paper shortage

Jose Luis Farrera (with his sons) runs a newsstand in Venezuela. But business is down, because he can't get enough newspapers.

First toilet paper, now Venezuela is running out of newsprint

In the US, we’re used to hearing about newspapers suffering from a declining readership. In Venezuela, the newspaper industry is hurting for another reason. The papers can’t get paper.

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