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Dueling Demonstrations In Venezuela

8:11am March 10, 2019

Venezuelans took to the streets Saturday, some in support of President Nicolás Maduro. Others showing their alliance with opposition leader Juan Guaidó. This, after a long power outage tested nerves.

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Protesters took to the streets Saturday with tensions rising between opposition leader Juan Guaidó and President Nicolás Maduro, as crisis-wracked Venezuela began to emerge from the chaos of an electricity blackout.

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As Venezuela's Blackout Drags On, Protesters Fill The Streets Of Caracas

6:56pm March 09, 2019

by Gabriela Saldivia

With some parts of Venezuela still experiencing power outages, opposition leader Juan Guaidó and President Nicolás Maduro held rival rallies in Caracas.

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Power Outage Paralyzes Venezuela Amid Political Crisis

5:59pm March 09, 2019

by Philip Reeves

Six weeks into Venezuela's political crisis, life is getting more difficult. Food and medicine are harder to find and a day-long power outage left doctors operating by cellphone light.

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National

At Adult Detention Centers, 18-Year-Old Asylum-Seekers Advocate For Themselves

5:33pm March 09, 2019

by Beth Fertig

Eighteen-year-olds coming into the U.S. can be placed in adult detention centers, apart from their families. One young woman was denied entry while her mother and sister were allowed to seek asylum.

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Smoke billows from aid trucks set on fire on the Francisco de Paula Santander International Bridge between Colombia and Venezuela, on Feb. 23.

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Reporter's Notebook: Africa Holds Lessons For Venezuela

10:00am March 09, 2019

by Eyder Peralta

Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Eyder Peralta usually covers Africa for NPR. After reporting recently in Venezuela, he describes parallels he saw with popular movements facing government repression.

Susette, age 4, with her mother, Carmen. The child's father left Venezuela for Chile to earn money to send back home.

Health & Safety

Why A Venezuelan Girl Wants Her Dad To Send Money So She Can Buy A Helicopter

4:32pm March 08, 2019

by Gustavo Ocando Alex

One or both parents have moved to another country to earn money to send back home at this time of economic crisis. The cash helps — but the kids often suffer from "migratory mourning."

Amid a widespread power outage in Venezuela on Thursday, relatives of a patient walk in the dark halls of a health clinic in Caracas.

Blackout In Venezuela Leaves Its Leaders Casting Blame In The Dark

1:13pm March 08, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

President Nicolás Maduro blamed the "electricity war" on the United States, while opposition leader Juan Guaidó said the onus was on Venezuela's ruling party, "the usurpers."

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends an event to celebrate 211 years of the creation of the Brazilian Marine Corps in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday

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Brazil's President Faces Backlash For Posting Salacious Carnival Video

7:37pm March 07, 2019

by Catherine Osborn

Jair Bolsonaro, who assumed office in January, has found himself on the wrong side of allies and critics alike after he tweeted a video showing two men engaged in lewd behavior.

Migrant Influx Puts Pressure On Resources At Southern Border

8:09am March 07, 2019

by Alex Hall

Record numbers of families are at the U.S.-Mexico border asking for asylum. The migrants have moved east from Tijuana, Mexico, and thousands are waiting south of El Paso, Texas, to cross the border.

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People try to salvage humanitarian aid after the truck carrying it was set ablaze on the Francisco de Paula Santander International Bridge between Colombia and Venezuela, on Feb. 23.

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'We're Leaving Out Of Necessity': Venezuelans Top List Of Asylum-Seekers In Spain

8:34am March 06, 2019

by Lucia Benavides

Spain has recorded more than 255,000 Venezuelans living in the country, with estimates even higher, as families flee the South American country in deep crisis.

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