All posts tagged "economic crisis"

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  64,000 Puerto Ricans flee island for 2nd consecutive year

  SAN JUAN — The number of Puerto Ricans who fled the island in 2015 equaled a record set the previous year amid an economic crisis that is suffocating the U.S. territory, officials announced Thursday. About 64,000 Puerto...

  • Posted September 15, 2016
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  100,000 Venezuelans Cross Border Shopping for Scarce Food

  Second weekend in a row that long-closed border connecting Venezuela to Colombia is opened

  • Posted July 17, 2016
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  Life On the Line in Venezuela as Economic Crisis Worsens

  Average Venezuelan spends 35 hours waiting to buy basic goods each month

  • Posted July 12, 2016
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  Amid Crisis, Support Grows For Puerto Rico Statehood

  The island's economic crisis - including a $70 billion debt and looming default - have pushed many toward statehood

  • Posted June 30, 2016
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  No Food, No Teachers, Violence in Failing Venezuela Schools

  Social and economic chaos ripping apart once-enviable school system

  • Posted June 17, 2016
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  Venezuela Police Repel Rare Protest Near Presidential Palace

  Opposition is demanding President Maduro face a recall referendum amid food shortages and triple-digit inflation

  • Posted June 3, 2016
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  LATAM Airlines to Suspend Flights to Venezuela

  Lufthansa took same decision over the weekend

  • Posted May 30, 2016
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  Germany’s Lufthansa to Suspend Flights to Venezuela

  Cites country's economic situation and difficulties in transferring currency

  • Posted May 29, 2016
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  Sugar Shortage Leads Coca-Cola to Halt Venezuela Production

  Country's economy is teetering on the edge of collapse

  • Posted May 21, 2016
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  Maduro Threatens to Seize Idle Venezuela Plants, Jail Owners

  Decree extended for 60 days Maduro's exceptional powers to address economic crisis

  • Posted May 15, 2016