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Supermarket shelves remain empty in Caracas, Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela - Shelves in the meat section of a government-affiliated supermarket in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas remain empty in February 2014. A year after the death of former President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela is on the verge of collapse.

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Venezuela election

CARACAS, Venezuela - Photos of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his political heir Nicolas Maduro are seen displayed at a military facility where Chavez's stone tomb is located in Caracas on April 9, 2013. Venezuela's national electoral council said on April 15, 2013, that acting president Maduro narrowly won the presidential election by defeating rival opposition contender Henrique Capriles.

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Venezuela election

CARACAS, Venezuela - A woman sheds tears beside the stone tomb of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on display at a military facility in Caracas on April 9, 2013. Venezuela's national electoral council said on April 15, 2013, that acting president Nicolas Maduro, who had been named by Chavez as his political heir, narrowly won the presidential election by defeating rival opposition contender Henrique Capriles.

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Maduro wins Venezuelan presidential election

CARACAS, Venezuela - File photo shows Venezuela's acting president Nicolas Maduro. Maduro narrowly won a presidential election on April 14, 2013, by defeating rival opposition contender Henrique Capriles, the national electoral council said.

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Venezuala oil refinery

CARACAS, Venezuela - Photo shows an oil refinery in El Palito, northern Venezuela, on Sept. 12, 2012. At right is a billboard with a portrait of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

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Venezuela slum clinic

CARACAS, Venezuela - Photo taken Sept. 21, 2012, shows a clinic in a slum in the Palo Verde area of Caracas, Venezuela.

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Venezuela mobile grocery

CARACAS, Venezuela - Photo taken Sept. 18, 2012, shows a mobile grocery in central Caracas, Venezuela. The shop sells foodstuff at low prices with government support.

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Venezuelan President Chavez

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez receives leaders from countries participating in the Latin American and Caribbean summit in Caracas on Dec. 2, 2011.

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Cuban, Venezuelan presidents

CARACAS, Venezuela - Cuban President Raul Castro (R) and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez are pictured during a summit of Latin American and Caribbean nations in Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 2, 2011.

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Japanese Embassy

Japanese Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. in a building (Apr.16 2002)

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More than 10,000 feared dead in Venezuela disaster

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R with microphone) talks to survivors from mud slides and floods caused by torrential rain in Caracas on Dec. 20. Avalanches of water, mud and boulders, triggered by several days of torrential rain, wiped out neighborhoods along Venezuela's northern coast. More than 10,000 people are feared dead.