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Venezuela ‘strongly’ rejects new oil concession off Guyana

Caracas—Venezuela on Saturday said it “strongly” rejects a new oil concession Guyana has granted to US giant ExxonMobil in waters disputed by the two...

Venezuela’s Maduro chosen as ruling party election candidate

Caracas, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been selected to seek a third, successive term in July 28 elections, a senior ruling party...

At least 16 dead in Venezuela illegal jungle mine collapse

LA PARAGUA, Venezuela—At least 16 people died when an illegal gold mine collapsed in the jungles of southern Venezuela, officials said Wednesday (Thursday in...

Venezuela launches military exercise over British warship ‘threat’

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday ordered more than 5,600 military personnel to participate in a "defensive" exercise near the border with Guyana, in...

Venezuelan oil slicks

Volunteers and workers of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA wear protective equipment during a cleaning operation after an oil spill at the El...

Guyana, Venezuela presidents to meet Thursday on border row

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart, Irfaan Ali, will meet Thursday on their countries' growing dispute over the oil-rich region of Essequibo,...

Venezuela to hold referendum over Essequibo land dispute with Guyana

Venezuela on Sunday will hold a referendum that it hopes will strengthen its century-old claim to the oil-rich Essequibo territory controlled by neighboring Guyana. "Essequibo...

Venezuela offers a peek at prison run by gang

Venezuela's Tocoron prison was like a town all unto itself, boasting restaurants, a pool, a zoo, a playground for inmates' kids and so much...

Venezuela seizes control of big gang-run prison

Maracay, Venezuela—Venezuela has said it seized control of a prison from the hands of a powerful gang with international reach, in a major operation...

Antivenom shortages, ignorance plague snakebite victims in Venezuela

When a girl suffered a snakebite in Venezuela, her family had her injected with deer urine along with antivenom, opting in part for a...

Sacking of Red Cross chief draws fire in Venezuela

The Supreme Court in Venezuela has sacked the president of the country's Red Cross, and independent watchdogs on Saturday decried the move as endangering...

Pilot killed as fighter jet crashes during Venezuela exercise

Caracas, Venezuela - A pilot was killed Sunday when a Russian-made fighter jet crashed in a mountainous area in northern Venezuela during practice exercises ahead...

12 dead from asphyxiation in Venezuelan gold mine

Twelve people have died from asphyxiation in a shuttered gold mine in southeastern Venezuela, a local official told AFP on Saturday. "We have 12 dead...

Colombia expels Venezuela’s top opposition leader

Bogotta—Colombia expelled leading Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaido on Monday, hours after he arrived in Bogota for a conference on his crisis-torn country. Neither Guaido,...
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