People queue to try to buy basic food items outside a supermarket in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday. Venezuela’s opposition-dominated Congress on Thursday ordered the dismissal of Food Minister Rodolfo Marco over chronic shortages of staple goods that have become the primary complaint about President Nicolas Maduro’s government. A combination of food shortages and electricity rationing contributed to dozens of incidents of looting around the country Tuesday and Wednesday. Maduro attributed that violence to right-wing conspirators seeking to destabilize his government.SD-Agencies
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