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Guaidó delegation draws protests at OAS meeting

Divisions in regional group show how Venezuelan crisis is stoking tensions in the Americas




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Overseas earnings trigger Trump tussle with Central America

White House threatens to use remittances from US as leverage in migration dispute




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Fears grow of Venezuela malnutrition time-bomb

Aid workers warn that millions face long-term damage to health as food crisis continues




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Colombia heads back towards its violent past

Farc declaration of war raises fears of a fresh outbreak of conflict




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Host countries struggle to cope with Venezuela refugee crisis

Colombia seeks $1bn in funds as UN aid appeal falls well short of target




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Poverty, priests and politics: why Peronism is back in Argentina

As ‘slum priests’ try to fill the gap left by the state, the populist movement is on the rise again




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Colombians take to the streets in countrywide protests

Marches come as discontent grows over labour reform, pensions and corruption




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Bolsonaro and López Obrador draw fire for coronavirus response

Brazil and Mexico leaders ignore medical advice while Latin America begins crackdown




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Drug gangs in Brazil’s favelas enforce coronavirus lockdown

Organised crime steps in as President Bolsonaro dismisses pandemic as ‘sniffles’




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Ride-sharing jolt prompts Uber to follow Lyft on job cuts

Lay-offs of 3,700 in latest round as lossmaking operators face ‘formidable’ challenges




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Neiman Marcus files second big US retail bankruptcy of lockdown

Upscale US department store follows J Crew as latest debt-burdened chain felled by pandemic




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UK grapples with phasing out job furlough scheme

Treasury fears removing government support could trigger wave of redundancies




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Johnson looks to border checks as price for easing lockdown

UK expected to take gradual approach to lifting restrictions after Monday




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UK universities braced for reform when crisis ends

Government warns of ‘restructuring’ in return for rescue funding




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UK regulators delay two-thirds of new measures in response to Covid-19

Rules concerning Brexit preparations prioritised over tougher environmental standards




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Art world proceeds with caution as galleries start to reopen

Plus: Sotheby’s lays out risks; Ropac lends space to emerging artists; Cameroon artists fare well at 1-54




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Paint it Black: new art by Ronnie Wood

What The Rolling Stones rocker did next




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BingeWatch: Rick and Morty is space comedy fuelled by booze and snark

With new episodes launching today, now is the perfect time to revel in the cruel humour of the hit cartoon




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The Day the War Ended — poetry for VE Day

Randall Swingler served in the 1939-45 war and went on to publish two postwar collections




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Painting crowds, or the lack of them, from Monet to Fordjour

Until the early 20th century, a mass of figures often dominated works but Modernism preferred emptiness




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Mark Ruffalo plays diverging twins in I Know This Much Is True

Six-part series adapts Wally Lamb’s novel about family, loss and mental illness




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The best of TV and streaming this week

Our pick of the latest series and documentaries — plus older favourites to binge on




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Archaeologists compete with detectorists in finding notable jewellery

Ancient antagonists build bridges as treasure finds mount up




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Simon Godwin: ‘Theatre has lived through plagues before’

The director talks about gender-swaps, fundraising and the future of drama after lockdown




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Indonesia looks to set up sovereign wealth fund

Initiative would be modelled on Singapore’s Temasek with focus on start-ups




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Lebanese protests have given way to a debt crisis

The country’s banking system is in hock to an insolvent state




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Saudi Aramco raises $25.6bn in world’s biggest IPO

State-owned oil company’s $1.7tn valuation falls short of kingdom’s ambitions




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Saudi Arabia renews push for $2tn Aramco valuation

State funds and families encouraged to buy shares in pursuit of Prince Mohammed target




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Lebanon is heading for default on its debts, warns Fitch

Beirut hit by another sovereign bond downgrade amid political crisis




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Dubai raises public spending to ward off slowdown

Forecast of 3.2 per cent growth in 2020 would be improvement on 2.1 per cent in 2019




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Why Lebanon’s debt crisis has left it vulnerable

Once known for its resilience, the country’s fragile financial system has triggered angry protests




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Arab world’s middle-income nations face tough coronavirus choices

Countries from Jordan to Egypt will struggle to mitigate the pandemic’s economic impact




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Farmers’ protests pose challenge to Argentina’s new president

Alberto Fernández seeks to bolster state coffers with tax raid on country’s most powerful industry




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Saudi Aramco stretches away as top IPO after extra sale

Goldman exercises option to sell more stock, bringing total proceeds to $29bn




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Saudi Aramco rated ‘underweight’ by Morgan Stanley

Wall Street banks that advised on record IPO snub oil group with tepid ratings




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Saudi Arabia takes £350m shot at Newcastle United

Fans cheer prospect of Ashley exit but obstacles remain to getting deal across line




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UK watchdog probes mystery of top NMC Health investors

FCA and group seek to clarify positions of BR Shetty and other leading shareholders




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Saudi Arabia launches oil price war after Russia deal collapse

Kingdom to raise crude production and offer deep discounts just as coronavirus hits demand




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Gruppo San Donato withdraws from bidding for NMC

Italy-based hospital chain was only potential suitor after buyout group KKR ruled out its involvement




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Eight days that shook the oil market — and the world

How a squabble between Saudi Arabia and Russia led to ‘the nuclear version of a price war’




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Saudi Aramco slashes spending as oil price war rages

Capital expenditure expected to fall 23% at state energy company




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Saudi Aramco doubles down on output hike as price war intensifies

State-backed company says it can sustain 12m barrels a day for up to a year




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Gulf economies rocked by coronavirus and oil price war

Government revenues plummet as crude prices sink and private sector cuts jobs 




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Dubai vows to support Emirates as global airlines race for cash

Government to inject equity into state-owned carrier in latest intervention in aviation sector




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NMC expects administration as it fails to win creditors’ backing 

Former FTSE 100 group has been in turmoil over its financial arrangements for months 




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Plus500 continues its winning streak

Online trading platform says revenue for this year will far exceed expectations




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Reflections on the stock market downturn

My portfolio is down about 35 per cent, but I’m sticking with my small-cap heroes 




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Coronavirus: Government support for small businesses — Your questions answered

Claer Barrett wants to hear readers’ experiences of accessing business interruption loans




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Half of SMEs in UK will run out of cash in 12 weeks, finds survey

Research by accountancy network reveals 7 in 10 respondents have lost half their revenue




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PPE cottage industry comes to health workers’ rescue

Grassroots manufacturers overcome lack of machinery, materials and supply chain experience