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Maduro asks US court to drop drug charges on grounds of immunity

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Economy

Trump vows US will take 'all' of Venezuela's oil as deal details emerge

The White House has published the terms of its Venezuela oil deal, naming the private company at its centre and confirming Washington's majority control of more than 65 billion barrels, as President Trump vowed the US would be taking "all" of it.

Economy

Trump’s Venezuela oil deal: What it means for global crude markets

Besides a social media post from US President Donald Trump, the White House has said little about what he is calling “the biggest oil deal in world history” in Venezuela.

World News

Venezuela says it will retain 'sovereignty' over its oil reserves

Venezuela's acting president says the aim is to turn the country's underground resources into a "source of social and economic well-being for the people of Venezuela."

Venezuela

US and Venezuela strike huge oil deal

Trump has long been candid about his desire for the US to secure Venezuelan oil and has urged oil companies to invest in the South American nation.

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World News

Venezuela seeks return of 31 tonnes of gold worth €4bn from Bank of England

After two weeks of US-brokered talks, Venezuela's government and opposition agreed to jointly seek $4bn in gold held by the Bank of England since 2018, to fund reconstruction after June's earthquakes.

Business

BP returns to Venezuela as post-Maduro energy opening accelerates

Venezuela has awarded BP a licence to develop the offshore Loran gas field alongside state-backed partners from the UAE and Qatar, marking the British company's return to a country whose energy sector has been reopening to foreign investors since US forces captured Nicolás Maduro.

World News

Venezuela’s twin earthquakes: the toll one month later

One month after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela, the official death toll has surpassed 5,500, with 16,700 injured. Damage is estimated at $19.6 billion, while thousands remain homeless and the number of missing people has not been updated since late June.

Economy

Venezuela earthquake damages cost almost $20 billion, World Bank says

Almost a month after the devastating earthquakes, Venezuela has a mammoth task ahead in terms of rebuilding, rehabilitating and mitigating the social and economic damage of the biggest natural disaster in decades.

USA

US judge sets trial date for Nicolas Maduro in drug trafficking case

The US in April allowed Venezuela to pay for Maduro's and Flores's legal defence, something previously prohibited under US sanctions.

Venezuela

Death toll from the two earthquakes that hit Venezuela hits 5,069

Venezuela has been able to unlock €302 million of funding from the International Monetary Fund to support recovery and reconstruction following the devastating earthquakes that hit the northern coastal region last month.

World News

CIA confirms chavista electoral fraud system in Venezuela

CIA documents declassified by Donald Trump confirm that the Venezuelan regime had, from 2012, a system capable of altering up to 1.5 million votes, though they do not prove fraud in every election mentioned.

Health news

Portuguese plane delivers medicines to Venezuela

The cargo includes over eight tonnes of medicines for victims of the two 24 June quakes. The flight also marks the resumption of air links between the countries, halted after the tremors.

Venezuela

Venezuela twin earthquake death toll rises to 4,490, officials say

Camps for families left homeless have sprung up in stadiums, plazas and on sidewalks in La Guaira as well as nearby Caracas.

Earth News

What is HAARP and can it cause earthquakes?

After the earthquakes in Venezuela, posts on social media blamed the US HAARP project. But scientists, fact-checkers and programme heads say there is no evidence it can trigger quakes.

Venezuela

Venezuela calls for release of frozen assets to help quake recovery

Meanwhile, the United Nations launched an urgent appeal on Wednesday to raise €259 million for relief operations.

Earth News

Number of Portuguese nationals and people of Portuguese descent killed in Venezuela rises to 96

The number of Portuguese nationals and people of Portuguese origin killed in the twin quakes in Venezuela has risen to 96, the Foreign Ministry told Lusa.

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