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More and more are in need of Christmas charity in Venezuela

by Jorge Rueda
| December 21, 2020 4:07 PM

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — It is an old tradition in Venezuela to help those in need at Christmas, donating toys, food and clothes. But the economic crisis that has battered the once wealthy oil nation has many families struggling just to put something on their own tables during the holidays — even when they have jobs.

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