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Venezuela lawmakers reject state of emergency decree

Lawmakers reject state of emergency decree Opposition says its unconstitutional Calls grow for more street protests Venezuela’s

18/05/2016

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Venezuela's state of emergency extends presidential powers

Maduro extends powers over security State of emergency follows week of violent riots Opposition still seeking referendum to oust president

17/05/2016

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Venezuela president threatens to seize factories as opposition pushes for referendum

Venezuela's president threatens to seize factories amid the ongoing crisis as the opposition warns the country is a time bomb waiting to explode.

15/05/2016

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Venezuela president declares 60-day state of emergency

Venezuela’s president has announced a 60-day state of emergency, blaming the economic woes in his country on US efforts to topple his leftist

14/05/2016

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Venezuelan opposition leads marches against President Maduro

Soldiers and demonstrators have clashed following largely peaceful protests in Venezuela. The opposition led the rallies, which aimed to put pressure

11/05/2016

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Venezuela opposition collects signatures in bid to oust President Maduro

Venezuela’s opposition says it has delivered 1.85 million signatures to the country’s elections authority in a bid to seek a recall referendum

03/05/2016

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Venezuela: More pay and less sleep as economic crisis hits hard

A 30 percent rise in the minimum wage, announced by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday night, may seem like a wholly positive move. It

01/05/2016

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Venezuela's second city looted

Security has been stepped up in Venezuela’s second city Maracaibo after looting prompted by shortages of basic goods. There were reports of at least

29/04/2016

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Political unrest intensifies in Venezuela as power cuts and shortages spark looting

Venezuela's political crisis shows no sign of abating as sporadic looting is reported and protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro intensify.

28/04/2016

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Drought-hit Venezuela faces daily power cuts to save energy

Venezuela has announced power cuts from next week – plunging people into darkness for four hours each day as the crisis-hit country grapples with a

22/04/2016

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Venezuela reverses half-hour time change

Venezuela has reversed a half-hour time change that was one of the signature measures of former president Hugo Chavez’s idiosyncratic 14-year rule

16/04/2016

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Tensions escalate in Venezuela as Maduro vows to block law passed by opposition

In Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro has told supporters he will block an amnesty law recently passed by opposition MPs. The law aims to free

08/04/2016

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Venezuela's national assembly approves plans for a sweeping political amnesty

President Nicolas Maduro has promised to block the bill

30/03/2016

Economy

As oil prices slide, Venezuela raises fuel prices by up to 6,000%, devalues currency

With his country mired in an economic crisis because of very low oil prices Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has devalued the currency and massively raised heavily subsidised fuel prices.

18/02/2016

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Venezuela: Congress kicks out Maduro's 'economic emergency' decree

Venezuela’s Congress has rejected President Nicolas Maduro’s decree requesting emergency powers to address the nation’s worsening recession. The

23/01/2016

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Deepening power struggle in Venezuela legislature

The Supreme Court in Venezuela has ruled that the new National Assembly’s decisions are void unless three banned opposition lawmakers are removed

12/01/2016

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Venezuelan power struggle between Maduro government and legislature deepens

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has named new economy and finance ministers in a policy change as he tries to counter the country’s economic

07/01/2016

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Venezuela's National Assembly set to convene under opposition control

Venezuela’s National Assembly convenes on Tuesday amid tension with the opposition set to take control for the first time in 16 years, after it

05/01/2016

Economy

Falling oil prices wreak havoc in Venezuela

The tumbling oil price has had a catastrophic effect in Venezuela, which has the dubious privilege of having the world’s highest inflation. The value

21/12/2015

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Venezuelan opposition triumphs, economy needing urgent action

Confirmed as the winners of a two-thirds super majority in Venezuela’s parliament, the victorious opposition draws a line under 16 years of

09/12/2015

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Venezuela's opposition win a 'super majority' in parliament

Venezuelan opposition leaders Henrique Capriles and Jesús Torrealbare have called for the release of jailed activists. Their demand came during

09/12/2015

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Venezuela's opposition awaits final count but claims a convincing election win

Venezuela’s opposition has been celebrating its shock triumph in legislative elections while waiting anxiously for the final tally. Leader Henrique

08/12/2015

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Venezuela: all you need to know about Sunday's historic vote

An opposition coalition has won an overwhelming majority in a legislative election in Venezuela. Congress in Caracas is changing hands for the first

07/12/2015

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Venezuelans vote as polls predict return of the right after 16 years out of office

Venezuela may be on the verge of turning away from Socialism and electing a majority conservative government for the first time in 16 years. Voting

06/12/2015

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Venezuela: Ruling Socialists set to lose parliamentary polls as recession bites

What would Hugo Chavez think? The Socialist party founded by the late Venezuelan leader is widely expected to lose control of parliament in Sunday’s

05/12/2015

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Venezuela poised for swing to the right as campaign ends ahead of vote

Campaigning has drawn to a close ahead of Sunday’s (December 6) parliamentary election in Venezuela. For the first time in sixteen years, the vote is

04/12/2015