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Can Venezuela's 'Chavismo' Survive without Chavez?
We hear about a troubled economy, the political legacy of the late Hugo Chávez, and US interests in a country with the world's largest oil reserves
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenThree weeks of violence may or may not come to an end as Venezuela's embattled President, Nicolás Maduro, calls for a "peace conference." We hear about a troubled economy, the political legacy of the late Hugo Chávez, and America's interests in a country with the world's largest oil reserves. Also, a Uganda newspaper "outs" 200 homosexuals after the country's President signs anti-gay legislation, and more than 700,000 bitcoins worth $350 million have been stolen. What will that mean for the online currency designed to avoid banks and regulations?
Banner image: Anti-government demonstrators run from tear gas during clashes with riot police at Altamira Square in Caracas February 24, 2014. Photo by Carlos Garcia Rawllins/Reuters
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3 storiesUgandan President Signs Anti-Gay Legislation
A Ugandan tabloid newspaper today published a list of what it calls the nations 200 most significant homosexuals. This, after President Yoweri Museveni, signed harsh news legislation to punish gay and lesbians. The US says relations will be complicated. Alan Cowell is the New York Times senior correspondent in London.
Read the story8 minAmid Nationwide Protest, Can Venezuelan Chavismo Survive?
Venezuela, with the world's largest oil reserves, is in chaos after weeks of increasingly bloody violence on city streets and in middle-class neighborhoods. Protests that began three weeks ago in the city of San Cristobal have spread to Caracas and other parts of the country.
Read the story35 minBitcoin Theft Halts All Transactions
Mount Gox , one of the most popular exchanges for Bitcoins , has shut down for all transactions after the theft of more than 700,000 bitcoins worth $350 million. The massive theft involves some 6% of all the bitcoins in circulation.
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