Oil workers flee Venezuela’s crisis for a better life

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 16:01:19 +0000

Oil workers flee Venezuela's crisis for a better life

PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela  — Nieves Ribullen, a Venezuelan oil worker sick of struggling to get by as his country falls apart, is betting it all on Iraq’s far-away Kurdish region to give his family a better life.

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EU countries step up pressure on Venezuela’s defiant Maduro

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 11:59:18 +0000

EU countries step up pressure on Venezuela's defiant Maduro

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A key group of European Union countries endorsed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president on Monday, piling the pressure on embattled President Nicolas Maduro to resign and let the country hold a new presidential election.

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Venezuela opposition urges walkouts to pressure Maduro

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 05:56:14 +0000

Venezuela opposition urges walkouts to pressure Maduro

CARACAS, Venezuela — Opposition leader Juan Guaido is looking to ratchet up pressure on President Nicolas Maduro with walkouts across Venezuela on Wednesday, just a day after the embattled socialist administration barred Guaido from leaving the country while he is investigated for anti-government activities. The man challenging Maduro’s claim to the presidency is urging Venezuelans […]

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