Topic: venezuela

In Venezuela, special police force wreaks havoc in slums

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

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 limps back to normal after another blackout

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

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 »

Mormon tycoon helps Venezuelans start over in Brazil

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

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 Guaido defends planned talks with Maduro representatives

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 »

Malaria back with a vengeance in crisis-hit Venezuela

Malaria back with a vengeance in crisis-hit Venezuela

Andrea Tosta, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 25 11:43 AM

Scientists contributed in 1961 to helping Venezuela become the first country to eradicate malaria. However, there was a resurgence seven years ago, worsening to become an epidemic in 2016, according to the Red de Epidemiologia NGO. Read more »

China sends 71 tons of medical aid to Venezuela

China sends 71 tons of medical aid to Venezuela

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 11:53 AM

CARACAS - A second airplane from China carrying medical supplies including medicine arrived in Venezuela on Monday as part of a "humanitarian technical" cooperation agreement between President Nicolas Maduro's government and the Asian powerhouse. Read more »

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