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WORLD NEWSSaturday 8 April 2017
Venezuela opposition leader banned from running for office
HANNAH DREIER las Maduro. You and your costs of protest, plain and hold transition elections.” the leaders behind the
Associated Press circle of corrupt drug traf- simple,” said Michael Mc- Authorities have been in- protest movement that has
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) fickers.” Carthy, a research fellow vestigating Capriles since been roiling the embattled
— Leading Venezuela op- The move against Capriles focused on Venezuela at the beginning of the year country this week. He is the
position leader Henrique governor of Miranda State
Capriles announced Friday Opposition leader Henrique Capriles displays a copy of Venezuela’s Constitution during a news and lost a hard-fought
that he has been banned conference in Caracas, Venezuela. Capriles announced Friday that he has been banned from presidential election to
from running for office for running for office for 15 years, a move sure to ratchet up tensions amid a growing street protest Hugo Chavez in 2012. The
15 years, a move sure to movement. following year, he was the
ratchet up tensions amid opposition’s presidential
a growing street protest (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) candidate again, and lost
movement. to current president Nico-
Capriles reported the ban is part of a broader govern- American University. “But for what they say are a las Maduro by the slim-
on his Twitter account. ment crackdown this week this move may well back- half dozen administrative mest of margins. Among
There was no immediate that included detentions fire, as Capriles is likely to irregularities, including tak- the opposition, he’s con-
comment from the gov- at marches and threats harness this smear cam- ing suspicious donations sidered the more moder-
ernment. Leaders in the against party leaders. paign to place himself front from abroad. Capriles is ate of leaders, having criti-
ruling socialist party had “They are trying to raise the and center in the push to the most recognizable of cized a wave of protests in
accused Capriles in recent 2014 that led to scores of
days of stoking violence deaths. Even amid this cur-
through his leadership of rent round of unrest, he has
a week of near-daily pro- consistently emphasized
tests, many of which have that protests are no more
ended in tear gas and rub- than a means to what he
ber bullets. sees as a more important
President Nicolas Maduro end that will bring about
called out Capriles on his change: general elections.
television show Thursday Leopoldo Lopez, the lead-
night, after tens of thou- er of the sometimes bloody
sands of Venezuelans shut 2014 protest movement,
down Caracas with a has been held in prison for
march against the social- the past three years after
ist administration. He said having been sentenced
followers of “little Capriles” on what are widely seen as
were seeking a bloodbath. trumped up charges of in-
Capriles responded to the citing political unrest.
ban on Thursday, saying, This week’s protests
“The only one who is dis- claimed their first victim
qualified here is you, Nico- Thursday night.q
Cuban biologist raises 2 chimpanzees in her Havana apartment
ANDREA RODRIGUEZ forgiveness. While zoos in “If they say ‘hu,’ I say ‘hu.’ home to two infants, albeit dangered species, sepa-
Associated Press other countries may have If they want me to drop to infants able to scramble rated from humans on the
HAVANA (AP) — Over the specialized facilities for rais- the floor, I drop to the floor. up chairs, tables and virtu- evolutionary tree about
last year Ada and Anuma II ing baby animals, in Cuba The only thing I can’t do is ally any other object with 7 million years ago and
have broken Marta Llanes’ the job falls to Llanes, a swing. I used to do it, but I already-strong arms and shares some 90 percent
television and computer 62-year-old zoologist who can’t anymore, but they legs, and feet with oppos- of our DNA. Chimps are
key board, chewed her has cared for 10 baby have to be taught to swing. able “thumbs.” The floor is known for their intelligence
telephone to pieces and chimps in her central Ha- They have to be taught ev- covered with toys, all sharp and use of basic tools. They
ruined much of her furni- vana apartment since she erything.” objects have been hid- live half a century in the
ture. started working at the city She leaves her home a few den away and the electric wild and even longer in
She has forgiven them ev- zoo in 1983. It’s hard work hours each week when an- sockets covered to prevent captivity.
ery transgression. It’s hard that requires watching the other zoologist delivers milk, a dangerous accidental Llanes, who has an adult
to stay angry at a baby apes nearly 17 hours a day fruit and cleaning products, shock. Ada, the female, daughter, says it can be dif-
chimpanzee when it clam- until they are returned to and cares for the animals is 13 months old, and the ficult to get female chimps
bers up your leg and into the zoo after their first birth- while Llanes takes a break. male Anuma II is 15 months. to care for their offspring in
your arms and plants a kiss day. “I try to be the mother Meanwhile, Llanes’ apart- Both wear diapers. captivity, and she’s been
on your cheek in a plea for chimpanzee,” Llanes said. ment looks like any that’s The chimpanzee, an en- happy to step in. q
