All posts tagged "Venezuela"

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  Venezuela’s President: Trump won’t be worse than Obama

  CARACAS, Venezuela — President-elect Donald Trump is receiving a backhanded compliment from the United States’ arch nemesis in Latin America. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday night that he is keeping an open mind about Trump and...

  • Posted January 17, 2017
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  Venezuela debuts new banknotes amid soaring inflation

  Maduro scraps most-used 100-bolivar note and replacing it with new bills ranging from 500 to 20,000 bolivars

  • Posted January 16, 2017
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  Venezuela slams Obama declaration of ‘national emergency’

  Obama said the human rights situation in Venezuela hadn't improved while corruption was worsening

  • Posted January 14, 2017
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  Venezuela arrests 3 opponents amid threat of crackdown

  The wave of arrests began when police acting on orders of a new "anti-coup" unit inside the socialist gov't

  • Posted January 13, 2017
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  Venezuela out of time to elect new president

  Tuesday marks the midpoint of Maduro's six-year term

  • Posted January 9, 2017
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  Venezuela frees jailed anti-government activists

  At least 100 people remain jailed for opposing President Nicolas Maduro's socialist government

  • Posted December 31, 2016
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  Venezuela Military Trafficking Food as Country Goes Hungry

  PUERTO CABELLO, Venezuela – When hunger drew tens of thousands of Venezuelans to the streets in protest last summer, President Nicolas Maduro turned to the military to manage the country’s diminished food supply, putting generals in charge...

  • Posted December 28, 2016
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  Venezuela’s president says cash crackdown a victory over foes

  He said it was meant to be "the final blow of Obama, a final blow to create chaos, violence, division"

  • Posted December 18, 2016
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  Protests, looting erupt as Venezuelans fume over cash chaos

  The U.S. cautioned citizens against visiting the economically spiraling South American country

  • Posted December 16, 2016
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  Pirates Preying on Venezuelan Fishermen as Industry Unravels

  PUNTA DE ARAYA, Venezuela — The pirates had killed Flaco Marval’s brother and two cousins, and word was they were coming for the rest of the family. So the skinny 17-year-old and the other Marval men ran...

  • Posted December 8, 2016