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Ecuador opens 'humanitarian corridor' for mass of Venezuelan migrants
AFP, Published on 25/08/2018
» QUITO - Ecuador opened a "humanitarian corridor" to allow masses of migrants escaping Venezuela's free-falling economy to stream towards the Peruvian border Friday, hours before Lima puts new restrictions on entry into effect.
Venezuela on edge as Maduro unveils raft of economic reforms
AFP, Published on 19/08/2018
» CARACAS - Uncertainty reigned in Venezuela on Saturday after President Nicolas Maduro unveiled a major economic reform plan aimed at halting the spiraling hyperinflation that has thrown the oil-rich, cash-poor South American country into chaos.
How far can Venezuela go in raising price of world's cheapest gas?
AFP, Published on 05/08/2018
» CARACAS - In Venezuela's inflation-hit economy, a single US dollar can buy 3.5 million liters of gasoline -- an absurdity that the government says it will tackle with a hike in the cost of state-subsidized fuel.
Stripping zeros not the answer to save Venezuelan economy, say analysts
AFP, Published on 29/07/2018
» CARACAS - Zapping five zeros off Venezuela's almost worthless currency is nothing but a half-hearted measure and won't solve the country's chronic hyperinflation, analysts have told AFP.
Helicopter taxi apps offer escape from traffic-choked megacities
AFP, Published on 09/05/2018
» SINGAPORE: Within minutes of using an app to book a ride, Agostino Fernandes was looking down on lush greenery from a helicopter taxi high above Bangalore -- one of several Uber-style chopper services taking off to help commuters tackle increasingly congested megacities.
Mexicans march to protest rise in gasoline prices
AFP, Published on 02/01/2017
» MEXICO CITY - Hundreds of irate Mexicans marched in Mexico City to protest a steep rise in gasoline prices.
Brexit slams brakes on British growth
AFP, Published on 23/11/2016
» LONDON - Britain's economic growth will slow sharply next year, finance minister Philip Hammond told parliament Wednesday in the government's first budget statement since the nation voted to exit the European Union.
Venezuela opposition challenges president with strike
AFP, Published on 28/10/2016
» CARACAS - Venezuela's opposition sought to pressure President Nicolas Maduro on Friday with a strike, which he threatened to break with army takeovers of paralyzed firms.
Even darker days for Nigeria, as power supply gets worse
AFP, Published on 02/10/2016
» LAGOS - Balogun Shakirat woke up with a start at 3:00 am and put on the light in her workshop in a crowded working class district of Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos.
South Africa marks Marikana killings but little has changed
AFP, Published on 16/08/2016
» MARIKANA (SOUTH AFRICA) - Mohlaudi Mohlaudi's salary may have more than doubled in the four years since 34 of his fellow miners were killed by South African police during a strike in Marikana, but he still lives in squalor.