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OIL: Prices Set New Records in Their Own Olympics
The oil market appears to be competing in its own Olympics, setting a new record nearly every day this month in the price of U.S. light sweet crude, which fetched 49.40 dollars a barrel in New York Friday.OIL: Prices Set New Records in Their Own Olympics
The oil market appears to be competing in its own Olympics, setting a new record nearly every day this month in the price of U.S. light sweet crude, which fetched 49.40 dollars a barrel in New York Friday.VENEZUELA: Why Did Chavez Win?
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez triumphed in the recall referendum because he transformed the electoral struggle into a military-style campaign, with a unified command and a strong single message.VENEZUELA: Int’l Observers Ratify Chavez’s Triumph in Referendum
Although the opposition complained of fraud, the international election observer missions monitoring the recall referendum in Venezuela agreed Monday that President Hugo Chávez had won, and said they found no signs of fraud.VENEZUELA: International Observers Ratify Chavez’s Triumph in Referendum
Although the opposition complained of fraud, the international election observer missions monitoring the recall referendum in Venezuela agreed Monday that President Hugo Chávez had won, and said they found no signs of fraud.VENEZUELA: Recall Referendum Draws Record-Long Queues
Millions of Venezuelans stood in line Sunday from the early hours of the morning to vote in the recall referendum that will decide whether President Hugo Chávez will complete his term or be removed from office.VENEZUELA: Referendum Draws Record-Long Queues
Millions of Venezuelans stood in line Sunday to vote in the recall referendum that will decide whether President Hugo Chávez will complete his term or be removed from office. Electoral authorities extended voting hours to accomodate the massive turnout.VENEZUELA: Region Cannot Be Indifferent to Referendum
It is impossible for Latin America and the United States to be indifferent to Sunday's recall referendum in Venezuela, which will decide the fate of President Hugo Chávez, who enjoys strong support among leftist movements in Latin America.VENEZUELA: Chavez Vs. Chavez
"We are willing to give our lives for him. For the first time in 200 years, a president really cares about the poor," Arnaldo Ríos, a 64-year-old retired schoolteacher in the Venezuelan capital, told IPS.VENEZUELA: Polls Point to Likely Chavez Victory in Referendum
For the past two and a half years, political polls in Venezuela showed that a majority of respondents were opposed to President Hugo Chávez. But that has now changed.VENEZUELA: Polls Point to Likely Chavez Victory in Referendum
For the past two and a half years, political polls in Venezuela showed that a majority of respondents were opposed to President Hugo Chávez. But that has now changed.ENVIRONMENT-LATAM: Andean Nations Bet on Bio-Trade
Colombia produces coffee, cut flowers, but also bamboo. Peru supplies minerals and fish for restaurants, but also ornamental fish for home aquariums. Venezuela is a leader in petroleum and aluminium, but also aloe./ARTS WEEKLY/SCULPTURE-VENEZUELA: Vandals Wreak Havoc and Go Unpunished
Venezuela is facing the risk of losing valuable public sculptures as vandals go unpunished, wrote art expert Axel Stein in a letter to the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).ECONOMY-LATAM: Using Bank Accounts to Make the Most of Remittances
The 38 billion dollars in emigrant remittances sent home to Latin America and the Caribbean from abroad last year would have been more fruitful if more bank accounts had been used to send and receive the money.Andean Nations Bet on Bio-Trade
The extraordinary biological wealth of South America's Andean countries is beginning to pay off for those who take advantage of it, feeding the demands of the international marketVENEZUELA: Recall Referendum Generates Business Opportunities
The Aug. 15 recall referendum for President Hugo Chávez has millions of Venezuelans on tenterhooks, with the exception of a group of young technologists and entrepreneurs who are rubbing their hands in glee over a new and juicy business opportunity worth more than 150 million dollars.VENEZUELA: Rum Maker Gives Troubled Youths a Second Chance
Late one night in January 2003, pistol in hand, Derwin 'Lion Face' and 'Fattie' José Gregorio stole a watchman's gun and radio equipment at Ron Santa Teresa, a leading rum maker in Venezuela, and disappeared down the narrow passageways of a nearby slum neighbourhood.VENEZUELA: Rum Maker Gives Troubled Youths a Second Chance
Late one night in January 2003, pistol in hand, Derwin 'Lion Face' and 'Fattie' José Gregorio stole a watchman's gun and radio equipment at Ron Santa Teresa, the leading rum maker in central Venezuela, and disappeared down the narrow passageways of a nearby slum neighbourhood.VENEZUELA: NGOs Successfully Press for Replacement of Dubious AIDS Drugs
The Venezuelan government will supply HIV/AIDS patients with alternative antiretroviral drugs after versions of lamivudine (3TC) and zidovudine (AZT) produced by the CIPLA laboratory in India were removed from the World Health Organisation (WHO) prequalification list.POLITICS-VENEZUELA: Opposition Launches Anti-Chavez Programme
A promise to create 280,000 new jobs in six months stands out in the programme for a transition government in Venezuela, presented by the Democratic Coordinator at the start of its campaign Friday aimed at removing President Hugo Chávez in an Aug. 15 recall referendum.HEALTH-VENEZUELA: Political, Economic Crisis Hurting Sexual Function
Venezuelans are making love less and less frequently and marital problems and sexual disorders have increased in the past few years, as the country's economic, political and social crisis has raged on, according to sexology experts.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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