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Economic crisis in Venezuela worse than in Zimbabwe, Soviet Union: Economi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): From once being the richest country in Latin America -- owing to its large oil reserves -- to the ongoing humanitarian crisis unseen in the country's modern history, Venezuela's fall through the years is the single largest economic collapse outside of war
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Turkey local elections: Litmus test for Erdogan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 1 (ANI): Thousands of voters headed to the polls across Turkey on Sunday to cast their ballots in the local elections, which is viewed as a litmus test for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Guaido calls for fresh protest as Venezuela continues to reel under politi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Jan 28 (ANI): Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido, who announced himself as the Interim President of the nation, last week, called for a "peaceful protest" on Wednesday, seeking humanitarian assistance to end the ongoing political and economic crisis in the Sout
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US ready to provide $20 million aid to Venezuela
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): The United States is ready to provide more than USD 20 million in initial humanitarian assistance to Venezuela for the South American country to cope with the severe food, medicine shortages and “other dire impacts of their country’s political and economi
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Pakistan holds conference to scale up trade, investment amid economic cris
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 29 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis, Pakistan held an 'Envoy Conference on Economic Diplomacy' to scale up trade and investment in the country.
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Indonesia's Rupiah Woes: How will India be affected
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Singapore, Sept 10 (ANI): In the past week, in all likelihood, the central banks of India and Indonesia pumped in billions of dollars to support their respective currencies with the Indian Rupee touching record lows against the US dollar and the Rupiah reaching its lowest level since the
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Sudan President Bashir dissolves government
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Sep 10 (ANI): Sudan President Omar al-Bashir has dissolved the country's government in an aim to fix the crisis-hit economy that has been complemented with shortages of bread, fuel, and hard currency in recent months.
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Turkey to boycott US electronic products
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], August 14 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called for boycotting the electronic goods made in the United States of America.
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Imran Khan stands by Turkey in times of economic turmoil
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 14 (ANI): Pakistan Prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan on Tuesday extended support to Turkey, which is caught-up in a dispute with the United States of America (USA).
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Brazil orders shutting of border to Venezuelan migrants
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Sao Paulo [Brazil], Aug 7 (ANI): A Brazilian judge has directed authorities to close the border for Venezuelan nationals entering Brazil, to escape from their country's political and economic crisis.
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BJP govt pushed people into poverty: Chidambaram
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Sunday said the number of people below poverty line has increased over the last four years, while adding that it is the Congress party which could revive the nation out of the current economic crisis.
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Food riots in Venezuela claim 4 lives
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Bogota [Colombia], Jan 15 (ANI): At least four people have died and 16 others got injured after riots broke out in Venezuela's Merida state over food shortages.
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