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Venezuela opposition leader Guaido in “informal” meetings with Colombia’s govt

CARACAS, - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has held "informal meetings" with members of newly elected Colombian President Gustavo Petro's government, he said. In a quest to normalize bilateral relations,…

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Britain’s High Court rules against Venezuela’s Maduro in $1 bln gold battle

LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Britain's High Court has rejected President Nicolas Maduro's latest efforts to gain control of more than $1 billion of Venezuela's gold reserves stored in the Bank of…

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Venezuelan President Maduro to visit Turkey, meet Erdogan

CARACAS, June 7 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will pay a two-day official visit to Turkey beginning on Tuesday, the Turkish government said. Maduro has repeatedly said he will visit Turkey,…

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U.S. to let Eni, Repsol ship Venezuela oil to Europe for debt -sources

HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - Italian oil company Eni SpA and Spain's Repsol SA could begin shipping Venezuelan oil to Europe as soon as next month to make up for Russian crude,…

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U.S. officials travel to Venezuela, a Russian ally, for talks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior U.S. officials traveled to Venezuela for talks with President Nicolas Maduro's government, seeking to determine whether Caracas is prepared to distance itself from close ally Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine,…

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Gold reserves at Venezuelan central bank down to new 50-year low

CARACAS (Reuters) - The Venezuelan central bank's gold reserves dropped seven tonnes last year to a new 50-year low, according to financial statements published by the bank. The quantity of gold bars…

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Venezuela’s Maduro ally Saab pleads not guilty to U.S. money laundering charge

Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, has pleaded not guilty to a U.S. charge of conspiring to launder money, according to a court document filed on Monday, in…

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US judge dismisses most money laundering charges against Maduro ally Saab

A U.S. judge in Florida on Monday dismissed money laundering counts against Alex Saab, an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, but he remains accused of one count of conspiracy to launder money, a…

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EU election observers begin work ahead of Venezuela regional, local vote

European Union election observers began their mission in Venezuela, as campaigning kicked off for regional elections next month which are set to include opposition candidates. It is the first time…

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Venezuela receives second batch of 2.5 million vaccines via COVAX

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Sunday received a second batch of 2.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines via the COVAX mechanism, while the government said it hoped to reach immunity for 70% of Venezuelans by the end of the month. Pan American Health Organization…

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Venezuela to subtract six zeros from currency, second overhaul in three years

CARACAS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Venezuela on Friday will launch its second monetary overhaul in three years by cutting six zeros from the bolivar currency in response to hyperinflation, simplifying…

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Extreme poverty in Venezuela rises to 76.6% – study

Around three-fourths of Venezuelans now live in extreme poverty as the once-prosperous OPEC nation's hyperinflationary economic collapse continued for a seventh straight year, according to a study published this week.…

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Under U.S. sanctions, Iran and Venezuela strike oil export deal – sources

Venezuela has agreed to a key contract to swap its heavy oil for Iranian condensate that it can use to improve the quality of its tar-like crude, with the first…

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Venezuelan leader Maduro lands in Mexico ahead of Latin American leaders’ summit

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Mexico City on Friday, Mexico's foreign ministry said, ahead of a summit of a recently elected "pink tide" of leftist…

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Photo Story: Freestyle BMX takes over gun violence in Caracas

Venezuelan BMX athlete Daniel Dhers in action during a visit to the Cota 905 neighbourhood in Caracas, Venezuela. The Caracas neighbourhood known as Cota 905, which a month ago was…

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Clashes between police, Caracas gang leave 26 dead in Venezuela

Clashes between police and a gang in northwestern Caracas this week have left at least 26 dead, including four officers, and 38 people injured, Venezuelan Interior Minister Carmen Melendez said.…

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First diesel cargo in six months arrives in Venezuela

Venezuela's first diesel imports since November arrived this week aboard the tanker Bueno, carrying almost 500,000 barrels of fuel desperately needed by farmers and truckers in the sanction-hit country, according…

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Cooking oil or crude? Italian restaurant owner was mistaken target of U.S. sanctions

One of the final acts of the Trump administration was almost certainly one of the most confounding for Alessandro Bazzoni, a restaurant owner in Verona, Italy. As part of a…

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Photo Story – Procession of the ‘Nazareno de San Pablo’ in Caracas

Catholic faithful protected with masks attend the procession of the advocation of Jesus Christ 'The Nazarene of Saint Paul' in the context of the celebration of Holy Week, in Caracas,…

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Facebook freezes Venezuela president Maduro’s page over COVID-19 misinformation

Facebook has frozen Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's page for violating policies against spreading misinformation about COVID-19 by promoting a remedy he claims, without evidence, can cure the disease, a company…

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Maduro seeks to speed up digital payments as Venezuela runs out of cash

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is pressing banks to implement digital payment systems as hyperinflation prompts chronic shortages of cash in the bolivar currency, three people familiar with the talks told…

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Venezuela’s Maduro receives first dose of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores have received their first dose of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Venezuelan state television reported on Saturday. Images…

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Biden in no rush to lift Venezuela sanctions, seeks ‘serious steps’ by Maduro

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden’s administration is in “no rush” to lift U.S. sanctions on Venezuela but would consider easing them if President Nicolas Maduro takes confidence-building…

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Venezuela kicks out head of EU delegation after new sanctions

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said that the head of the European Union’s delegation in Caracas had 72 hours to leave the country and declared her persona non grata after…

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Venezuela’s offshore funds could pay for vaccines but Maduro not cooperating, Guaido says

CARACAS, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Wednesday that Venezuelan funds controlled by the U.S. Treasury Department could be used to pay for coronavirus vaccines…

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U.S. blacklists oil traders, tankers for undermining Venezuela sanctions

The United States sanctioned a network of oil trading firms, individuals and vessels that have helped Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA sell crude mainly to Asia despite Washington’s sanctions on…

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Venezuela to seat socialist-held congress as Maduro consolidates power

Venezuela's ruling socialist party on Tuesday will install a congress controlled by allies of President Nicolas Maduro, a change in control that many Western nations have assailed as the product…

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In pandemic and recession, Santa Claus gifts bread and clothes to poor Venezuelan kids

GUARENAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Santa Claus walked the streets of the outskirts of Venezuela’s capital Caracas this weekend, giving children gifts ranging from bread to clothes at a time when…

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EU rejects result of disputed Venezuela congress election

BRUSSELS, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The European Union said on Monday it did not consider Venezuela's parliamentary election on Sunday was free or fair and rejected the result, calling on…

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Maduro allies win majority in disputed Venezuela congress election

CARACAS (Reuters) - Allies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro won a majority of votes in a parliamentary election that saw scant participation due to a boycott by the opposition, who…

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Venezuela votes for parliament as opposition denounces fraud

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans on Sunday choose a new congress in an election that the opposition is boycotting and most Western nations call a fraud by President Nicolas Maduro to…

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Opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez flees Venezuela

Key Venezuelan opposition figure Leopoldo Lopez has left the Spanish diplomatic compound in Caracas where he had been staying for more than a year and fled the country, his party…

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Third Iranian fuel tanker arrives in gasoline-starved Venezuela’s waters

The final vessel in a flotilla of three Iranian fuel tankers entered gasoline-starved Venezuela's waters on Saturday, in the latest sign of cooperation between the two countries amid protests over…

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EU representatives discussed possible election delay with Venezuelan government: statement

A European Union mission that visited Venezuela last week discussed with authorities the possibility of delaying a parliamentary vote scheduled for Dec. 6, in the hopes of improving electoral conditions,…

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EU mission visits Venezuela in run-up to parliamentary vote

The European Union has sent a mission to Venezuela in the run-up to parliamentary election scheduled for December, the EU announced, as the country prepares for a vote that will…

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Maduro says election postponement is impossible

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday said it would be "impossible" to delay parliamentary elections planned for Dec. 6, after the European Union suggested pushing back the vote to meet…

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EU says ‘time is too short’ to send observers for Venezuela’s December vote

The European Union has received an invitation to observe parliamentary elections in Venezuela in December, but President Nicolas Maduro’s authoritarian government so far has not met “minimum conditions” to allow…

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Maduro pardons opposition politicians

Venezuela said on Monday it has pardoned more than 50 opposition politicians including 20 legislators who had mostly been accused of conspiring against President Nicolas Maduro, as the country heads…

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Coronavirus Global Response: EU Humanitarian Air Bridge supports Venezuela

As part of the EU's global coronavirus response, an EU Humanitarian Air Bridge operation consisting of two flights to Venezuela has concluded after delivering a total of 82.5 tonnes of…

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Maduro says Venezuela buying Iranian missiles ‘a good idea’

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said it would be a “good idea” to look into buying missiles from Iran, a day after Colombia said Venezuela was considering such a plan amid…

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U.S. unfreezing Venezualan assets to help opposition fight COVID-19

Venezuela's opposition said the United States has granted it access to millions of dollars of frozen Venezuelan government funds to support efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the…

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U.S. says seized four Iranian fuel shipments en route to Venezuela

The United States announced it had confiscated four Iranian fuel shipments that had been bound for Venezuela, disrupting a key supply line for both Tehran and Caracas as they defied…

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Venezuela’s Maduro orders EU envoy to leave the country

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the European Union envoy to leave the country, hours after the EU announced sanctions against several officials loyal to the socialist leader. The EU subjected 11…

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Oil tankers carrying two months of Venezuelan output stuck at sea

Tankers carrying nearly two months worth of Venezuelan oil output are stuck at sea as global refiners shun the nation's crude to avoid falling foul of U.S. sanctions, according to…

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U.S. looking into reports of Haftar’s oil dealings with Venezuela

The United States is investigating and trying to get to the bottom of reports that Libya's eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar's plane was in the Venezuelan capital Caracas last week, a…

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U.S. sanctions four shipping firms for transporting Venezuelan oil

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday said it had sanctioned four shipping firms for transporting Venezuelan oil, the latest escalation in Washington's effort to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro by…

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Venezuela says Iranian tankers will get military escort

Venezuela on Wednesday said its navy and air force would escort Iranian tankers arriving with much needed fuel, after Tehran warned of "consequences" if the US stopped the ships from…

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Venezuela in bid to force Bank of England to hand over $1bn of gold

Venezuela's central bank has launched a legal claim in an effort to force the Bank of England to hand over $1.02bn of the country's gold it holds. A document submitted…

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Russian troops to help Venezuela search for members of failed coup

Russian soldiers are operating drones over Venezuela as part of a search operation for members of a paramilitary force that led a botched invasion this week, local media reported on…

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Two US citizens held after failed coup in Venezuela attempt are named

A handout video-grabbed photo made available from VTV channel of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L), addressing a press conference and showing what the government calls two suspects from USA, Luke…

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Venezuela says it foiled attempt to overthrow Maduro

Venezuela's government said it foiled a marine incursion on Sunday by "terrorist mercenaries" who attempted to enter the country on speedboats from neighbouring Colombia, which opposition leaders dismissed as a…

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Venezuelan secret service raids offices of opposition leader Guaidó

Venezuelan secret service agents have raided the offices of opposition leader Juan Guaidó while he is on a visit to the UK. Footage showed hooded and armed officers from the…

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Two Venezuelan lawmakers claim Speaker role

Two lawmakers in Venezuela have both declared themselves parliamentary Speaker after a tumultuous day in the country's politics. US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó and rival Luis Parra both claimed to…

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The Year in Pictures – January: Guaido declares himself Venezuelan interim president

Juan Guaido, President of the Venezuelan Parliament, poses with a copy of Venezuela's constitution as he announces that he assumes executive powers, in Caracas, Venezuela, 23 January 2019. Guaido declared…

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El Salvador expels Venezuelan diplomats, recognizes Juan Guaido

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has expelled Venezuela’s diplomatic corps, giving them two days to leave the country. El Salvador announced late Saturday that Venezuelan diplomats serving under embattled President Nicolas…

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Venezuela exodus set to top 5 million

With roughly 5,000 people leaving the country each day, the exodus from Venezuela is expected to reach 5 million in the coming months, UN and EU officials revealed. Addressing…

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U.S. to provide Venezuela’s Guaido with $52 million in funding

The United States said on Tuesday it will provide $52 million in funding to Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, an escalation of support even as his push to oust socialist…

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