Article 1E17D Blackouts, looting and murder: Venezuela's state of emergency – video explainer

Blackouts, looting and murder: Venezuela's state of emergency – video explainer

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Phil Maynard
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Power cuts, food shortages and rising violent crime are contributing to an economic and political crisis in Venezuela that has left its embattled president Nicolis Maduro with ever-decreasing options. For a country reliant on oil revenues, the lengthy global oil price crash has been catastrophic. Maduro blames private 'bigwigs' and threatens to take control of idle factories

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