 spoke with Frasier Jackson and Christopher Sabatini about the effect this is having on the country and what the US is doing with the $8 billion it received for selling its petroleum. From CUBA- The US added 10 new sanctions to the list making life even harder in Cuba. The Cuban FM Rodriguez met with the UN…
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