Tag: #NicolasMaduro
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IMF rejects Venezuela request for billions in virus aid
Washington, March 18 (AFP/APP): The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday rejected economically devastated Venezuela’s request for a $5 billion loan to help it cope with the coronavirus pandemic. President Nicolas Maduro made the request earlier Tuesday but, in a statement hours later, the Washington-based institution indirectly cited a dispute over Maduro’s leadership in denying his…
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Venezuela puts seven states, including Caracas, in virus quarantine
Caracas, March 16 (AFP/APP): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday ordered a “collective quarantine” in seven states, including the capital Caracas, from Monday to stem the spread of the new coronavirus pandemic. Elsewhere in Latin America, Argentina and Colombia were amongst several countries to announce new travel restrictions and El Salvador declared a state of…
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Thousands of Guaido supporters march against Maduro in Venezuela
Caracas, Nov 17 (AFP/APP): Thousands of supporters of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido took to the streets of Caracas on Saturday, demanding the departure of embattled President Nicolas Maduro, but the turnout was far less than expected. Guaido had hoped to capitalize on the situation in Bolivia, where leftist leader Evo Morales resigned in the…
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Armed men storm Guaido party headquarters in Venezuela
Caracas, Nov 16 (AFP/APP): Armed men stormed the party headquarters of Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido on Friday, one day ahead of a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, Guaido and witnesses said. Dressed in black and carrying pistols and rifles, the hooded men forced their way into the offices of Guaido’s Voluntad Popular party in…
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Drug trafficking up sharply under Venezuela’s Maduro: US
Miami, Nov 15 (AFP/APP): Drug trafficking to and from Venezuela has shot up 50 percent under President Nicolas Maduro, who is enriching himself by working with organized crime, the United States charged Thursday. Maduro, a leftist who has been in power since 2013, helps crime gangs and has given refuge to terror groups, said Admiral…