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Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate granted asylum in Spain

Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has fled into exile after being granted asylum in Spain.

08/09/2024

Culture news

President Nicolás Maduro reschedules Venezuelan Christmas to 1 October

Venezuela's president has decreed an early start to the Christmas season. However, amid a deep political crisis, not everyone in the country is in the mood for caroling.

04/09/2024

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Venezuela orders arrest of opposition candidate Edmundo González

The warrant came after opposition leader María Corina Machado posted election records online, which allegedly revealed that President Nicolás Maduro had lost to the former diplomat by a significant margin.

03/09/2024

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Venezuelan expats protest presidential election results

Venezuelans across the world have taken to the streets to defend the opposition’s claim to victory in last month’s disputed presidential election.

18/08/2024

Venezuela

Venezuela elections: Maduro calls EU request a 'disgrace'

Representatives from the European Union and world leaders have cast doubt on Venezuela's official declaration that President Nicolás Maduro won last Sunday's election.

05/08/2024

Venezuela

Thousands of Venezuelan opposition supporters rally in capital

Thousands of people rallied in the streets of Venezuela's capital Saturday to support an opposition candidate they believe won the presidential election by a landslide.

04/08/2024

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Venezuela election results remain unverified as tensions rise

The US-based Carter Centre expressed concerns over the validity of incumbent president Nicolas Maduro's apparent win.

31/07/2024

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Thousands protest across Venezuela over presidential election result

The demonstrations followed an election that was among the most peaceful in recent memory, reflecting hopes that Venezuela could avoid bloodshed and end 25 years of single-party rule.

30/07/2024

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Venezuelans clash with police over disputed election result

Following the protests, opposition candidate Edmundo González said he had proof he won the ballot.

30/07/2024

Venezuela

Maduro declared winner in Venezuela's presidential election

The sitting president has reportedly secured 51% of the vote, beating the main opposition candidate, Edmundo González by a significant margin.

29/07/2024

Venezuela

Venezuelan election: political shift or six more years of Maduro

Opposition candidate Edmundo González is leading the polls and threatens to end 25 years of Chavismo rule.

28/07/2024

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Venezuela’s presidential candidates wrap up election campaigns

Sunday’s election presents the ruling United Socialist Party with its most challenging electoral test in decades. Following years of boycotting elections, the main opposition parties have united behind a single candidate, González.

26/07/2024

Scenes

Watch: The chef leading a chocolate revolution in Venezuela

In partnership with Media City

María Fernanda Di Giacobbe is the founder of Cacao de Origen, an organisation dedicated to educating, researching, and promoting Venezuelan cacao and chocolate.

22/07/2024

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Venezuela revokes invitation to EU observers for July election

Nicolás Maduro's authoritarian regime is still subject to various international sanctions because of its intolerance of political opposition.

29/05/2024

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WATCH: Maduro joins Caracas evangelicals defending traditional family

In honor of International Families Day, hundreds of evangelical pastors and believers rallied in Caracas to uphold the traditional family model.

16/05/2024

Nature

Venezuela’s last glacier has disappeared due to climate change

Rising temperatures have made this country the first in modern history to lose all its glaciers.

10/05/2024

Venezuela

Secret US spying programme targeted top Venezuelan officials

Some of President Maduro's closest allies have been caught up in the investigation, including Alex Saab, the businessman recently released in a prisoner swap.

01/02/2024

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WATCH: Venezuelans rally to demand release of all political prisoners

Some 50 people gather in a Caracas square to demand the release of political prisoners. "We have been waiting 22 years for a Christmas without political prisoners," says aunt of a policemen imprisoned after a failed coup against former President Hugo Chavez in 2002.

02/11/2023

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Machado claims win in Venezuelan opposition's presidential primary

Ex-lawmaker Maria Corina Machado has claimed victory in the Venezuelan opposition primary, a position which would potentially allow her to challenge longtime socialist president Nicolas Maduro next year.

24/10/2023

Economy

US-Venezuela relations at a tipping point: investors bet on possible sanctions relief

Bonds in the South American nation of Venezuela are rising in value as rumours circulate about a possible rapprochement between Washington and Caracas. The US has shown its willingness to move, but will President Nicolás Maduro make concessions ahead of next year’s election?

19/09/2023

Food and Drink

Venezuela's daily humble corn-bread "arepa" conquers the world

From the streets of Caracas to trendy eateries in New York, Paris and Tokyo: the arepa, a humble cornmeal flatbread, is riding a wave of Venezuelan emigration and feeding a craving for exotic and gluten-free food.

16/06/2023

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'Dancing Devils of Yare' festival celebrates victory of good over evil

Hundreds attend historic 'Dancing Devils of Yare' festival in Venezuela to celebrate the victory of good over evil.

09/06/2023

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Thousands commemorate Hugo Chávez on anniversary of death

Thousands gather to remember Venezuelan leftist revolutionary Hugo Chávez, including current and former Latin American presidents.

06/03/2023

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'Wall of love' livens up Venezuela's capital

Volunteers and members of the UN refugee agency in Venezuela decorated a mural on Tuesday

22/12/2022

Scenes

Meet the Venezuelan engineers pumping clean water for villagers

In partnership with Media City

Our idea is to attack the existing problems of drinking water consumption and provide solutions to the communities.

19/12/2022

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Watch: Hundreds gather for hot air balloon show in Caracas

Hundreds of people gathered at the La Carlota air base in the capital Caracas waiting to board the hot air balloons.

11/12/2022