Venezuela
Protests erupt in Venezuela after Maduro claims victory in disputed election result
An armoured police car drives through tear gas during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on July 29, 2024, a day after the Venezuelan presidential election. Federico Parra | Afp | Getty Images Security forces and protesters clashed in parts of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, shortly after President Nicolas Maduro claimed […]
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro wins third term, electoral authority says, contradicting exit polls
President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro speaks during the election campaign closing event on July 25, 2024 in Caracas, Venezuela. Jesus Vargas | Getty Images News | Getty Images Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has won a third term with 51% of the vote, the country’s electoral authority said just after midnight on Monday, despite multiple exit polls which pointed to an opposition win. The authority said opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won […]
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Venezuela’s Maduro bids for a third term in power — as U.S., Brazil warn over need for free election
President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro rises his hand during a mass gathering convene by supporters on July 18, 2024 in Caracas, Venezuela. Alfredo Lasry R | Getty Images News | Getty Images Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will seek his third term in office on Sunday in a vote that’s regarded as the South American country’s […]
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An Asian city is named the safest destination in the world for travelers
Singapore is the world’s safest city for tourists, according to new research by Forbes Advisor. The study, which analyzed factors such as crime, healthcare quality and risks of natural disasters, ascribed safety scores from 0 to 100 — with the safest cities receiving the lowest scores. Based on the study’s assessment, Singapore scored 0 points. […]
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The best-performing global bond fund is up 74% over the past year. Here’s where it’s invested
Gecko Capital’s Maunakea Emerging Markets Debt Recovery Fund has delivered an impressive 74% return over the past year, and its fund manager is particularly bullish on two South American economies looking ahead. The fund aims to make double-digital returns annually on a U.S. dollar basis and currently yields around 10%, which is “conservatively” estimated, according […]
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U.S. examining Venezuelan sanctions policy in wake of court docket selection
President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, gestures as he speaks following the National Electoral Council published the outcomes of the consultative referendum on Venezuelan sovereignty more than the Essequibo, in Caracas, on December 3, 2023. Venezuelan electoral authorities on December 3 claimed that 95 percent of voters in a nonbinding referendum authorized […]
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How Guyana's large oil increase turned it into the planet's speediest-expanding economy
Guyana, a small South American nation home to a lot more than 800,000 folks, produced significant headlines in December. The motive? Its neighboring place, Venezuela. Venezuela’s autocratic chief Nicolás Maduro called for a referendum in the initially week of December 2023 to find approval to annex Essequibo, which tends to make up two-thirds of Guyana’s […]
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Why there is a new global race to the moon
Japan a short while ago turned the fifth nation to productively finish a comfortable landing on the moon’s floor, becoming a member of a select several countries — the U.S., Russia, China and India — in accomplishing this feat. But moon landings are probable to become much more common over the following couple of decades. […]
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U.S. swaps Maduro ally for ⟺t Leonard' in Venezuela prisoner trade
US President Joe Biden speaks on his financial insurance policies at the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on December 20, 2023. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The United States on Wednesday released from jail an accused revenue launderer near to Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in trade for that state sending […]
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Venezuela and Guyana pledge not to use drive in bitter dispute around oil-prosperous territory
TOPSHOT – Aerial view of the Essequibo area taken from Guyana on December 12, 2023. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart, Irfaan Ali, will fulfill on December 14, 2023 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on their countries’ increasing dispute about the oil-loaded location of Essequibo, amid mounting global warnings versus escalating the […]
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