Venezuela
Guaido focused on advancing date for Venezuela elections
First up there are mayoral and gubernatorial polls in November, although the opposition has yet to commit to participating. Maduro has taken some steps to try...
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Maduro says Venezuela will produce Cuban COVID-19 vaccine
The South American country will also take part in Phase 3 trials for the Abdala vaccine produced by its socialist ally.
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Facebook freezes Venezuela leader's page over COVID misinformation
"Due to repeated violations of our rules, we are also freezing the page for 30 days, during which it will be read-only," a Facebook spokesperson said.
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Activists claim Venezuela police 'massacre' killed 23 people
Authorities haven't commented on the incident, which Alvarado called a "massacre."
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Maduro closes in on Venezuela poll triumph amid opposition boycott
The boycott by the main opposition parties meant there was no doubt of victory for Maduro's ruling Socialist Party, giving it control of an expanded 227-seat National Assembly -- the only institution not in its hands.
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Maduro allies set for poll victory with Guaido on the ropes
Victory will give Maduro's ruling Socialist Party control of the National Assembly, the only institution not yet in its hands.
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Maduro hopes to resume 'decent' dialogue with Biden administration
The target of US sanctions aiming to force him from power, Maduro broke off diplomatic relations with Washington in January 2019, after President Donald Trump's administration - along with around 60 other countries - recognised Guaido as Venezuela's president.
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Venezuela 'dictatorship' unfit to hold vote - Brazil
The message came as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a South American tour that will take him to the Brazilian-Venezuelan border Friday for an event also seen as upping the pressure on President Nicolas Maduro.
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Venezuela president behind crimes against humanity: UN probe
A team tasked with probing a slew of alleged violations said they had found evidence that state actors, including President Nicolas Maduro, were behind serious crimes such as extrajudicial killings and the systematic use of torture.
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Venezuela jails 2 Americans over failed 'invasion'
Luke Alexander Denman (34) and Airan Berry (40), 'admitted' to 'conspiracy, association (to commit crimes), illicit trafficking of war weapons and terrorism' over the attempted invasion, allegedly aimed at toppling President Nicolas Maduro.
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Venezuela charges two Americans with 'terrorism, conspiracy'
Luke Alexander Denman, 34, and Airan Berry, 41, were among 17 people captured by the Venezuelan military who said they thwarted an attempted invasion by mercenaries in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Venezuela prison riot death toll rises to 47
The disruption began Friday when inmates at the prison, located in the city of Guanare, began destroying 'the security fences around the perimeter' in a 'massive escape attempt,' according to an army report.
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US indicts Venezuela leader Maduro for 'narco-terrorism'
The indictments were issued in multiple US jurisdictions including New York and Miami, with charges running from 'conspiracy to narco-terrorism' to money laundering.
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Nearly 5 million have fled Venezuela as abuses continue: UN
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet warned that "political tensions and acts of violence by security forces and government supporters against opposition parliamentarians have continued" since September.
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Venezuela opposition leader Guaido returns home, fighting erupts
Shortly before his arrival, fighting broke out between his followers - including several lawmakers - and President Nicolas Maduro's supporters.
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Venezuela's reelected Guaido calls for protests
Guaido, self-appointed acting president of Venezuela, leads the opposition to leftist President Nicolas Maduro, who remains in power despite Guaido's year-long effort to oust the man he calls a 'usurper'.
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Venezuela's Guaido eyes second chance after trying 'everything'
The National Assembly speaker is set to be re-elected to his position on Sunday, but it is the top job currently occupied by socialist leader Nicolas Maduro that he's after.
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2019: A look back at a year of global turmoil
A look back at the explosion of demonstrations across the world as people demanded change, as well as other events that marked the year.
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Maduro says 'thank God' for dollarisation in Venezuela
The official currency, the bolivar, has depreciated more than 90% this year, while hyperinflation in the first nine months of the year clocked in at 4,680%, according to the central bank.
