He has described his childhood as difficult, affected by his parents' divorce, bullying at school and his own difficulty picking up on social cues because of Asperger's Syndrome.Opposition candidates and their supporters struggle to find places to gather without harassment from government activists and to get fuel to travel across the country.Not s
Maduro's decree includes wider executive powers to control the budget, companies and the currency amid a severe economic crisis in the OPEC nation. ^Candidates must register by late March, giving Machado and other opposition factions less than three weeks to decide next steps.As the year progressed, growth of the Venezuelan economy slowed to a craw
The free-market proponent won the contest with more than 90% of the vote. Venezuela’s top court complicated her presidential aspirations in January by affirming her ban, although she has continued campaigning and has rejected suggestions to choose a substitute.The valleys and hill ranges of the northwest lie east of Lake Maracaibo and form, in pa
“We will stay here until there is a military intervention or the electoral court changes what is happening,” said Antoniel Almeida, 45, the owner of a party-supply store who was helping run the blockade. Mr. Almeida believed the election was rigged. “We need an investigation,” he said.The company enjoyed another milestone moment in February
The controls meant that many Venezuelan businesses stopped production because they no longer made a profit, eventually resulting in shortages.Ideally resistant to weather and powered by renewable energy, the Hyperloop would propel riders in pods through a network of low-pressure tubes at speeds reaching more than 700 mph. Musk noted that the Hyperl