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Venezuela election: first vote in a decade offers hope to poverty-stricken nation
The Explainer Nicolás Maduro agreed to 'free and fair' vote but poor polling and threat of prosecution pushes disputed leader to desperate methods
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Is Venezuela about to start a war in Latin America?
Today's Big Question A dispute over Guyana's oil-rich territory could turn violent. Or it might sway a presidential election.
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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What can Cop28 really achieve?
Today's Big Question Climate summit in UAE proves controversial as UN warns world is falling short of global warming targets
By The Week UK Published
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Cop28: is UAE the right host for the climate summit?
Today's Big Question Middle East nation is accused of 'pushing for a green world that can still have its oil'
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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US-led price cap on Russian oil 'almost completely circumvented'
Speed Read 'Almost none' of seaborne crude oil from Moscow stayed below $60 per barrel limit imposed by G7 and EU last year
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Guyana: the epicentre of oil 'arms race'
Under the Radar The Stabroek oil block is growing the nation's economy - but is hotly contested
By Rebekah Evans, The Week UK Published
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Investigation finds more than 30 oil ships across the world are at risk of deadly accidents
Speed Read The investigation was spurred by a deadly tanker explosion in February 2022
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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How US sanctions relief could revitalise Venezuela
The Explainer Biden eases pressure on Maduro in exchange for 'free and fair elections' in poverty-stricken country
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Rosebank oil field: pragmatism over future prospects?
Talking Point Green campaigners decry 'morally obscene' opening of new oil fields while trying to cut emissions
By The Week Staff Published
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Could we actually ‘just stop oil’?
In Depth Disrupting sporting events is becoming Just Stop Oil’s ‘signature form of protest’
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published
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Has the world finally reached ‘peak oil’?
Today's Big Question Experts think the shift to clean energy is quickening but one says we should take the forecast with ‘a boulder of salt’
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Inside Venezuela’s oil corruption scandal
feature Private planes and luxury cars seized as £17bn allegedly goes missing from state-run company
By Harriet Marsden Published
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Major incident declared after oil leak in Poole
Speed Read Swimmers in Dorset beauty spot warned not to enter Europe’s largest natural harbour
By Jamie Timson Published
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Just Stop Oil: Do radical protests turn the public away from a cause? Here’s the evidence
feature A number of studies have looked at whether radical protests alienate the public
By The Week Staff Published
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