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Venezuela launches COVID-19 immunization, resulting in long lineups and uncertainty.

June 1, 2021

Hundreds of senior residents and health professionals waited in lengthy lines on Monday to get immunized against the coronavirus as part of Venezuela's immunization program,...

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US issues Venezuela-related sanctions over alleged fraudulent elections

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December 19, 2020

Maduro, who has accused the US of trying to overthrow him to gain control over Venezuela's oil, lashed out at Pompeo in response to the...

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11 migrants found dead off of Venezuela’s eastern coast

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December 14, 2020

Eleven people believed to have traveled from Venezuela to Trinidad and Tobago were found dead in waters near the South American nation’s coast, Trinidad and...

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Venezuela’s opposition concludes ‘popular consultation’ to reject Maduro

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December 13, 2020December 13, 2020

Venezuela’s opposition, led by Juan Guaido, on Saturday concluded a “popular consultation” to repudiate President Nicolas Maduro’s government after boycotting a congressional vote last Sunday....

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Venezuela’s Capriles calls on opposition to shut interim government -report

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December 10, 2020

Two-time Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles called for end to an interim government created in 2019 by congress chief Juan Guaido with U.S. backing,...

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Venezuela’s Guaido launches ‘popular consultation’ as Maduro tightens grip on power

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December 8, 2020

Juan Guaido, Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim leader, pictured in Caracas on December 7, 2020. © Yuri Cortez, AFP Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido launched a week-long...

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Opposition candidates suspected of ties to Venezuela’s ruling party defy call for vote boycott

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December 4, 2020

Venezuelan politician Henry Gomez is running for parliament as part of an alliance that has promised to confront President Nicolas Maduro and the ruling Socialist...

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Venezuela opposition discussing scaling back interim government, sources say

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December 2, 2020

Venezuela’s opposition is discussing scaling back the interim government of opposition leader Juan Guaido that has won diplomatic recognition by dozens of countries that disavowed...

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Dozens of Venezuelan migrants arrive in Trinidad after hours at sea

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November 24, 2020

At least 29 Venezuelan migrants, including 16 minors, returned to Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday after being deported from the island over the weekend and...

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Iran foreign minister, in ally Venezuela, says US no longer “controls world”

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November 5, 2020

Iran believes the U.S. government no longer can “control what’s happening in the world” or show other countries how to protect citizens’ rights, the Iranian...

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In Venezuela, many hope Trump will win to keep pressure on Maduro

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November 4, 2020

Many Venezuelans are hoping for the re-election of U.S. President Donald Trump, whose campaign of aggressive sanctions against the South American nation’s ruling Socialist Party...

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Venezuela’s Maduro says Amuay refinery was hit by a ‘terrorist attack’

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October 28, 2020

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday said the country’s Amuay oil refinery was victim of a terrorist attack on Tuesday that involved a “powerful weapon”,...

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U.N. extends probe into possible crimes against humanity in Venezuela

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October 6, 2020

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday extended by two years the mandate of investigators who have documented executions, disappearances and torture in Venezuela...

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Third Iranian tanker docks at Venezuelan port; Maduro promises fuel supply

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October 5, 2020

The final tanker in a flotilla of three Iranian fuel tankers docked at eastern Venezuela’s Guaraguao port on Sunday, according to Refinitiv Eikon data and...

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Venezuela’s Maduro calls on U.N. members to rally against U.S. sanctions

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September 23, 2020

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday all “countries that defend peace” should rally against U.S. sanctions clamped on the South...

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Venezuela’s Maduro says election delay to meet EU request ‘impossible’

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September 18, 2020

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...

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Jailed American accused by Venezuela of spying was not sent by U.S.: official

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September 16, 2020

A U.S. citizen held by Venezuelan authorities on accusations of being an American spy was not sent to Venezuela by the U.S. government, a senior...

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Maduro security forces committed crimes against humanity: U.N.

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September 16, 2020

The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has committed systematic human rights violations including killings and torture amounting to crimes against humanity, U.N. investigators said...

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Pompeo to visit Brazil border as U.S. ramps up pressure on Maduro

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September 15, 2020

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the third annual U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue at the State Department in Washington, U.S., September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin...

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US ‘spy’ to be charged with terrorism: Venezuela

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September 14, 2020

Venezuela's Attorney General Tarek William Saab said seven Venezuelan citizens were arrested in follow-up raids Federico PARRA AFP/File An "American spy" arrested near Venezuelan oil...

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Venezuelan media name alleged U.S. spy arrested near refinery complex

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September 13, 2020

Pro-government media in Venezuela on Sunday named an alleged U.S. spy who President Nicolas Maduro said was captured last week near the country’s largest oil...

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Venezuela’s Maduro says ‘U.S. spy’ captured in Falcon

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September 12, 2020

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday that a “U.S. spy” was captured near an oil refining complex in the northwest of the country, which...

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Venezuela’s Maduro proposes giving Russia COVID-19 vaccine to legislative candidates

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September 9, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks in Caracas, Venezuela June 29, 2020. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro...

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Guaido urges Venezuela military to back poll boycott

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September 8, 2020

Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido has called for the military to back the opposition boycott of December's elections YURI CORTEZ AFP/File...

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Venezuela Constituent Assembly will not draft new magna carta, Cabello says

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September 6, 2020

Venezuela’s National Constituent Assembly will not deliver a new constitution, the legislature’s chief Diosdado Cabello said on Sunday, despite repeated assurances from assembly members that...

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U.S. blacklists four individuals, alleging Venezuela election interference

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September 5, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks in Caracas, Venezuela June 29, 2020. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on...

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Venezuela court suspends order to change leadership of opposition party

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September 5, 2020

Venezuela’s supreme court on Friday suspended an earlier ruling that changed the leadership of opposition political party First Justice, as the government of President Nicolas...

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‘My life’s work’: Venezuelan union leader vows to defend workers after pardon

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September 3, 2020

One of Venezuela’s most influential union leaders has vowed to press on with his fight for workers’ rights after his release this week from two...