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Guaido starts domestic tour to oust Maduro
Agence France-Presse . Valencia, Venezuela | Updated at 12:00am on March 18, 2019
Venezuela’s self-proclaimed interim leader Juan Guaido began a tour of his country Saturday aimed at sparking a citizen’s movement to pry president Nicolas Maduro from...
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Venezuela accuses US of terrorist attack on oil facility
Agence France-Presse . Caracas | Updated at 12:00am on March 16, 2019
Venezuelans resumed work Thursday after a weeklong hiatus forced by an unprecedented nationwide blackout, but president Nicolas Maduro’s government faced fresh problems including a ‘terrorist...
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HR agency rejects Assange complaint against Ecuador
Reuters . Washington | Updated at 12:00am on March 16, 2019
An international human rights organisation has turned down a request by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that Ecuador, which has sheltered him for more than six...
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Venezuela calls public sector back to work
Agence France-Presse . Caracas | Updated at 12:00am on March 15, 2019
Venezuela’s public employees were called to return to work Thursday after the government ended a nearly week-long hiatus caused by an unprecedented nationwide blackout that...
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Venezuela blames US for blackout
Reuters . Caracas/ Beijing | Updated at 12:45am on March 14, 2019
Venezuela ordered American diplomats on Tuesday to leave within 72 hours after president Nicolas Maduro accused US counterpart Donald Trump of cyber ‘sabotage’ that plunged...
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10 dead in Brazil school shooting
Reuters. Suzano | Updated at 10:46pm on March 13, 2019
Two armed men wearing face masks entered a Brazilian elementary school Wednesday and shot and killed at least six children who were on their snack...
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Venezuela’s Guaido calls for new rally as lawmakers declare ‘alarm’
Agence France-Presse . Caracas | Updated at 12:34pm on March 12, 2019
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Monday called for a new mass demonstration as a devastating blackout that has left millions without power entered its...
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Venezuela still in dark, Guaido wants ‘state of alarm’ declared
Agence France-Presse . Caracas | Updated at 12:03pm on March 11, 2019
Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido will ask lawmakers on Monday to declare a ‘state of alarm’ over the country’s devastating blackout in order to facilitate...
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Trudeau’s office denies any hostility with female lawmaker
Agence France-Presse . Montreal | Updated at 12:00am on March 11, 2019
The office of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose image has taken a hit in recent weeks over a growing corruption scandal, denied Saturday that he...
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Guaido calls for protest as blackout drags on
Agence France-Presse . Caracas | Updated at 12:00am on March 11, 2019
Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday called for a nationwide march on Caracas to crank up the pressure on embattled president Nicolas Maduro, as...