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Trump National Security Official Eyed for Latin America Bank Job Maduro

Trump National Security Official Eyed for Latin America Bank Job

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s administration is considering nominating a top official on the National Security Council for the No. 2 job at the Inter-American Development Bank, according to two people familiar with the process.Mauricio Claver-Carone, the senior director of the NSC for Western Hemisphere Affairs, is being considered for…
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February 14, 2020
Juan Guaidó’s World Tour Ended With an Angry Mob Attacking Him at the Airport Chanting ‘Facist’ and ‘Murderer’ Maduro

Juan Guaidó’s World Tour Ended With an Angry Mob Attacking Him at the Airport Chanting ‘Facist’ and ‘Murderer’

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up hereVenezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó spent the last three weeks on a world tour during which the global elite feted him as Venezuela’s true president, but when he returned home Tuesday, he was greeted by angry crowds of…
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February 12, 2020
Venezuelan retailers can’t replace stock because of Maduro’s Petro ‘cryptocurrency’ Maduro

Venezuelan retailers can’t replace stock because of Maduro’s Petro ‘cryptocurrency’

Petro, the cryptocurrency pet project from Venezuelan President’s Nicolas Maduro, is causing headaches for the country. Retail stores in Venezeula are protesting the Petro by refusing to accept it as a payment method, local news reports. Retailers say that no supplier accepts the “cryptocurrency,” which means vendors have to exchange…
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February 4, 2020