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Four soldiers and two civilians in Venezuela have been charged with murdering a man protesting the country’s chronic gasoline shortages, El Nacional reported Wednesday.

Parts of the oil-rich socialist state of Venezuela suspended the sale of gasoline entirely on Monday in what authorities claim is a radical measure aimed at stopping the spread of the Chinese coronavirus. 

Imagine having to submit your biometric data at a gas station, which is then cross-referenced with your nation’s socialist system database, to receive a monthly ration of fuel. Such a dystopian concept is now a reality in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Motorists in the socialist nation of Venezuela are modifying their vehicles to run on cooking gas due to a chronic lack of gasoline, in a trend that engineers have warned is extremely dangerous and likely to cause explosions. 

Demonstrations broke out in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas on Thursday demanding better access to food and gasoline, in violation of the country’s nationwide quarantine in response to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.

Petrol pumps in Britain should carry climate change warning labels akin to the legally-mandated health warnings on cigarette packages, a group of scientists have said.

Gasoline prices in the U.S. are at the lowest level in decades.

Petrol stations across Italy are set to begin closing on Wednesday, with the major stations along highways to close first as companies express health and economic concerns.

People in Venezuela have faced widespread gasoline shortages since Monday despite boasting some of the world’s largest oil reserves because the socialist regime failed to distribute supplies to fuel stations on time.

Motorists in Venezuela have started paying for gasoline with items such as cigarettes and candy bars due to the worthlessness of the country’s bolivar currency, a report revealed Tuesday.

A Venezuelan man was killed and another wounded following a dispute at a service station in the western state of Merida on Saturday, as vehicles owners were forced to wait hours or even days to get access to gasoline.

The queue for gasoline in Western Venezuela attracted 700 people by dawn on Sunday, as widespread fuel shortages continue to plague the crisis-stricken nation yet oil-rich nation.

Venezuelan soldiers loyal to the country’s socialist dictatorship oversaw the rationing of fuel at service stations across Venezuela on Sunday, forcing angry drivers to wait for hours for gasoline in the oil-rich country.

The captain of the Manuela Saenz, a Venezuelan oil tanker, fought back against orders to send a shipment of unleaded and diesel gasoline to Cuba last week, prompting dictator Nicolás Maduro’s political police forces to stop the ship and replace him, according to a report in Argentine news outlet Infobae on Tuesday.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa canceled a scheduled appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week after a week of rioting against his government that resulted in hundreds imprisoned and rumors of an impeachment attempt potentially organized by his own party.

Fuel shortages in the oil-rich country of Venezuela continue to worsen as mass resignations at the state oil company’s tanker fleet cause the delay gasoline shipments

A drunk Virginia man who got into a dispute with his disabled wife over finances poured gasoline on her and set her ablaze, a detective said in court Monday.

Car owners in Táchira, Venezuela, had to wait up to five days to buy gasoline this week after Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime piloted a new scheme to keep foreigners from profiting off of subsidized prices.

Israel’s energy minister said this week that the country aims to eliminate the use of coal, gasoline and diesel fuel by 2030.

A higher gas tax would take away much of the benefit from individual tax cuts, slow the economy, and improve Democrats’ chances in November.

A New Jersey woman has raised more than $200,000 for a homeless man in Philadelphia who previously bought her gasoline when she unexpectedly ran out.

The oil-rich nation of Venezuela could soon run out of gasoline due to a chronic lack of production and a failure to pay shipping costs for imports, according to an industry leader.

On a real basis, gas may be cheaper than it has been on any Independence Day in this century.

Mexican drivers are spending hours to cross California’s southern border so they can fill up on U.S. gasoline, because Mexican protesters have blocked fuel distribution centers near Mexicali.

The average price of gas is below $2 per gallon in more than half of the United States, but prices at California pumps are creeping higher due to maintenance issues at refineries across the Golden State.

Pomona Police are seeking 51-year-old Clarence Duwell Dear, whom they believe doused a woman with gasoline and burned her alive on Friday.

The American consumer resists marketing aimed at selling them electric and hybrid vehicles. For the first quarter of 2015, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Chevrolet sold 1,874 Volts—its electric car introduced in 2010 with “high expectations.” That roughly equals the number of Silverado pick-up trucks sold in one day.

A little more than a year ago, oil prices reached above $100 a barrel. Gasoline averaged in the $3.50 range nationally. In late spring, oil appeared $60ish and the national average for gas remained around $2.70. The price of a barrel of oil has since plunged to $40 and below—yet, prices at the pump remain just slightly less than they were when oil was almost double what it is today.