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Venezuela quake death toll tops 5,000 as IMF releases emergency aid

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  • IMF releases $346m in emergency funds as new details emerge about the disaster response. The death toll from the twin earthquakes that tore through Venezuela’s Caribbean coast last month has surpassed 5,000, as authorities continue recovering bodies from the r... S1
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