Venezuela crisis
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China offers support for strife-torn Venezuela at United Nations
EghtesadOnline: China believes that the Venezuelan government and people can resolve their problems within a legal framework and maintain national stability, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi…
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Venezuela faces outrage after new assembly takes legislative power
EghtesadOnline: Venezuela's new legislative superbody was criticized by South American governments and Washington on Friday after giving itself the power to pass laws, superseding the opposition-led…
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New Venezuela Assembly Votes to Oust Chief Prosecutor Ortega
EghtesadOnline: Venezuela’s newly convened assembly ousted Chief Prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz, the highest-ranking member of President Nicolas Maduro’s administration to break ranks. Separately,…
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Violence Flares as Venezuelans Vote to Overhaul Constitution
EghtesadOnline: Police clashed with demonstrators who blocked roads and rallied against a contentious ballot on Sunday that marked the first step toward remaking Venezuela’s constitution in a…
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Venezuela money supply surges 10 percent in one week, fastest in 25 years
EghtesadOnline: In a portend of steepening inflation in crisis-stricken Venezuela, money supply surged 10 percent in just one week earlier this month, its largest single-week rise in a quarter…
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Venezuela votes for all-powerful assembly, critics cry dictatorship
EghtesadOnline: Venezuelans on Sunday vote for a constitutional super-body expected to hand sweeping new powers to ruling Socialist Party officials and potentially extend their unpopular rule…
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Venezuelan's opposition calls new strike, violence flares
EghtesadOnline: Venezuela's opposition called a two-day national strike against President Nicolas Maduro after another day of violent clashes on Saturday where the injured included a violinist…
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Iran urges dialog, no foreign meddling in Venezuela
EghtesadOnline: Iran says the conflict gripping Venezuela could be best resolved through dialog without any foreign interference as tensions escalate between warring sides in the oil-rich South…
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Venezuela opposition leaders wounded in anti-government march
EghtesadOnline: Two Venezuelan opposition leaders were wounded on Monday by security forces dispersing protests in the capital Caracas against President Nicolas Maduro, according to one of the…
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As Venezuela unrest spreads, Maduro presses on with plans to rewrite charter
EghtesadOnline: Faced with mounting unrest, Venezuela's unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro vowed on Tuesday to push ahead in July with the formation of a "constituent assembly" to rewrite…
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Venezuela prosecutor decries Maduro plan, unrest worsens
EghtesadOnline: Venezuela's state prosecutor has panned unpopular President Nicolas Maduro's plan to create a grassroots congress, deepening a rare public split among the ruling Socialists as…
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Venezuela's jailed Lopez is well, urges more protests: wife
EghtesadOnline: Jailed opposition Venezuelan politician Leopoldo Lopez is well and is urging street demonstrators to keep up massive anti-government protests, his wife said on Sunday after her…
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Roses in hand, Venezuelan women protesters face security forces
EghtesadOnline: Dressed in white and chanting "Liberty!", tens of thousands of women opposed to Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro marched on Saturday, proffering roses to security…
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Venezuela protests rage, jailed Lopez supporters stage vigil
EghtesadOnline: Supporters of jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez held a vigil outside his prison demanding to see him on Thursday after rumors about his health rattled the protest-hit…
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Iran after dialogue between Venezuelan gov’t, opponents
EghtesadOnline: Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Bahram Qasemi says that Iran supports continuation of negotiations between the Venezuelan government and the opponents to settle the dispute…
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Protests flare over Venezuela cash chaos; three deaths reported
EghtesadOnline: Protests and looting broke out in parts of Venezuela on Friday due to a lack of cash after the socialist government suddenly pulled the nation's largest banknote from circulation…
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As Venezuela talks stutter, detained Maduro foes languish
EghtesadOnline: When he received a call saying he had won a mobile phone, Gilberto Sojo, a low-income bank messenger and opposition activist, rushed off happily to collect it.
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With crisis escalating, Venezuela's Maduro to meet opposition
EghtesadOnline: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro was to sit down on Sunday with opposition representatives and foreign mediators, a gesture his foes suspect is a time-wasting tactic to ease…
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Venezuela crisis, Colombia peace dominate Latin American summit
EghtesadOnline: Venezuela's fast-escalating political crisis and Colombia's stuttering peace process dominated the Ibero-American Summit on Saturday, despite an official agenda about youth, entreprene…
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Venezuelan opposition strike patchy amid government threats
EghtesadOnline: Venezuela's streets were quieter than usual on Friday during an opposition-called strike, but participation was patchy after the socialist government threatened to shut down businesses…
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Venezuela opposition protests Maduro 'dictatorship'
EghtesadOnline: Opposition supporters headed to rallies around Venezuela on Wednesday against unpopular socialist President Nicolas Maduro, whom they accuse of turning into a dictator by preventing…
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Venezuela opposition bickers over dialogue with government
EghtesadOnline: Leaders of Venezuela's opposition coalition publicly argued on Monday as its major factions turned against a surprise plan to hold talks with the unpopular government of President…
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No pay, no expenses, no laws for Venezuela's opposition lawmakers
EghtesadOnline: They say they have not been paid for two months, have had their electricity cut and are sometimes banned from flights - and the laws they pass are blocked anyway.
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Venezuela opposition says blocked from meeting near summit
EghtesadOnline: The leader of Venezuela's opposition-led parliament accused President Nicolas Maduro's government on Saturday of blocking legislators from Margarita island for a session alongside…
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Venezuela's Maduro jeered, dozens briefly detained: activists
EghtesadOnline: Venezuelan authorities briefly rounded up more than 30 people on Margarita island for heckling President Nicolas Maduro, activists said on Saturday, in what appeared to be a rare…
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Ultra-violent gangs thrive in chaotic Venezuela despite crackdown
EghtesadOnline: The click-clack of guns being cocked echoes in the cement safe house where seven kidnappers keep watch over a western Caracas slum, their 33-year-old gang leader boasting of grenade…