17-07-2017 23:07 via yahoo.com

Venezuela opposition turns heat up on Maduro with strike call

By Andrew Cawthorne and Eyanir ChineaCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition called on Monday for a national shutdown against President Nicolas Maduro in a major escalation of protests against a leftist government it accuses of flouting the people's will."We are not going to allow the destruction of Venezuela.The whole country overwhelmingly rejects the Maduro regime," said opposition leader Freddy Guevara, announcing the first 24-hour strike in nearly four months of anti-government demonstra
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