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At least 14 people killed in Trinidad-bound migrant shipwreck
Agence France-Presse . Caracas | Updated at 11:44am on December 14, 2020
The Venezuelan government said on Sunday that it had found 14 bodies after a ship carrying migrants bound for Trinidad and Tobago was wrecked en...
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Guaido reappears after claim he hid in French embassy
Agence France-Presse . Caracas | Updated at 10:33pm on June 07, 2020
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido reappeared in the street in videos distributed Saturday by his team and parliamentary allies, after foreign minister Jorge Arreaza claimed...
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47 killed, 75 wounded in Venezuela prison riot
Agence France-Presse . Caracas | Updated at 10:51am on May 03, 2020
A prison riot has left at least 47 dead and 75 wounded in western Venezuela, a country where NGOs and inmates’ families regularly denounce unsanitary...
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17 dead in Venezuela prison riot
Agence France-Presse . Caracas | Updated at 12:02am on May 03, 2020
At least 17 inmates were killed Friday in a Venezuelan prison riot, military authorities said. Detainees at Guanare city’s Los Llanos prison staged ‘a disturbance...
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US slaps sanctions on Venezuela state airline
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:32pm on February 08, 2020
The United States on Friday criminalized transactions with Venezuelan flag carrier Conviasa, saying it wanted to pressure president Nicolas Maduro to cede power. Under the...
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Guaido calls for a great mobilisation
Agence-France-Presse . Miami | Updated at 12:27am on February 03, 2020
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido promised ‘a great mobilisation in Caracas’ when he returns to the country after a two-week international tour, drumming up support...
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Guaido says talks with Maduro unlikely
Agence France-Presse . Caracas | Updated at 10:39pm on January 12, 2020
Venezuela’s opposition leader and self-declared acting president Juan Guaido said Saturday it is unlikely he will resume negotiations with president Nicolas Maduro. Guaido this week...
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US throws support behind Venezuela negotiations
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:51pm on January 10, 2020
The United States on Thursday threw its support behind negotiations in Venezuela, saying talks could establish a transitional government, lead to fresh elections and bring...
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US eyes sanctions over growing Russian support for Venezuela
Agence France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 10:52pm on January 07, 2020
The United States will take action in response to growing Russian support for Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, a senior US official warned Monday. US president...
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Guaido, his rival both claim to be Venezuela’s parliament speaker
Agence-France-Presse . Caracas | Updated at 11:54pm on January 06, 2020
Opposition leader Juan Guaido and a rival lawmaker, Luis Parra, both claimed to be Venezuela’s parliament speaker on Sunday following two separate votes and accusations...