All posts tagged "crisis"

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  Greece: Creditors must deliver on promise to lighten debt

  Greece's finance minister insisted Monday the country had met all its reform commitments.

  • Posted May 29, 2017
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  Pirates Preying on Venezuelan Fishermen as Industry Unravels

  PUNTA DE ARAYA, Venezuela — The pirates had killed Flaco Marval’s brother and two cousins, and word was they were coming for the rest of the family. So the skinny 17-year-old and the other Marval men ran...

  • Posted December 8, 2016
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  2 quakes rattle Italy, crumbling buildings and causing panic

  ROME – A pair of strong aftershocks shook central Italy late Wednesday, crumbling churches and buildings, knocking out power and sending panicked residents into the rain-drenched streets just two months after a powerful earthquake killed nearly 300 people....

  • Posted October 26, 2016
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  Venezuela’s Resort Island Devastated by Economic Crisis

  MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela (AP) — This resort island was once mobbed with international tourists who loved the sparkling blue water, fine white sand and flawless sunny days. Now, swimming pools are empty, toilets don’t flush and many...

  • Posted September 16, 2016
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  Debt Crisis Prompts Skyfall

  A spiffy image of Gov. Alejandro García Padilla as Agent 007 is a fitting representation of his administration’s attempt to act as an agent of change with the initiative to put together a SuperBond deal as a...

  • Posted March 3, 2016
• Union Leaders Say 2015 Was Difficult for Puerto Rico, Fear Cuts to Services Next Year

  SAN JUAN – Three union leaders said 2015 has been “very difficult for Puerto Rico,” while saying the biggest challenge workers face next year will be service cuts. The president of the Central Puertorriqueña de Trabajadores union...

  • Posted December 29, 2015
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