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Venezuela landslide death toll rises to 34

The landslide, which was triggered by flooding after heavy rains caused streams to overflow, also buried more than 300 homes.

11/10/2022

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Heavy rains damage homes in several regions of Venezuela

Eight Venezuelan states have been affected by heavy rains for two consecutive days, resulting in hundreds of damaged homes.

12/08/2022

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'Venezuelan dancing devils': personifying the evil to defeat it

Frightening 'devils' walk the streets of Naiguata, a coastal city in Venezuela, wearing colourful masks and costumes with belts laden with bunches of bells, for the famous Dancing Devils festival.

17/06/2022

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112-year-old Venezuelan named 'world's oldest man'

Juan Vincente Mora is the world's oldest man at 112. He has 41 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren.

18/05/2022

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Venezuelan Catholic worshippers attend Nazarene of San Pablo procession

Hundreds of Catholic parishioners attend the traditional procession of the Nazarene of San Pablo during Holy Week in Caracas.

14/04/2022

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600 portraits show another face of a violent Caracas shantytown

Some 600 black-and-white portraits of residents in the San Blas sector of the immense Petare shantytown complex in Caracas, Venezuela, which has a reputation for hyper-violence, are exhibited with the aim of showing another face to the violence that characterises the area.

13/04/2022

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Mural of Putin and Chávez shows Venezuelans' support for the Russian president

A smiling Vladimir Putin next to the deceased Hugo Chávez and a 'Z' for 'victory' are painted in a Caracas neighbourhood by left-wing collectives who support Russia.

05/04/2022

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Venezuelans participate in bird count in Caracas

Venezuelans gathered on Sunday at a park in Caracas to record bird observations as part of an ongoing effort by the conservation group Venezuela Audubon Society.

21/02/2022

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Venezuelan children return to traditional game

Children raced in handmade carts on the streets of Caracas on Saturday as part of a revival of a tradition of speed dating back decades.

19/12/2021

Destinations

Why Venezuela should be on your travel bucket list

Welcome to Venezuela, one of the wildest, most beautiful places on earth. Here's what to do and where to go when you're there.

28/11/2021

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Venezuela wins Guinness record for world's largest orchestra

"If you break a string, don't stop. If you lose the score, go on by heart, but don't stop," conductor Andrés David Ascanio said before the performance.

23/11/2021

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Euroviews. EU election monitors can play a crucial role in Venezuela | View

Venezuelans will go to the polls for regional and local elections on Sunday amid a crackdown on dissent by the Maduro regime. European observers must document any rights violations as they happen, say Human Rights Watch's Jose Miguel Vivanco and Tamara Taraciuk Broner

20/11/2021

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Venezuela pursues world's largest orchestra record

Hundreds of violins, violas and double basses sounded at Venezuela's military academy on Saturday, then woodwinds, brass and percussion gradually joined in — thousands of musicians, mostly children and adolescents, with one goal: setting the record as the world's largest orchestra.

14/11/2021

Design

Venezuela's hidden gems are slowly deteriorating

The 1950s were, for Caracas, a magical decade. A period that also coincided with the arrival of European immigrants, which led to the creation of projects by world-renowned architects and artists.

09/11/2021

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Children in Venezuela return to in-person classes

After more than 18 months of receiving online education, children returned to in-person classes Monday under special protocols to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

26/10/2021

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Venezuelans fight Covid with a ritual

Every October 12, known in Venezuela as the Day of Indigenous Resistance, thousands of believers gather on Mount Sorte in northwestern Venezuela. This year, the Covid-19 pandemic, which prevented the meeting from taking place in 2020, is at the heart of the ceremonies.

15/10/2021

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Venezuelan ex-spymaster, wanted by U.S., tracked down to Madrid flat

Hugo Carvajal "lived totally enclosed, never going outside or getting close to the window, always protected by people he trusted."

10/09/2021

Money

Venezuela’s cheap electricity is a blessing for its Bitcoin miners

Undeterred by power cuts and slow internet speeds, one Caracas-based company is taking advantage of low kilowatt rates to mine Bitcoin.

04/09/2021

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'Devils' dance, praying to end crisis in Venezuela

Catholic devotees in the Venezuelan town of Naiguata on Thursday participated in the "Dancing Devils" tradition.

04/06/2021

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Police on the hunt for violators of anti-covid measures in Venezuela

Police on the hunt for violators of anti-covid measures in Venezuela

22/03/2021

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Hundreds take to streets in Venezuela over murders of three women

The demonstrators were taking a stand against femicide and the gender-related killing of women and girls.

28/02/2021

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Venezuela expels top EU diplomat over new sanctions

Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa was given 72 hours to leave the country.

25/02/2021

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Motorcycle stunt rider draws huge crowds in Venezuela

On Sunday, a squad of soldiers in a poor Caracas neighborhood preempted their performance before getting started. Led by Aldana, the caravan drove in a mad dash across Caracas into the sweeping barrio of Petare, one of the biggest in Venezuela.

02/02/2021

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Venezuelans flock to malls for early Black Friday deals amid pandemic

Venezulans flock to shopping centers in the capital to take advantage of an early Black Friday deals as Nicolas Maduro's government relaxes the measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in an effort to boost the economy.

21/11/2020

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Drive-in Mass services becoming a Sunday favourite with Venezuelans

With more than 15 "drive-in masses" celebrated since August, 43-year-old priest Jonathan González said his church is a pioneer of the initiative in Venezuela, a mostly Catholic country.

26/10/2020

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Experts cite 'crimes against humanity' in Maduro's Venezuela

The experts say they delved into nearly 3,000 cases, looked at more than 5,000 killings and concluded that Maduro and his defence and interior ministers were aware of the crimes committed by Venezuelan security forces and intelligence agencies.

16/09/2020