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Opinion: How Much Longer Can OPEC Hold Out?

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Cheap oil has created a huge financial crisis for Venezuela as its economy is heavily dependent on oil exports and oil revenues constitute about 95% of its total foreign exchange earnings. Containing some of the largest proven oil and gas reserves in the world, Venezuela is one of the founding members of OPEC.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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The ship’s captain stopped the engines, and the aircraft flashed its lights at the rubber boat. If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. Athanasios Kapoutsis , an engineering researcher on the team.

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