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Venezuela’s Maduro set to extend grip on power as party prepares to take congressMaduro's allies swept legislative elections last month boycotted by the opposition and denounced as a sham by the U.S., the European Union and several other foreign governments.PoliticsJan 5
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Venezuelan refugee Kenney cited in COVID-19 news conference says interaction was less dramaticA woman who believes she was used as part of Jason Kenney's argument not to lock down restaurants in Alberta remembers her encounter with him as less dramatic than he suggested.PoliticsNov 26, 2020
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Pompeo wraps up Latin America tour of 3 countries that neighbour VenezuelaAfter a meeting with Colombian President Ivan Duque on Saturday, the two vowed to deepen ties — including U.S. investment in the country's struggling economy — and Pompeo praised Colombia's tough stance against Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.PoliticsSep 19, 2020
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‘U.S. spy’ captured near Venezuela’s largest oil refinery, Maduro saysIn a live broadcast on state television, President Maduro said the man was arrested on Thursday in the northwest state of Falcon where he was spying on the Amuay and Cardon oil refineries.WorldSep 11, 2020
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Venezuela pardons 110 people, many of whom are political opponents of President MaduroThe move comes ahead of congressional elections set for Dec. 6 that the movement led by U.S.-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido says it is boycotting because conditions for the vote are not fair.PoliticsAug 31, 2020
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U.S. seizes Iranian oil from four tankers en route to VenezuelaA senior U.S. official told The Associated Press that no military force was used in the seizures and that the ships weren't physically confiscated.WorldAug 13, 2020
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Oil spill in Venezuela coats stretch of nation’s Caribbean beach coastlineFisherman and locals living around Morrocoy National Park began reporting oil washing ashore last week and it has coated roughly 15 kilometres of beaches.EnvironmentAug 12, 2020
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Venezuela sentences ex-U.S. special forces soldiers to 20 years over attack on presidentLawyers for the former Green Berets, Luke Denman and Airan Berry, said they were barred from the secretive jailhouse proceedings Friday night in what they consider a violation of their constitutional rights to a defence.PoliticsAug 8, 2020
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New players emerge in Venezuela’s oil industry amid U.S. sanctionsChina, India and Cuba replaced the U.S. as the top destinations for Venezuela's heavy crude, making up a combined 37 per cent of all voyages from Venezuela in the year following sanctions.PoliticsJul 13, 2020
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Venezuela’s Supreme Court orders takeover of opposition party founded by GuaidoThe high court's order is the latest in a series of moves against President Nicolas Maduro's critics before upcoming legislative elections.WorldJul 7, 2020
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