The struggle for control of Venezuela intensified on Wednesday, as the government prepared an investigation that could lead to the arrest of opposition leader and self-declared interim president Juan Guaido, who has called for new street protests.
Daily Archives: January 29, 2019
Venezuela’s Maduro says he is ready for talks with opposition: RIA
Factbox: Vale tailings dam collapse adds to long list of mining disasters
The collapse of a Brazilian tailings dam owned by Vale last week ranks among the worst mining disasters in decades. More than 300 people are feared dead after the dam failure near the town of Brumadinho released a torrent of mining waste into Vale’s facilities and a nearby community in Minas Gerais state.
Vale to cut output, shut down dams after Brazil disaster
Venezuela’s Maduro says Putin has helped us on all fronts: Russia’s Sputnik
Philippines urges calm after grenade attack on mosque kills two
Tanzania MPs grant government sweeping powers over political parties
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