Venezuela
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…
Venezuela’s Rojas smashes women’s triple jump world record to take gold
Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela jumped 15.67 metres on Sunday to smash the world record in the women's triple jump with her final…
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…
Peru vanquish Venezuela to seal Copa last eight spot
Peru clinched a 1-0 win over Venezuela in the Copa America on Sunday, striking early in the second half to seal their…
U.N. agency says 41 million on verge of famine
Some 41 million people worldwide are at at imminent risk of famine, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…