The average debt of a U.S. household is $15,355, and is primarily the result of overusing credit cards. However, Venezuelans may soon accrue even more debt than that average simply because of how much their groceries cost. Just a few months ago, Venezuela suffered a severe food shortage after the…

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International Groups Pressure Maduro Government to Accept Humanitarian Aid

International Groups Pressure Maduro Government to Accept Humanitarian Aid

Human Rights Watch, a U.S.-founded international research and advocacy group, has released a new report quantifying the extent of continued food and medicine shortages in Venezuela. Entitled “Venezuela’s Humanitarian Crisis: Severe Medical and Food Shortages, Inadequate and Repressive Government Response,” the 78-page report calls for President Nicolas Maduro’s government to…

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