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Venezuela's damaging dependence on its oil industry

As Venezuela's opposition contests the re-election of President Nicolas Maduro, we take a closer look at the South American country's economic challenges. Hyperinflation, which reached a peak in 2019, may have subsided but it has underlined issues with wealth inequality and dependence on the oil sector. In addition, Caracas is…

France 24

Venezuela’s Maduro formally declared winner of presidential vote as opposition claims irregularities

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro won re-election with 51% of Sunday's vote, the electoral council announced on Monday, following a campaign marred by claims of opposition intimidation and fears of fraud. Opposition candidate Edmundo González, who had been leading in independent polls, won 44% of the vote.

France 24

Venezuela election: Maduro declared winner by government-controlled authority

Result with 80% of votes is immediately challenged by opposition and several governments

The Guardian - UK

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Tense Venezuela Votes In Shadow Of 'Bloodbath' Warning

Venezuelans vote Sunday between continuity in President Nicolas Maduro or change in rival Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia amid high tension following the incumbent's threat of a "bloodbath" if he loses, which polls suggest is likely.

International Business Times

In Venezuela Vote, Both Sides Predict Victory, But Opposition Fears Fraud

Voters on both sides of the political aisle in Venezuela are convinced of victory in Sunday's presidential elections, in which incumbent Nicolas Maduro faces opposition challenger Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia.

International Business Times

Venezuela presidential candidates hold final rallies ahead of election

The incumbent President Nicolas Maduro and main contender Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia have wrapped up their campaigns.

Al Jazeera

Forced to emigrate, Venezuelans living abroad hope for change — and to eventually return home

The prolonged economic and political instability in Venezuela has forced millions of Venezuelans to leave over the past decade, quashing many of their dreams and leaving many wondering if they’ll ever return to what was once South America’s most prosperous country

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Rural Venezuela Bearing The Brunt Of Economy In Ruins

Shortages of fuel and electricity, hospitals in ruins and impassable roads: outside the relative comfort of Caracas, years of economic crisis have taken their toll on rural Venezuela.

International Business Times

Venezuela, US Agree To 'Improve Relations,' Says Caracas

Venezuela and the United States have agreed to "improve relations" as they resumed negotiations just months after Washington reimposed crippling sanctions on the South American country, Caracas said Wednesday.

International Business Times

Colombia Rebel Group Agrees To 'Unilateral Ceasefire'

A Colombian splinter group of former FARC guerrillas known as Segunda Marquetalia has agreed to a "unilateral ceasefire" and the release of captives following negotiations with the government, according to a joint statement Saturday.

International Business Times

Venezuela elections 2024: María Corina Machado reports 37 opposition leaders arbitrarily detained

The opposition leader told the press that two of them were detained Monday near her campaign headquarters in Caracas.

Latin Times

Venezuela deploys navy ship near the Essequibo amid continued territorial tensions with Guyana

Caracas forces are also seemingly continuing to build a bridge close to the vast area controlled by Guyana but that the country claims as its own

Latin Times

Mau y Ricky show that you can go back home and make it better in "Hotel Caracas" - Interview

Interview with Venezuelan duo Mau y Ricky, about their new album "Hotel Caracas", showing that you can go back home and make it better.

Latin Times

Guyana increases level of alert following Venezuela's new troop deployment near its border

The country's vice president said authorities are "highly attentive" to the recent developments

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Venezuelan military buildup near Essequibo seen as Maduro's strategy to retain power

A CSIS assessment suggests Venezuelan President Maduro could 'manufacture a regional crisis' with Guyana

Wallpaper

We tour Caracas’ treasure trove of modernist architecture gems

Explore Caracas; the Venezuelan capital is full of midcentury modern and brutalist architecture with a tropical twist

Wallpaper

Take off with Wallpaper* June 2024: The Travel Issue

The Wallpaper* June 2024 Travel Issue is on sale now, ready to whisk you to the best of Ho Chi Minh City, Caracas’ modernist marvels, classy Canadian cabins, a Swiss sleep retreat, and more

Latin Times

Venezuela says it will keep armed forces near the coast as long as the dispute with Guyana continues

The Maduro government said it won't be "intimidated" by the international community's calls for restraint

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International Business Times

Venezuela Says US Building 'Secret' Bases In Disputed Essequibo

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday accused the United States of building "secret military bases" in Essequibo, an oil-rich region of Guyana that Caracas claims as its territory.

Latin Times

Venezuela Releases YouTuber Oscar Alejandro on Terrorism Charges, But Nightmare Continues

Fans believe that the government targeted him after one of his videos showed sensitive financial content from Caracas

The Guardian - US

Venezuela arrests YouTuber for ‘terrorism’ amid pre-election crackdown

Detention of influencer Oscar Alejandro Pérez at Caracas airport en route to southern national park raises free speech concerns

Al Jazeera

Argentina claims to be sheltering Venezuelan opposition leaders in embassy

Argentina’s President Milei has warned his Venezuelan counterpart Maduro against actions to ‘endanger’ embassy workers.

WEKU

Virtual reality offers a chilling 3D look inside Venezuela's spiraling prison

A former Venezuelan political prisoner got the idea to create a virtual reality tour from the Anne Frank museum.

International Business Times

Russia, Venezuela To Boost Cooperation In Energy, Including Nuclear

Anti-American allies Russia and Venezuela vowed to boost cooperation in oil and gas production and the "peaceful use of nuclear energy" at a meeting of foreign ministers in Caracas Tuesday.

International Business Times

Maduro Vows To Bar ExxonMobil From Guyanese Region Claimed By Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to bar US petroleum giant ExxonMobil from the waters off the oil-rich region of Essequibo, which Caracas claims from Guyana as its own.

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