August 8, 2024

Oil-rich Venezuela is running out of gas, and Maduro is running out of options

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With friends and family stuck indoors and buses rarely running, Onasis Muñoz missed several lifesaving dialysis sessions for his failing kidneys. When his blood pressure started to dangerously spike, he had one option left: a 20-minute hike to the nearest clinic. Venezuela’s strict national coronavirus lockdown wasn’t his main problem. Rather, this broken country, which boasts the world’s largest proven oil reserves, is running out of gas. By Ana Vanessa Herrero and Anthony Faiola . Full text -> The Washington Post

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