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Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third presidential term despite the protests of the country’s opposition movement, and non-acknowledgement by Western powers.   The ceremony occurred on Friday, January 10 in a small room of the National Assembly, a marked difference from previous ceremonies held in the building’s main hall. Maduro was sworn in by National Assembly …

France’s highest appeals court on Wednesday upheld a corruption and influence peddling conviction against former president Nicolas Sarkozy, ordering him to wear an electronic tag for a year—marking the first time a former French head of state has faced such a penalty.   Sarkozy, previously found guilty of illegal attempts to secfavoursvors from a judge, will “evidently” respect the terms …