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5 May
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday accused US President Joe Biden's government of "looting" over the proposed sale of Caracas' most valuable overseas asset, oil refiner Citgo.
18 Oct 2022
Intense rain in northern Venezuela caused a landslide that has killed at least three people, President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday as he visited another site where over 50 died in similar circumstances last week.
14 Oct 2022
The death toll has risen to 50 from a devastating landslide that swept through a Venezuelan town near the capital Caracas, officials said on Thursday.
18 Sep 2022
The 15th International Arts and Crafts (INAC 2022) Expo was recently held in Abuja with over 32 countries of the world in attendance.
2 Aug 2022
Though Nigeria is listed as one of the countries that have expressed interest in joining BRICS, a bloc of five major economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – whose focus...
25 Mar 2022
Venezuela has been in recession for eight years, suffered four years of hyperinflation and endured a currency in free fall.
29 Nov 2021
President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday assailed EU observers of Venezuelan local elections and denied their assertion that last week's voting was marred by irregularities.
22 Nov 2021
Venezuela on Saturday won the Guinness record for the world's largest orchestra after thousands of local musicians performed Tchaikovsky's "Slavonic March." Brought together by Venezuela's publicly funded "El Sistema" program, which was founded in 1975, the program has since provided classical music training to thousands of working-class children. One notable alumni of the program is…
22 Nov 2021
The government of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, whose 2018 election is not recognized by part of the international community, won a landslide victory in Sunday's regional ballot, according to election officials.
17 Oct 2021
A fugitive businessman accused of acting as a money launderer for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's regime was extradited Saturday
2 Sep 2021
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies expect oil markets to stay tight through to the end of this year before flipping into surplus next year.
26 Aug 2021
The death toll from heavy rains that triggered mudslides and floods in western Venezuela has risen to 20, local authorities said Wednesday, with 17 other people missing.

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