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Venezuela kicks off COVID-19 vaccination program with Russian jab
Feb 19, 2021 06:17Venezuela started immunizing health care workers against the coronavirus Thursday with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, as the government said it intended to inoculate 70 percent of the population by year end.
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UN envoy in Venezuela denounces US sanctions
Feb 14, 2021 13:00During a press conference in Caracas, UN Human Rights envoy, Alena Douhan, spoke about her preliminary assessment of her visit to Venezuela to evaluate the effects of the US blockade against the Latin American nation.
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Plane carrying Iranian refinery materials lands in Venezuela: Report
Feb 13, 2021 09:11A plane carrying Iranian catalysts has landed in Venezuela to help jump-start the oil refineries in the South American country amid a fuel crisis, a report says.
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EU states no longer consider Guaido Venezuela's interim president, describe him as 'privileged interlocutor'
Jan 26, 2021 03:06The European Union has announced that it no longer considers Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido interim president of the Latin American country, describing him as a "privileged interlocutor."
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Maduro slams ‘terrorist attack’ on Venezuelan oil company’s pipeline
Jan 24, 2021 09:20Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has condemned a “terrorist attack” on a major gas pipeline at a time when the Latin American country is already reeling from fuel shortages due to illegal US sanctions against Caracas.
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Venezuela's Maduro denounces US 'criminal policy' at new parliament
Jan 13, 2021 09:27Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has denounced the United States' "illegal" sanctions and "criminal" blockade of his country, calling on newly sworn-in lawmakers to help improve the nation's economy.
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Iranian ship arrives at Venezuelan port in defiance of US sanctions
Jan 09, 2021 09:31Iran and Venezuela continue to defy illegal US sanctions against the two longtime allies and trade partners, with reports saying an Iranian cargo ship has arrived at the Venezuelan port city of La Guaira.
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New Venezuela parliament sworn in, US-backed Guaido out
Jan 06, 2021 07:32A new Venezuelan parliament has been sworn in, with President Nicolas Maduro’s Socialist Party consolidating control and US-backed opposition figure Juan Guaido left without a job.
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Venezuela’s newly-elected congress to be sworn in
Jan 05, 2021 10:32Venezuela’s newly-elected congress is set to be sworn in, with the ruling party taking control of the country’s legislature, consolidating President Nicolas Maduro’s hold on power and removing US-backed figure Juan Guaido from the political scene.
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US, European allies refuse to unfreeze Venezuela funds for vaccine purchase
Jan 04, 2021 05:54The United States, Britain and some European Union states have rejected Venezuela’s appeal to unfreeze its sanctioned assets in order to purchase the much-needed coronavirus vaccine, the nation’s President Nicolas Maduro has unveiled.