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Venezuelan lawmakers hurt during punch-up in parliament

August 24, 2021 at 8:50 a.m.

CARACAS (Reuters) - Fistfights broke out in Venezuela's parliament on Tuesday, injuring a number of legislators during an angry session linked to the South American nation's bitter election dispute. The...

Central bank’s Merentes named new Venezuela finance minister

November 3, 2021 at 5:56 p.m.

CARACAS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Maduro replaced Venezuelan Finance Minister Jorge Giordani on Sunday, appointing central bank chief Nelson Merentes in his place two days after being sworn in as...

Central bank’s Merentes named new Venezuela finance minister

December 24, 2018 at 1:20 a.m.

CARACAS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Maduro replaced Venezuelan Finance Minister Jorge Giordani on Sunday, appointing central bank chief Nelson Merentes in his place two days after being sworn in as...

Venezuela may be unable to embalm Chavez’s remains

August 24, 2021 at 12:55 a.m.

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government said on Wednesday it may not be possible to embalm the remains of late leader Hugo Chavez as planned because the process should have been...

Capriles, Maduro at each other’s throats in Venezuela election race

August 24, 2021 at 12:22 a.m.

CARACAS (Reuters) - Presidential candidates Nicolas Maduro and Henrique Capriles have begun Venezuela's election race with scathing personal attacks even as mourners still file past Hugo Chavez's coffin. Maduro, who...

Venezuela invokes old enemies during Chavez’s absence

August 23, 2021 at 10:09 p.m.

CARACAS (Reuters) - From would-be assassins to capitalist hoarders, Venezuela's government is jumping on any perceived threats from old enemies in what opponents see as a tactic to shore up...

Venezuela invokes old enemies during Chavez’s absence

August 22, 2019 at 8:29 a.m.

CARACAS (Reuters) - From would-be assassins to capitalist hoarders, Venezuela's government is jumping on any perceived threats from old enemies in what opponents see as a tactic to shore up...

Venezuela’s Chavez fights young rival in re-election bid

August 22, 2019 at 6:11 a.m.

(Election law forbids publication of polls in Venezuela a week prior to voting) CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez faces the toughest election of his 14-year rule on Sunday...

Venezuela’s Chavez fights young rival in re-election bid

August 22, 2019 at 6:09 a.m.

(Note: Election law forbids publication of polls in Venezuela a week prior to voting) CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez faces the toughest election of his 14-year rule on...

Chavez calls for pre-dawn turnout at Venezuela vote

August 22, 2019 at 6:06 a.m.

(Note: Election law forbids publication of polls in Venezuela a week before October 7 vote.) YARITAGUA/CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged his supporters to vote early at Sunday's...

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