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Queretaro's defender Sebastian Hernandez (L) and Monterrey's Argentine midfielder Maximiliano Meza fight for the ball during the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Monterrey and Queretaro at the BBVA stadium in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Nuevo Leon state, Mexico, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Julio Cesar AGUILAR / AFP)
Monterrey's Argentine forward German Berterame celebrates after scoring during the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Monterrey and Queretaro at the BBVA stadium in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Nuevo Leon state, Mexico, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Julio Cesar AGUILAR / AFP)
Monterrey's Argentine forward German Berterame (L) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Monterrey and Queretaro at the BBVA stadium in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Nuevo Leon state, Mexico, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Julio Cesar AGUILAR / AFP)
Monterrey's Argentine forward German Berterame (2nd R) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Monterrey and Queretaro at the BBVA stadium in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Nuevo Leon state, Mexico, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Julio Cesar AGUILAR / AFP)
Monterrey's Argentine forward German Berterame (covered) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Monterrey and Queretaro at the BBVA stadium in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Nuevo Leon state, Mexico, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Julio Cesar AGUILAR / AFP)
Queretaro's defender Omar Mendoza (L) and Monterrey's defender Gerardo Arteaga fight for the ball during the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Monterrey and Queretaro at the BBVA stadium in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Nuevo Leon state, Mexico, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Julio Cesar AGUILAR / AFP)
Queretaro's defender Sebastian Hernandez (L) and Monterrey's Argentine midfielder Maximiliano Meza jump to head the ball during the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Monterrey and Queretaro at the BBVA stadium in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Nuevo Leon state, Mexico, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Julio Cesar AGUILAR / AFP)
Monterrey's defender Victor Guzman (L) and Queretaro's midfielder Samuel Sosa fight for the ball during the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Monterrey and Queretaro at the BBVA stadium in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Nuevo Leon state, Mexico, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Julio Cesar AGUILAR / AFP)
Luke Bolton of Wrexham keeps the ball in play with an attempted pass to Ollie Palmer (C) as Marcos Senesi and goalkeeper Will Dennis of Bournemouth look on during the club pre-season friendly match between Wrexham AFC and AFC Bournemouth at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)
Bournemouth's Phillip Billing (2nd R) scores his team's first goal as he fights for the ball with Wrexham's Eoghan O'Connell (2nd L) during the club pre-season friendly match between Wrexham AFC and AFC Bournemouth at Harder Stadium in Santa Barbara, California, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)
Guadalajara's midfielder Mateo Chavez (L) and Mazatlan's defender Ramiro Franco fight for the ball during the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Guadalajara and Mazatlan at the Akron stadium, in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP)
Guadalajara's forward Armando Gonzalez (L) celebrates with teammate US forward Cade Cowell after scoring during the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Guadalajara and Mazatlan at the Akron stadium, in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP)
Guadalajara's US forward Cade Cowell (L) and Mazatlan's defender Ramiro Franco fight for the ball during the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Guadalajara and Mazatlan at the Akron stadium, in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP)
Mazatlan's Paraguayan forward Luis Amarilla (L) and Guadalajara's midfielder Victor Guzman fight for the ball during the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Guadalajara and Mazatlan at the Akron stadium, in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP)
Guadalajara's defender Gilberto Sepulveda (L) and Mazatlan's forward Mauro Lainez fight for the ball during the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Guadalajara and Mazatlan at the Akron stadium, in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP)
Mazatlan's Panamanian midfielder Edgar Barcenas (L) and Guadalajara's midfielder Victor Guzman fight for the ball during the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Guadalajara and Mazatlan at the Akron stadium, in Zapopan, near Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on July 20, 2024. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP)
(FILES) Tourists enjoy sunbathing at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, on January 1, 2010. Dismissively tossing a tube of sunscreen over his shoulder, a bare-chested TikTok influencer declares that the cream causes cancer. He instead promotes "regular sun exposure" to his 400,000 followers -- contradicting US dermatologists fighting a surge in such dubious misinformation. In the midst of a blazing summer, some social media influencers are offering potentially dangerous advice on sun protection, despite stepped-up warnings from health experts about over-exposure amid rising rates of skin cancer. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)
(FILES) A woman puts sunscreen on a girl's nose at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on July 28, 2023. Dismissively tossing a tube of sunscreen over his shoulder, a bare-chested TikTok influencer declares that the cream causes cancer. He instead promotes "regular sun exposure" to his 400,000 followers -- contradicting US dermatologists fighting a surge in such dubious misinformation. In the midst of a blazing summer, some social media influencers are offering potentially dangerous advice on sun protection, despite stepped-up warnings from health experts about over-exposure amid rising rates of skin cancer. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
(FILES) Beachgoers enjoy sunbathing during during an intense heat wave in Miami Beach on July 16, 2023. Dismissively tossing a tube of sunscreen over his shoulder, a bare-chested TikTok influencer declares that the cream causes cancer. He instead promotes "regular sun exposure" to his 400,000 followers -- contradicting US dermatologists fighting a surge in such dubious misinformation. In the midst of a blazing summer, some social media influencers are offering potentially dangerous advice on sun protection, despite stepped-up warnings from health experts about over-exposure amid rising rates of skin cancer. (Photo by GIORGIO VIERA / AFP)
(FILES) People sunbathe in Central Park in the Manhattan borough of New York on July 11, 2024. Dismissively tossing a tube of sunscreen over his shoulder, a bare-chested TikTok influencer declares that the cream causes cancer. He instead promotes "regular sun exposure" to his 400,000 followers -- contradicting US dermatologists fighting a surge in such dubious misinformation. In the midst of a blazing summer, some social media influencers are offering potentially dangerous advice on sun protection, despite stepped-up warnings from health experts about over-exposure amid rising rates of skin cancer. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
(FILES) A man applies sunscreen as he sunbathes in Central Park in the Manhattan borough of New York on July 11, 2024. Dismissively tossing a tube of sunscreen over his shoulder, a bare-chested TikTok influencer declares that the cream causes cancer. He instead promotes "regular sun exposure" to his 400,000 followers -- contradicting US dermatologists fighting a surge in such dubious misinformation. In the midst of a blazing summer, some social media influencers are offering potentially dangerous advice on sun protection, despite stepped-up warnings from health experts about over-exposure amid rising rates of skin cancer. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
A municipal official estures as he explains the functioning of the NEKKAL system, a civil register portal working in the Wolof language as well, at the archives storage of the Parcelles Assainies town hall in Dakar on July 19, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of students were under threat of disqualification in the elementary and secondary school end-of-school exams which began at the end of June, due to lack of a birth certificate, an essential document for the validation of their candidacy. But the new authorities have provided the beginnings of a response by authorizing them to take the exams despite their irregular situation. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
A municipal official estures as he explains the functioning of the NEKKAL system, a civil register portal working in the Wolof language as well, at the archives storage of the Parcelles Assainies town hall in Dakar on July 19, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of students were under threat of disqualification in the elementary and secondary school end-of-school exams which began at the end of June, due to lack of a birth certificate, an essential document for the validation of their candidacy. But the new authorities have provided the beginnings of a response by authorizing them to take the exams despite their irregular situation. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
Dicakory Balde, a municipal official, works on the digital civil registry at the archive storage of the Parcelles Assainies town hall in Dakar on July 19, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of students were under threat of disqualification in the elementary and secondary school end-of-school exams which began at the end of June, due to lack of a birth certificate, an essential document for the validation of their candidacy. But the new authorities have provided the beginnings of a response by authorizing them to take the exams despite their irregular situation. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
Dicakory Balde, a municipal official, works on the digital civil registry at the archive storage of the Parcelles Assainies town hall in Dakar on July 19, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of students were under threat of disqualification in the elementary and secondary school end-of-school exams which began at the end of June, due to lack of a birth certificate, an essential document for the validation of their candidacy. But the new authorities have provided the beginnings of a response by authorizing them to take the exams despite their irregular situation. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
Dicakory Balde, a municipal official, works on the digital civil registry at the archive storage of the Parcelles Assainies town hall in Dakar on July 19, 2024. Hundreds of thousands of students were under threat of disqualification in the elementary and secondary school end-of-school exams which began at the end of June, due to lack of a birth certificate, an essential document for the validation of their candidacy. But the new authorities have provided the beginnings of a response by authorizing them to take the exams despite their irregular situation. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
Municipal official Yaya Diedhiou consults civil registers at the archive storage of the Parcelles Assainies town hall in Dakar on 19 July 2024. Hundreds of thousands of students were under threat of disqualification in the elementary and secondary school end-of-school exams which began at the end of June, due to lack of a birth certificate, an essential document for the validation of their candidacy. But the new authorities have provided the beginnings of a response by authorizing them to take the exams despite their irregular situation. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
Municipal official Yaya Diedhiou consults civil registers at the archive storage of the Parcelles Assainies town hall in Dakar on 19 July 2024. Hundreds of thousands of students were under threat of disqualification in the elementary and secondary school end-of-school exams which began at the end of June, due to lack of a birth certificate, an essential document for the validation of their candidacy. But the new authorities have provided the beginnings of a response by authorizing them to take the exams despite their irregular situation. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
Municipal official Yaya Diedhiou consults civil registers at the archive storage of the Parcelles Assainies town hall in Dakar on 19 July 2024. Hundreds of thousands of students were under threat of disqualification in the elementary and secondary school end-of-school exams which began at the end of June, due to lack of a birth certificate, an essential document for the validation of their candidacy. But the new authorities have provided the beginnings of a response by authorizing them to take the exams despite their irregular situation. (Photo by SEYLLOU / AFP)
Angel Lombardi, a higher education teacher, looks on during an interview with AFP at his house in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 12, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A fisherman cleans the contaminated shore of Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
The General Rafael Urdaneta bridge is pictured in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 12, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A view of garbage on the banks of the polluted Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, taken on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A woman cleans the contaminated shore of Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Water sports enthusiasts swim in a pool in Maracaibo City, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 9, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Aerial view of a fisherman sailing on Lake Maracaibo, in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, taken on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A fisherman repairs his net on the pier of Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 8, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Angel Lombardi, a higher education teacher, poses for a picture during an interview with AFP at his house in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 12, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
View of the General Rafael Urdaneta bridge over Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, taken on July 12, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A bird flies over the contaminated shore of Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Water sports enthusiasts swim in a pool in Maracaibo City, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 9, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Oil rigs are pictured in Lake Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 12, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A boat of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) sails in front of the General Rafael Urdaneta bridge over Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 12, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Two cargo vessels are pictured in Lake Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Aerial view of the Santa Rosa de Agua neighborhood in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, taken on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A cargo vessel is pictured in Lake Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Fishermen prepare to go out fishing in Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A fisherman with boots covered in oil stands on a contaminated shore of Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
View of the General Rafael Urdaneta bridge over Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, taken on July 12, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Aerial view of a fisherman sailing on Lake Maracaibo, in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, taken on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A fisherman shows the crabs he caught in Lake Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
An oil spill is pictured on the shore of the Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Angel Lombardi, a higher education teacher, points out on a map during an interview with AFP at his house in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 12, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Boats remain on the contaminated shore of Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A fisherman's boots covered in oil are pictured on the contaminated shore of Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A view of Maracaibo city during a partial power cut in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, taken on July 10, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Aerial view of the Santa Rosa de Agua neighborhood in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, taken on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A dog walks on the contaminated shore of Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
An oil spill is pictured on the shore of Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. . A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
People walk past the stilt houses in the Santa Rosa de Agua neighborhood in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Angel Lombardi, a higher education teacher, speaks during an interview with AFP at his house in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 12, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A fisherman prepares to go fishing in Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Angel Lombardi, a higher education teacher, gestures during an interview with AFP at his house in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 12, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A bird rests on the contaminated shore of Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A motorcyclist rides past next to an oil pump in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 12, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Fishermen clean their nets at Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
People walk past the stilt houses in the Santa Rosa de Agua neighborhood in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Oil pumps are pictured in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 12, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A view of garbage on the banks of the polluted Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, taken on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A man walks through the old town in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 9, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Oil rigs are pictured in Lake Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 12, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Fishermen with boots covered in oil stand on a contaminated shore of Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Fishermen clean the contaminated shore of Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Boats remain on the contaminated shore of Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Aerial view of the Santa Rosa de Agua neighborhood in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, taken on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A cyclist rides past next to an oil pump in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 12, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A fisherman prepares to go fishing in Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A fisherman works alongside on the contaminated shore of Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
People walk past the stilt houses in the Santa Rosa de Agua neighborhood in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Oil rigs are pictured in Lake Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela on July 12, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Fishermen clean the contaminated shore of Lake Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
Fishermen sail at the Maracaibo Lake in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A fisherman sails by the stilt houses in the Santa Rosa de Agua neighborhood of Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
An oil refining plant of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) is pictured in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela, on July 11, 2024. A putrid smell hangs over the black-stained shores of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela, where an oil slick is emblematic of the steep decline in the country's once-enviable petroleum industry. Here, much like elsewhere in what was once Latin America's richest country, economic hardship drives much of the discussion ahead of the July 28 elections, in which President Nicolas Maduro will seek a third six-year term. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)
A man stands near prickly pear cacti in the Sidi Ifni region along central Morocco's Atlantic coast on June 29, 2024. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
A man inspects prickly pear cacti in the Sidi Ifni region along central Morocco's Atlantic coast on June 29, 2024. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
A member of the Dar Si Hmad Foundation sprays prickly pear cacti affected by cochineals in the Sidi Ifni region along central Morocco's Atlantic coast on June 30, 2024. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
A member of the Dar Si Hmad Foundation inspects prickly pear cacti affected by cochineals in the Sidi Ifni region along central Morocco's Atlantic coast on June 30, 2024. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
A trident lady beetle (Hyperaspis trifurcata) eats cochineal insects on a prickly pear cactus leaf in the Sidi Ifni region along central Morocco's Atlantic coast on June 29, 2024. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
A trident lady beetle (Hyperaspis trifurcata) eats cochineal insects on a prickly pear cactus leaf in the Sidi Ifni region along central Morocco's Atlantic coast on June 30, 2024. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
A member of the Dar Si Hmad Foundation inspects prickly pear cacti affected by cochineals in the Sidi Ifni region along central Morocco's Atlantic coast on June 29, 2024. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
A member of the Dar Si Hmad Foundation inspects prickly pear cacti affected by cochineals in the Sidi Ifni region along central Morocco's Atlantic coast on June 29, 2024. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
A member of the Dar Si Hmad Foundation inspects prickly pear cacti affected by cochineals in the Sidi Ifni region along central Morocco's Atlantic coast on June 30, 2024. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)
A man checks a prickly pear cactus infected by the cochineal insect, in the suburbs of Kairouan in northern Tunisia, on May 29, 2024. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by Sofiene HAMDAOUI / AFP)
A picture shows a prickly pear cactus infected by the cochineal insect, in the suburbs of Kairouan in northern Tunisia, on May 29, 2024. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by Sofiene HAMDAOUI / AFP)
A picture shows a prickly pear cactus infected by the cochineal insect, in the suburbs of Kairouan in northern Tunisia on May 29, 2024. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by Sofiene HAMDAOUI / AFP)
A picture shows a prickly pear cactus infected by the cochineal insect, in the suburbs of Kairouan in northern Tunisia on May 29, 2024. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by Sofiene HAMDAOUI / AFP)
A picture shows a prickly pear cactus infected by the cochineal insect, in the suburbs of Kairouan in northern Tunisia, on May 29, 2024. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by Sofiene HAMDAOUI / AFP)
A man prepares to spray prickly pear cacti infected by the cochineal insect, in the suburbs of Kairouan in northern Tunisia, on May 29, 2024. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by Sofiene HAMDAOUI / AFP)
A man sprays prickly pear cacti infected by the cochineal insect, in the suburbs of Kairouan in northern Tunisia, on May 29, 2024. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by Sofiene HAMDAOUI / AFP)
A photo taken on April 23, 2024 in the suburbs of Sousse of a prickly pear cactus with a cochineal insect infestation. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)
A photo taken on April 23, 2024 in the suburbs of Sousse of a prickly pear cactus with a cochineal insect infestation. In rural areas in Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria fields of prickly pear cacti have been spoiled by the cochineal insect that feeds on them, reducing nutrient and fluids and often killing them, resulting in significant losses for thousands of farmers reliant on the plant, as authorities struggle to combat the epidemic. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)
Members of the Colombian Army take part in the military parade to commemorate Colombia's Independence Day in Tibu, North Santander Department, Colombia, on July 20, 2024. It is the first time that this military parade is held in this town with the active participation of the security forces and the community. Tibu has been marked by violence in recent years due to the presence of illegal groups such as FARC dissidents and ELN guerrillas. (Photo by Schneyder Mendoza / AFP)