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December 10, 2018 at 8:22 am

Goodyear halts tire production in Venezuela as economy slips

VALENCIA, Venezuela (AP) — Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is halting production in Venezuela, making it the latest international corporation to abandon a South American...

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May 15, 2018 at 8:19 am

Kellogg latest US brand to ditch crisis-wracked Venezuela

MARACAY, Venezuela (AP) — Kellogg Co. closed operations in Venezuela and laid off 300 workers Tuesday at a time of widespread hunger in the crisis-wracked...

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Relatives wait to hear news about the fate of detained prisoners at a police station where a riot broke out, in Valencia, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 28, 2018. In a state police station housing more than one hundred prisoners, a riot culminated in a fire, requiring authorities to open a hole in a wall to rescue the inmates. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Hernandez) XFLL104 XFLL104

March 28, 2018 at 4:10 pm

Venezuela AG says 68 dead after riot, fire at police station VIEW

VALENCIA, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's chief prosecutor reported late Wednesday that 68 people died in a fire that swept through the cell area inside a...

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August 5, 2017 at 9:39 pm

Venezuela troops quash anti-Maduro attack on military base VIEW

VALENCIA, Venezuela (AP) — Soldiers battled for three hours Sunday morning against a small band of anti-government fighters who snuck onto a Venezuelan army base,...

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April 19, 2017 at 9:08 pm

GM quits Venezuela after government seizes its factory VIEW

VALENCIA, Venezuela (AP) — General Motors announced Thursday that it was shuttering its operations in Venezuela after authorities seized its factory in the country, a...

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