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Dec 04 2023
News
Venezuela votes to claim region in oil-rich Guyana, raising fears of conflict
Venezuelans voted Sunday to claim sovereignty over the oil-rich Essequibo region in neighboring Guyana, further escalating a long-standing territorial dispute between the two countries centered over energy resources, and sparking international concerns about annexation. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro touted the election results Sunday night as a “total success” for the country. Venezuela'
Washington ExaminerOct 03 2023
Fact Check
Did Venezuela Free Prisoners So They Could Infiltrate the United States?
In a secretive agreement with the Chinese government, tens of thousands of Venezuelan criminals have been freed from captivity, trained, armed, and transported through Mexico to the U.S. border in order to infiltrate the country—at least according to a viral Facebook video. The video, which has more than 259,000 views and 15,000 likes, was posted to the site on September 23 by American News
The Dispatch Fact CheckMay 16 2023
Analysis
Will Geopolitical Pressure Push Biden To Lift Sanctions On Venezuela?
Energy prices in Europe were trending downwards in March, but OPEC's production cut at the beginning of April has renewed pressures as winter approaches.
In 2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, finance ministries across the continent doled out vast energy subsidies to head off a precipitous drop in living standards and recession. They will now struggle to repeat the same
International Business TimesFeb 20 2024
News
Llega a Venezuela el canciller de Rusia, Sergey Lavrov, para discutir "cuestiones clave" de la cooperación bilateral
KRDOOct 18 2023
News
US resumes deportation flights to Venezuela with more than 100 migrants on board
Deportation flights of Venezuelans from the U.S. resumed Wednesday with a first plane of more than a hundred migrants landing back in their economically troubled country under the Biden administration’s latest attempts to deal with swelling numbers of asylum-seekers.
This is the first time in years that U.S. immigration authorities are deporting people to the South American nation,
Associated PressJun 11 2024
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Mets' Francisco Alvarez poised for return thanks to advice from Salvador Perez
NEW YORK — The day after New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez learned he had a torn ligament in his left thumb, on April 20, the 22-year-old hotshot from Venezuela heard from Kansas City Royals star backstop Salvador Perez. After experiencing the same injury two years ago, the 34-year-old Perez, an eight-time All-Star and also a native of Venezuela, wanted to fill in Alvarez on how to beat
New York Times (News)Jun 16 2024
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Stretching the gum band: Rejection in ’70s Pittsburgh steeled me for later success
I was a shy and out-of-place teen when I arrived in Pittsburgh from Venezuela more than 50 years ago. A special friendship brought me out of myself and taught me how to show kindness to newcomers. “PublicSource is an independent nonprofit newsroom serving the Pittsburgh region. Sign up for our free newsletters.” “Do you have a gum band?” blurted the lanky, long-haired blonde sitting on the
New Pittsburgh CourierJun 05 2024
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Luis Torrens is merely battling to be a backup but his arrival says more about Mets' front office
WASHINGTON — A handful of months ago, people intimately familiar with winter ball in Venezuela viewed catcher Luis Torrens during that time period as the guy. For the Tiburones de la Guaira, which won the league in Venezuela and the Caribbean Series, Torrens expertly managed pitchers and hit in the middle of the lineup. To scouts and other evaluators, Torrens stood out as someone who would be
New York Times (News)Jun 15 2024
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Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua used border chaos to infiltrate US
Tren de Aragua, a criminal gang from Venezuela that is said to be as serious a threat as the Salvadoran gang MS-13, is quietly operating in unsuspected neighborhoods and communities across the country. The transnational corporation-size criminal group took advantage of the ongoing border crisis and has been able to push members into the United States and beef up its presence in cities
Colorado Springs GazetteDec 04 2023
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Venezuela's Socialists Claim over 95% of Voters in Sham Election Want to Annex Most of Guyana
CARACAS, Venezuela — The socialist regime here claimed on Sunday that 10.5 million Venezuelans votes in favor of annexing most of Guyana in a sham referendum — a claim disproven by footage taken nationwide and throughout the day of barren voting centers, as well as low turnout tallies at local stations. Socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro organized a “referendum” on Sunday asking if the public
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