Kamala Harris passes threshold to become Democratic nominee
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 2 August 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
The US Vice-President Kamala Harris has been formally chosen as the presidential nominee by the Democratic National Convention, after receiving enough party delegate votes. She is both the first black and South Asian woman to become the leader of a major US political party. Also: Instagram is blocked in Turkey amid accusations of censorship, and why Zanzibar could become Africa’s Hollywood.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Valerie Sanderson and in the early hours of Saturday the 3rd of August, |
| 0:08.6 | these are our main stories. |
| 0:10.4 | In the US, Comila Harris has clinched the nomination as the Democratic Party's presidential nominee. |
| 0:16.0 | Nicholas Maduro has been ratified as the Venezuelan president, |
| 0:20.0 | despite several |
| 0:24.0 | freeed Russian dissidents say they'd refuse to plead for mercy from |
| 0:27.7 | President Putin in exchange for their release. |
| 0:32.2 | Also in this podcast, |
| 0:34.0 | People have been asking, |
| 0:35.0 | shall we call it Zawu, shall we call it Zolliwood? |
| 0:38.0 | It's just a wait and see how this is going to turn out. |
| 0:40.0 | Could Zanzibar become Africa's latest answer to Hollywood and scientists think they find the reason behind a 3,000 year old mummy scream? |
| 0:50.0 | In the United States, the Democratic National Committee has confirmed that Vice President |
| 0:58.4 | Comala Harris is officially the party's nominee for president in the forthcoming election in November. |
| 1:04.0 | Ms Harris has already secured enough votes from delegates, |
| 1:07.0 | though voting hasn't yet closed. |
| 1:09.0 | It followed weeks of uncertainty and increasing pressure on President Biden to step aside, |
| 1:15.2 | which ended only when he announced he wouldn't run for re-election. |
| 1:19.1 | Kamala Harris reacted to the news that she's the Democrats' choice for candidate on a telephone call with her supporters. |
| 1:25.9 | I am honored to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for president of the United States and I will |
| 1:31.9 | tell you the tireless work of our delegates, our |
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