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01/19/2018: The impact of Venezuela’s oil plunge on its already reeling economy

People gather in Caracas on July 16, 2017 during an opposition-organized vote to measure public support for President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution. Venezuela is one of the eight countries that will face new travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration.  FEDERICO PARRA/AFP/Getty Images

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(Global Edition) From the BBC World Service … New figures show Venezuela’s oil output plunged again last year, continuing a yearlong streak of falling production. What will it mean for the economy as inflation soars and quality of life for residents declines? Then, evidence is growing against a Taiwanese businessman accused of selling oil to North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions. Afterwards, we’ll tell you what new U.S. satellite images reveal about our planet. There’s so much debris floating around Earth, it looks like a swarm of insects. We dive into the issue of “space junk” and its impact.

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Why Venezuela is in the midst of an oil industry "death spiral"

by Anu Anand Jan 19, 2018
New figures show Venezuela’s oil output plummeted again last year, continuing a years-long streak of falling production. What will it mean for the economy as inflation soars and quality of life for residents declines? Rice University’s Francisco Monaldi explains why he calls the trend a “death spiral” for the country’s oil industry. Click the above audio […]

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