Venezuelan Vice President and Defence Minister Ramon Carrizales (L) speaks with outgoing Energy and Petroleum Minister Rafael Ramirez during a press conference in Caracas on November 4, 2009. The Venezuelan government on Wednesday announced a package of measures aiming to reduce the compsumtion of electricity to relieve a power supply system on the verge of collapse. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

Venezuelan Vice President and Defence Minister Ramon Carrizales (L) speaks with outgoing Energy and Petroleum Minister Rafael Ramirez during a press conference in Caracas on November 4, 2009. The Venezuelan government on Wednesday announced a package of measures aiming to reduce the compsumtion of electricity to relieve a power supply system on the verge of collapse.

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