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(CNN) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says two American "mercenaries" have been apprehended after a failed coup attempt launched over the weekend.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied US involvement in the incident.

Maduro also showed what he said was a photo of the two men after they were captured, and accused the pair of playing "Rambo" in a failed attack intended to unseat him. »

The couple belonged to a group called "Zombie Response Team" and were found to have 16 illegal weapons in their possession upon crossing the border.

This rather curious incident took place on 25 March but has only now been publicised in local media.

Reporting varies slightly as to exactly how many weapons were seized, from 16 to "over 20." »

Transitioning the Australian grid to 100 per cent renewables and swapping all petrol cars for electric ones would drop annual electricity costs by over $1,000 per year for consumers, a new study has found.

Current grid Renewable grid Difference Residential energy $640 $698 +$58 Transport energy $1,987 $844 -$1,144 Total energy $2,627 $1,541 -$1,086.

Table 1: Comparison of residential and transport energy costs per capita per year between Australia’s current grid and a 100 per cent renewable grid with 100 per cent electric vehicles. »

ORGANISERS OF AN online fund to help Native American people who’ve been affected by Covid-19 have thanked Irish people for their support.

Thus, the Choctaw extended $170 of relief aid,” organiser Vanessa Tulley wrote on the fundraising page.

“173 years later to today, the favour is returned through generous donations from the Irish people to the Navajo Nation during our time of crisis. »