Miami, United States / AFP The phone rings off the hook these days at some pharmacies in Florida and the calls are long-distance: from Venezuelans desperate for everything from diapers to cancer medication. Venezuela, though sitting atop the world’s largest proven oil reserves, is enduring an acute economic crisis due in part to the global drop in crude prices and …

  Detroit / AP Louis Cervi was looking to buy a small car for basic transportation with a monthly payment in the mid-$200 range. After six months of looking, Cervi, 41, drove off a dealer lot north of Pittsburgh in a Ford Focus for US$192 a month. The dealership even accepted his 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo with a failed transmission as …

  Our Correspondent / Emirates Business Honda Motor Co. (Africa and the Middle East Office) was established in 1993 and initially the main objective was to look after only two countries in Middle East, namely KSA and UAE. Now, the company is looking after 21 countries and is offering an entire Honda range of products i.e. automobiles, motorcycles and power products. …