Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds a gold bar during a meeting with representatives of the mining sector in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela, December 5, 2017. Reuters
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds a gold bar during a meeting with representatives of the mining sector in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela, December 5, 2017. Reuters

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Coronavirus: Venezuela risks fuelling pandemic by allowing Amazon mining, activists say

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government this month lifted the long-standing prohibition on mining in the rivers

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April 28, 2020