03

Apr

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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06

Mar

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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31

Aug

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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09

Jun

Venezuela : Thousands cross into Colombia to buy food after opening of border

Thousands of Venezuelans have crossed into Colombia to buy food, medicine and other essentials after the border between the two countries was reopened. The crossing was closed in February at President…

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13

Apr

U.S. slaps sanctions on four shipping firms, including Italy-based PB Tankers S.P.A., for carrying oil from Venezuela

The United States blacklisted four shipping companies and nine vessels, for transporting oil from Venezuela. The U.S. Treasury identified the firms as Liberia-based Jennifer Navigation Ltd, Lima Shipping Corp and…

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30

Mar

Red Cross set to begin crucial aid distribution in Venezuela

The Red Cross said it would begin impartially distributing aid in Venezuela in two weeks, brushing aside the threat of political interference amid the  power struggle in the country. The…

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11

Mar

Reports of hospital deaths as a result of power outage in Venezuela

  There are reports that at least 80 babies dying in Venezuelan hospitals because of the massive power blackouts. American Senator Marco Rubio, a strident critic of Venezuela’s President Nicolas…

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09

Feb

Trump on Maduro

First published in Der Spiegel, Germany, February 3, 2019 | By Chappatte via Politico

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09

Sep

US administration discussed coup plans in Venezuela against Maduro

The Trump administration held secret meetings with rebellious military officers from Venezuela over the last year to discuss their plans to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro, according to American officials and…

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15

Aug

In Venezuela Maduro announces plan to scrap fuel subsidies

Al Jazeera reports that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced a controversial plan to scrap fuel subsidies in a bid to combat what he calls rampant smuggling. The government of the economically-ravaged country has…

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