Venezuela’s pro-government National Constituent Assembly on Thursday approved a law allowing President Nicolas Maduro to confidentially sign new oil deals with private firms and foreign nations, in response to U.S. sanctions. Maduro last week delivered the “anti-blockade” bill on Tuesday to the assembly, a parallel legislature he created to bypass the opposition-controlled congress. By Mayela Armas and Brian Ellsworth. Full Text -> Reuters
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