Venezuela El Nacional newspaper to cease print edition

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s last nationally circulated, independent newspaper will stop publishing its print edition amid unrelenting government pressure and paper shortages.
El Nacional’s president and CEO Miguel Henrique Otero told the Spanish newspaper ABC that the final edition will run Friday.
The paper has been printed for 75 years and is often known for its harsh criticism of the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Otero said Thursday that govern