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The crisis in Venezuela
In recent years, a quarter of Venezuela's population has fled the country's economic devastation and political repression. Nicolás Maduro's claim of victory in July's election, despite evidence he ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Brazil criticizes Venezuela for escalating tensions and personal attacks
Brazil’s government has broken its silence over growing tensions with neighboring Venezuela, with the Foreign Ministry saying it was surprised by “the offensive tone” adopted by Venezuelan ...World - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Russia’s shadow fleet grows despite western crackdown
Moscow’s capacity to transport oil on old underinsured ships has increased by 70% since last year, says reportWorld - Financial Times - October 14 -
What a Crackdown on Immigration Could Mean for Cheap Milk
Undocumented labor quietly props up the entire American economy — but nowhere more dramatically than on dairy farms.Top stories - The New York Times - October 15 -
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Venezuela’s New Comedians Are Using Political Satire to Laugh Amid the Pain
A generation that fled political persecution and economic hardship is finding a way to laugh amid the pain.World - The New York Times - October 15 -
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Migration from Venezuela surges after Maduro snatches election from opposition
Crossings of treacherous Darién Gap linking South and Central America rise before US presidential pollWorld - Financial Times - October 27 -
The Untold Story of Trump's Failed Attempt to Overthrow Venezuela's President
A successful CIA hack of Venezuela's military payroll system, insider fights for spy agency resources, and messy opposition politics: A WIRED investigation reveals a secret Trump-era attempt to ...Tech - Wired - October 31 -
Mexico shamefully joins Russia, Venezuela in backing Cuba's dictatorship
Mexico has become the new Soviet Union of the 21st century for Cuba, providing 5.4 million barrels of oil and 100 tons of meat to the island, while rejecting a presidential invitation to the Summit ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Women behind the lens: capturing the ‘eternal days’ of female inmates in Venezuela
Photographer Ana María Arévalo Gosen returned to Venezuela after eight years away, and began to document her country’s decline through the prism of women in the penal system. I left Venezuela in ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
UK ministers pledge crackdown on rising car insurance costs
Watchdogs, industry and consumer groups instructed to join taskforce as part of push to tackle ‘spiralling’ pricesBusiness - Financial Times - October 15 -
Netflix's subscriber growth is slowing, but its profit and stock price are still surging
Netflix says its subscriber growth slowed dramatically during the summer, a sign that the huge gains from the video-streaming service’s crackdown on freeloading viewers is tapering offTech - ABC News - October 17 -
Netflix’s third-quarter revenue and subscriber numbers beat expectations
US streaming service is investing heavily in live sporting events to differentiate from rivalsBusiness - Financial Times - October 17 -
Netflix raises prices as boost from password crackdown fades
The streaming giant will charge subscribers more in some countries to fuel growth.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
Tunisia's president is inaugurated for a second term following a crackdown on his opponents
Tunisian President Kais Saied has been inaugurated for a second term, following a monthslong crackdown and string of arrests against his political opponentsWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
Belarus arrests well-known analyst as crackdown on opposition continues
Police in Belarus have arrested a well-known political analyst who is the husband of an imprisoned journalist in the country’s relentless crackdown on opposition to authoritarian President ...World - ABC News - October 22 -
Turkey cracks down on Kurdish separatists after Ankara attack
Police detain 176 as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan vows to eliminate ‘terrorism at its source’Business - Financial Times - October 25 -
Giant African rats join crackdown against illegal wildlife trade
Wily rodents deployed to sniff out illicit flows of rhino horns, elephant tusks and pangolin scalesBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
Liverpool reveal 75 lifetime bans imposed in ticket touting crackdown
Club say they shut down 100,000 fake ticketing accounts 2023-24 figures also include 136 indefinite suspensions Liverpool have revealed they shut down 100,000 fake ticketing accounts and issued ...World - The Guardian - October 31 -
Farmers lose sleep over Budget inheritance tax crackdown
Reforms will put emphasis on early succession planning for agricultural estatesWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
Equatorial Guinea orders crackdown on sex in government offices after videos leaked
Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday ordered a crackdown on sex in government offices after private videos leaked on social media appeared to show a senior finance ministry official having sex with several ...Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
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Why Mozambique's election has sparked weeks of protests and a violent crackdown by police
Thousands are protesting in Mozambique’s capital and police are responding by firing tear gas and rubber bullets as weeks of post-election unrest continued in the southern African countryWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
Belarus' hardline president releases 31 political prisoners but crackdown persists
Belarus’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has led a harsh crackdown on opposition, has pardoned and released 31 political prisonersWorld - ABC News - Yesterday -
CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying: Where to watch Lionel Messi and Argentina vs. Venezuela, Brazil vs. Chile
Bolivia will face Copa America runners-up Colombia, Ecuador take on Paraguay and Uruguay will face PeruSports - CBS Sports - October 15 -
Three Americans among latest to be detained in Venezuela over alleged anti-government plot
Venezuela has detained five more foreigners, including three U.S. citizens, for their alleged connection to a plot to destabilize the South American countryWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
Venezuela's Maduro appoints to his Cabinet a close ally pardoned by the US in a prisoner swap
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has appointed to his Cabinet a close ally who was pardoned by U.S. President Joe Biden last year as part of a prisoner swap and assurances from the South ...World - ABC News - October 18 -
Venezuela arrests a former oil czar and accuses him of working with the US to undermine the industry
Venezuela’s top prosecutor has announced the arrest of a former oil minister and accused him of working with the U.S. government to undermine the industry that drives the country’s economyWorld - ABC News - October 21 -
Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to life for billions in fraud in government graft crackdown
A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of dollars and sentenced to life in prison in a case that has been a centerpiece of the ...World - ABC News - October 17 -
As the West watches Xi-Putin meetings, China touts crackdown on military goods to Russia
Beijing has walked a diplomatic tightrope throughout the Russia-Ukraine war.Business - CNBC - October 25 -
Greek police seize large cache of explosives and arrest 5 in organized crime crackdown
Police in Greece have seized large quantities of explosives and firearms following multiple raids in Athens to dismantle an criminal weapons distribution networkWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago