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VENEZUELA: Oil Output Caught in the Middle of the Political Battle
Venezuela has dispatched two of five oil tankers that will deliver 1.4 million barrels of crude to the United States, despite an 11-day general strike aimed at toppling President Hugo Chávez.VENEZUELA: Oil Output Caught in the Middle of the Political Battle
Venezuela has dispatched two of five oil tankers that will deliver 1.4 million barrels of crude to the United States, despite an 11-day general strike aimed at toppling President Hugo Chávez.VENEZUELA: The Humanitarian Cost of the Crisis
The polarisation between supporters and foes of President Hugo Chávez poses a threat to human rights in Venezuela, and has resulted in at least 71 deaths since the last quarter of 2001, the human rights group Provea stated Tuesday.VENEZUELA: The Humanitarian Cost of the Crisis
The polarisation between supporters and foes of President Hugo Chávez poses a threat to human rights in Venezuela, and has resulted in at least 71 deaths since the last quarter of 2001, the human rights group Provea stated Tuesday.VENEZUELA: Tensions Simmer as Strike Endures
Long lines of cars extending from the few gasoline service stations still open Monday in Venezuela marked the second week of a general strike in which the opposition is standing firm in its demand for President Hugo Chávez's resignation.VENEZUELA: Tensions Simmer as Strike Endures
Long lines of cars extending from the few gasoline service stations still open Monday in Venezuela marked the second week of a general strike in which the opposition is standing firm in its demand for President Hugo Chávez's resignation.OIL-VENEZUELA: Int’l Prices Pushed Up by General Strike
A five-day general strike against President Hugo Chávez in Venezuela is beginning to affect the country's oil exports, and drove up prices Friday in markets jittery over a likely United States attack on Iraq and a rise in demand caused by the northern hemisphere winter.OIL-VENEZUELA: Int’l Prices Pushed Up by General Strike
A five-day general strike against President Hugo Chávez in Venezuela is beginning to affect the country's oil exports, and drove up prices Friday in markets jittery over a likely United States attack on Iraq and a rise in demand caused by the northern hemisphere winter.VENEZUELA: Oil Fans Flames of Anti-Chavez Strike
A four-day general strike in Venezuela against the government of President Hugo Chávez continued Thursday with a growing slowdown in the oil industry, although activity was increasing in other sectors of the economy, and most businesses were open.VENEZUELA: Oil Fans Flames of Anti-Chavez Strike
A four-day general strike in Venezuela against the government of President Hugo Chávez continued Thursday with a growing slowdown in the oil industry, although activity was increasing in other sectors of the economy, and most businesses were open.RIGHTS-VENEZUELA: Indians Want Voice in Use of Botanical Database
Indigenous people in Venezuela's Amazon jungle region are demanding that all work on the Biozulua database, in which state researchers have compiled indigenous knowledge on local flora and fauna, be halted until the use to which the knowledge will be put is clearly defined.RIGHTS-VENEZUELA: Indians Want Voice in Use of Botanical Database
Indigenous people in Venezuela's Amazon jungle region are demanding that all work on the Biozulua database, in which state researchers have compiled indigenous knowledge on local flora and fauna, be halted until the use to which the knowledge will be put is clearly defined.VENEZUELA: General Strike Turns Into Battle of Numbers
The numbers cited in Venezuela left uncertainty about the success of the general strike begun Monday, the fourth that the opposition parties, labour unions and business associations have convened within a year to press for a referendum on whether President Hugo Chávez should resign.VENEZUELA: General Strike Turns Into Battle of Numbers
The numbers cited in Venezuela left uncertainty about the success of the general strike begun Monday, the fourth that the opposition parties, labour unions and business associations have convened within a year to press for a referendum on whether President Hugo Chávez should resign.VENEZUELA: Anti-Chavez Strike to Go Ahead, Referendum Contested
The Venezuelan political opposition, including trade unions and business associations, has called a general strike for Monday, the fourth nationwide work stoppage in less than a year demanding the immediate resignation of President Hugo Chávez.VENEZUELA: Anti-Chavez Strike to Go Ahead, Referendum Contested
The Venezuelan political opposition, including trade unions and business associations, has called a general strike for Monday, the fourth nationwide work stoppage in less than a year demanding the immediate resignation of President Hugo Chávez.VENEZUELA: Disarming the Civilian Population
Some 80,000 civilians in Venezuela own firearms with an expired permit, thousands of others have unlicenced weapons, there are no reliable statistics on the number of guns in the hands of the police and private security companies, and 8,000 people a year are killed by firearms.VENEZUELA: Disarming the Civilian Population
Some 80,000 civilians in Venezuela own firearms with an expired permit, thousands of others have unlicenced weapons, there are no reliable statistics on the number of guns in the hands of the police and private security companies, and 8,000 people a year are killed by firearms.TECHNOLOGY-VENEZUELA: Low-cost Inventions Show Practical Potential
A robotic arm for handling laboratory test tubes, a device made from spare parts, won the Venezuelan national prize for low-cost technological inventions, competing against other innovative designs that indicate there is potential in this South American country for confronting its own development challenges.TECHNOLOGY-VENEZUELA: Low-cost Inventions Show Practical Potential
A robotic arm for handling laboratory test tubes, a device made from spare parts, won the Venezuelan national prize for low-cost technological inventions, competing against other innovative designs that indicate there is potential in this South American country for confronting its own development challenges.POLITICS-VENEZUELA: OAS Chief Urges Electoral Way Out of Conflict
Venezuela "needs an electoral way out", one agreed by the government and the opposition, if the country is to escape its ongoing political crisis, says Organisation of American States (OAS) secretary-general César Gaviria after four days of dialogue between the clashing parties.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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