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'The Terminal': Latin American travelers stranded as nations shut borders

Marcelo Rochabrun, Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 11:45 AM

Yelitza Morles was in Florida with her 13-year-old daughter when she heard on Saturday that her flight home to Venezuela had been cancelled due to her country's ban on international flights to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Read more »

Nearly five million have fled Venezuela as abuses continue: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 11 12:04 AM

Some 4.9 million people have left Venezuela, wracked by years of economic and political crisis, the UN rights chief said Tuesday, decrying ongoing attacks on opposition politicians, protesters and journalists. Read more »

Maduro bids to revive Venezuela's 'petro' cryptocurrency

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 08:20 AM

CARACAS, Venezuela - President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday decreed that airlines flying from Caracas must pay for fuel in Venezuela's ailing "petro" cryptocurrency, which he ordered to be more widely used in the cash-strapped South American country. Read more »

Pope Francis defends migrants, calls for peace in Christmas message

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 08:29 PM

In his "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) Christmas Day message, the 83-year-old Pope called for peace in the Holy Land, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Venezuela, Ukraine and several African countries caught up in conflicts. Read more »

Facing US sanctions, Venezuela offers suppliers payment in Chinese yuan: sources

Mayela Armas and Corina Pons, Reuters
Posted at Nov 28 02:30 PM

CARACAS - Venezuela's government and its oil company PDVSA have offered to pay suppliers and contractors into accounts in China using the yuan currency, five people familiar with the matter said. Read more »

In Venezuela, special police force wreaks havoc in slums

AFP reporters in Caracas
Posted at Nov 07 12:29 PM

EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS: Special Action Forces in Venezuela are accused of shooting young men at point-blank range, inventing gun battles to cover their tracks, hiding autopsy reports and preventing relatives from seeing any official files. An NGO has recorded 831 "executions" carried out by FAES members since 2018.  Read more »

Pinay bet exits Miss Grand International pageant early

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 26 11:22 AM

The wait for the first Filipina winner of the Miss Grand International pageant continues after Samantha Lo, a 26-year-old nursing graduate, bowed out early during a crowning ceremony held in Venezuela on Saturday (Manila time). Read more »

Venezuela's Guaido holds 'exploratory' talks with China, Russia: envoy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 07:45 AM

SAO PAULO - Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido has asked China and Russia to help end a political crisis crippling the Latin American country during "exploratory" talks, his diplomatic representative in Brazil said Monday. Read more »

PH bet Samantha Lo finally in Venezuela for Miss Grand International

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 09:57 AM

Samantha Lo, the Philippines’ representative to Miss Grand International, on Sunday said she arrived in Caracas for the pageant. Read more »

Venezuelan officials discussed Maduro exit behind his back: US security advisor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 10:59 PM

WASHINGTON - Venezuelan officials reached out to the US behind President Nicolas Maduro's back solely to discuss his exit from power and free elections, National Security Advisor John Bolton said Wednesday. Read more »

Chinese foreign ministry slams US 'interference' in Venezuela

Reuters
Posted at Aug 08 08:38 AM

SHANGHAI - An order by U.S. President Donald Trump to freeze the Venezuelan government's assets and cut off its funds is an act of "gross interference" and a violation of the norms of international relations, China's foreign ministry said. Read more »

In a first, Miss Venezuela ditches contestants' measurements

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 01 02:27 AM

Organizers say they want to fight stereotypes about what an ideal woman looks like and hence will not reveal measurements. Read more »

Venezuela limps back to normal after another blackout

Esteban Rojas, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 08:30 AM

CARACAS, Venezuela - Electricity has been restored in all of Caracas and several other regions of Venezuela after a major blackout, the government said Tuesday -- the latest taste of misery for a country mired in economic crisis. Read more »

US plans to divert $40-M in aid to Venezuela's opposition

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 17 09:41 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plans to divert more than $40 million in humanitarian aid for Central America to support the U.S.-backed opposition in Venezuela, according to an internal document obtained by Reuters on Tuesday. Read more »

US slaps sanctions on Venezuelan counter-intelligence agency

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 12 12:20 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on Venezuela's military counter-intelligence agency, accusing it of torturing and murdering detainees.    Read more »

Mormon tycoon helps Venezuelans start over in Brazil

Paula Ramon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 11 11:05 AM

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazilian tycoon Carlos Wizard Martins has never set foot in Venezuela. But the Mormon businessman is on a mission from God to help thousands of desperate migrants crossing the border to restart their lives. Read more »

Disappointed Venezuelans lose patience with Guaido as Maduro hangs on

Angus Berwick and Mircely Guanipa, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 02 08:16 AM

CARACAS/PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela - Four days before Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido launched a military uprising in a bid to oust President Nicolas Maduro, he told supporters at a rally outside the capital, Caracas: "In the next few days, we'll decide our destiny." Read more »

Venezuela's Maduro says authorities foiled opposition coup plot

Reuters
Posted at Jun 27 07:48 AM

CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday security forces had foiled an opposition coup attempt that included plans to assassinate him and other top political figures and install a jailed former military officer as president. Read more »

UN envoy Jolie meets Colombian president over Venezuelan migrant kids

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 08:23 AM

Actress and UN special envoy for refugees Angelina Jolie met Saturday with Colombian President Ivan Duque to advocate for the estimated 20,000 children of Venezuelan migrants left with uncertain status after their parents fled their crisis-wracked home country.  Read more »

Venezuela's Guaido defends planned talks with Maduro representatives

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 27 07:55 AM

BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Sunday defended his decision to send delegates to Oslo for talks with representatives of President Nicolas Maduro's government, warning that critics of the move risk becoming accomplices of his rival's "dictatorship." Read more »