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UN seeks rare labor probe against Venezuela
Mar 22, 2018 00:24The UN's labor body on Wednesday set up an investigation into alleged violations in Venezuela, following a request by a private-sector group long opposed to the Caracas government.
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Maduro calls UN rights chief ‘US-backed tumor’
Mar 10, 2018 05:27Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has called the United Nations human rights chief a US-backed puppet and a “tumor,” saying he has no right to criticize the way the Latin American country is managed.
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Venezuela, opposition agree to delay presidential election, respect results
Mar 03, 2018 10:37The Venezuelan government and a number of opposition parties have reached an agreement, which postponed the presidential election by less than a month and requires the contenders to respect the results.
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Venezuela raps US comments on military ouster of President Maduro
Feb 02, 2018 16:10Venezuela's Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino has decried US comments about the possibility of the military ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a coup d'etat.
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French president urges more sanctions, pressure on Venezuela
Jan 27, 2018 09:49French President Emmanuel Macron has called for increasing European Union (EU) sanctions on Venezuela, just over a week after the 28-nation bloc, which has sided with the Latin American state’s opposition in its anti-government struggles, slapped a fresh series of bans against Caracas.
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EU urges Venezuela to reverse decision on Spanish envoy expulsion
Jan 26, 2018 11:19The European Union has lashed out at Venezuela for expelling Spain's ambassador, urging Caracas to reverse the decision and retain diplomatic relations.
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Venezuela expels Spanish ambassador in retaliation for EU sanctions
Jan 26, 2018 09:49Venezuela says it is expelling Spain’s ambassador following a move by Madrid and other European Union countries to impose sanctions on Venezuelan officials over alleged human rights violations.
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Trump not Venezuela’s boss: Maduro
Jan 25, 2018 10:06Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has started his campaign for another term in office with fierce rhetoric against the United States’ meddlesome behavior toward his country, saying US President Donald Trump is “not the boss of Venezuela.”
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Maduro says his patience with US has run out
Jan 06, 2018 11:55Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has censured United States sanctions on four former and current Venezuelan government officials, warning that the incumbent US president and his administration in Washington has “exhausted his patience.”
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Venezuela’s Maduro announces new measures in face of US ‘economic war’
Jan 01, 2018 05:15The Venezuelan president has announced an immediate 40-percent rise in the minimum wage among a series of measures to be taken with the aim of improving the country’s troubled economy, which he says is the target of a US “war.”