Venezuela claims to capture two U.S. citizens after a failed coup attempt
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro addressed the nation through state television late Monday, in his address, he said that the Venezuelan authorities have captured two Americans who tried to play “Rambo” in a failed coup attempt intended to dethrone him. Maduro also claimed he captured the passports and driver's licenses of the two men, along with their ID cards for Silvercorp, a Florida-based security services company
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Iran warns US over Venezuelan oil tanker issue
Iran warns US over Venezuelan oil tanker issue
The Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, warned on Saturday of retaliatory measures against the US if Washington causes problems for tankers carrying Iranian fuel to Venezuela. A flotilla of five tankers carrying Iranian fuel for gasoline-starved Venezuela is approaching the Caribbean, with the first expected to reach the country’s waters on Sunday, according to Refinitiv Eikon tracking data.
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Trump commented on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro statement
Trump commented on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro statement
Describing the operation as a “rogue group,” Trump said the mercenaries launched a haphazard attack after they were arrested on the beach and walked to shore at gunpoint by Venezuelan police. This was a rogue group that went in there, a lot of Venezuelans, I think people from other countries also,” Trump said.
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China discovers a huge natural gas belt
China discovers a huge natural gas belt
PetroChina, the country’s largest gas and oil producer discovered a huge natural gas belt with an estimated reserve of over 1 trillion cubic meters in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The newly discovered gas belt is around 130 KM away from Sichuan’s capital Chengdu. PetroChina supplies natural gas to more than 1,000 large and medium-sized industrial companies and more than 20 million households in southwest China
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'Biblical' famines could double global hunger as a result of the coronavirus crisis, UN warns
That would mean an additional 130 million people were "living on the edge of starvation," largely due to the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, with wages, supply chains and humanitarian aid under pressure as a result of the outbreak. In 2020, Yemen was likely to suffer the world's worst food crisis, the WFP said, as a result of conflict, a macroeconomic crisis, pests and climate shocks.
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