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US Sanctions 4 Venezuelans Including Former Judge, Treasury Says

Posted on September 5, 2020September 5, 2020By Editor

The United States has designated an ex-former Venezuelan judge and a governor and two other individuals in its latest round of sanctions against the Latin American nation, the Treasury Department said in a press release on Friday. … Read More >US Sanctions 4 Venezuelans Including Former Judge, Treasury Says

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Russia Delivers 850,000 Packages of Insulin to Venezuela

Posted on September 5, 2020September 5, 2020By Editor

A shipment from Russia containing 850,000 packages of insulin drugs produced by Geropharm company has arrived in Venezuela, the Latin American country’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday. … Read More >Russia Delivers 850,000 Packages of Insulin to Venezuela

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Bolsonaro Jr. wants jail time for hammer and sickle: Brazilian president’s son proposes to equate communist symbols with Nazi ones

Posted on September 4, 2020September 4, 2020By Editor

Brazilian congressman and president’s son Eduardo Bolsonaro wants to introduce prison sentences for the production, sale or distribution of the hammer and sickle and five-pointed star imagery, classifying it as a hate symbol. … Read More >Bolsonaro Jr. wants jail time for hammer and sickle: Brazilian president’s son proposes to equate communist symbols with Nazi ones

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Venezuelan Foreign Minister Describes US Sanctions Against ICC as ‘Confession of Guilt’

Posted on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020By Editor

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza called the US sanctions against the International Criminal Court the “confession of guilt” of crimes against humanity. … Read More >Venezuelan Foreign Minister Describes US Sanctions Against ICC as ‘Confession of Guilt’

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Eight Venezuelan Ministers Will Resign to Run in Parliamentary Elections, Maduro Says

Posted on September 3, 2020September 3, 2020By Editor

A group of eight Venezuelan federal ministers, including the former vice president and minister of communications, Jorge Rodriguez, will leave their posts to participate in the upcoming elections to the National Assembly, President Nicolas Maduro said. … Read More >Eight Venezuelan Ministers Will Resign to Run in Parliamentary Elections, Maduro Says

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Maduro, Venezuelan Opposition Close to Deal on Election Participation – Report

Posted on September 2, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

Two Venezuelan opposition leaders are in talks with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections in December, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu revealed Tuesday. … Read More >Maduro, Venezuelan Opposition Close to Deal on Election Participation – Report

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Upping the Drone Game: ‘Weaponised’ UAVs Increasingly Used by Mexican Drug Cartels in Turf Wars

Posted on September 1, 2020September 1, 2020By Editor

Consumer drones are being increasingly ‘weaponised’ by Mexican drug cartels for use against their rivals, writesForbes, citing reports in El Universal and other local news media. … Read More >Upping the Drone Game: ‘Weaponised’ UAVs Increasingly Used by Mexican Drug Cartels in Turf Wars

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Maduro pardons 100+ opposition lawmakers to promote ‘national reconciliation’ in Venezuela

Posted on August 31, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced pardons for 110 opposition lawmakers currently facing charges, saying this should promote democracy in the country currently under US sanctions and demands for regime change. … Read More >Maduro pardons 100+ opposition lawmakers to promote ‘national reconciliation’ in Venezuela

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Venezuela Reportedly Sends Ship Full of Aluminium to Iran Following Fuel Deliveries From Tehran

Posted on August 30, 2020August 30, 2020By Editor

The two countries have been actively cooperating after unilateral US sanctions started affecting their economies. Tehran has namely delivered several shipments to help Caracas restart its massive oil refining industry. … Read More >Venezuela Reportedly Sends Ship Full of Aluminium to Iran Following Fuel Deliveries From Tehran

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Bolivia’s Interim President Calls on Morales to Testify on Alleged Molestation in Court

Posted on August 29, 2020August 29, 2020By Editor

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales should provide a public explanation on allegations implicating him in the sexual assault of minors in a court, the country’s interim president, Jeanine Anez, said on Friday. … Read More >Bolivia’s Interim President Calls on Morales to Testify on Alleged Molestation in Court

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