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Guyana leader pardons ex-lawmaker in treason case Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
Guyana's president has pardoned a former opposition legislator who had been accused of treason.Philip Bynoe was accused of inciting hundreds of protesters to raid President Bharrat Jagdeo's office in ...
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Peruvian club Alianza fires former Venezuela coach Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
Peruvian football club Alianza Lima fired coach Richard Paez on Monday following the team's poor performances this season.Alianza's directors decided to fire the former manager of Venezuela's national...
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Chavez urges quick action to end term limits Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urged his supporters on Monday to move quickly on organizing a vote on abolishing term limits _ a change that could clear the way for him to stay in office another dec...
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Oil prices drop to $46 Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
LONDON: Oil prices slumped to just above 46 dollars on Tuesday, reaching the lowest point in almost four years, as global energy demand weakened amid a widespread economic slowdown. On London's I...
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Venezuela has offered to replace U.S. aid Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — President Daniel Ortega says Venezuela has offered Nicaragua $100 million in aid if the U.S. and European Union cut off funding over disputed elections.
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Russia, Venezuela conduct joint naval drills in Caribbean Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
(Poll - Why has Russia sent warships to Venezuela?) MOSCOW, December 2 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian naval task force from the Northern Fleet and the Venezuelan navy have successfully conducted the V...
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With eye on U.S., Russia resists Venezuela’s overtures Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
“In less than 10 years, Venezuela and Russia have done what was not done in the previous 200,” Chavez said. “The time has come for the definitive encounter between the Russian mother...
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CPC fuel oil prices undergo largest cut in history Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
Taipei, Dec. 1 (CNA) Taiwan's state-run petroleum refiner, CPC Corp., Taiwan announced Monday that it will slash the domestic price of low sulfur fuel oil by 37.68 percent, the largest price reduction...
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India wants oil prices stable at current levels Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
NEW DELHI: India, a major Asian oil importer, wants global crude oil prices to stabilise at current levels and said volatility in prices was bad for both consumers and producers. Oil Secretary R...
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Colombia recalls Venezuela consul on Chavez’s threat Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Colombia recalled its top diplomat in Venezuela’s second largest city on Sunday after President Hugo Chavez threatened to expel the official for allegedly expressing support fo...
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Chavez seeks reelection, presidency to 2021 Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
CARACAS -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday announced he was seeking a constitutional amendment to allow himself to seek reelection again, saying he hoped to lead the OPEC nation until 2021.
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Thousands Of Ex-Paramilitaries Active In Colombia - Study Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
(AFP)--More than 10,000 demobilized paramilitary fighters are currently active in gangs working for Colombian drug lords, according to a study out Monday.
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Betancourt destaca coincidencias entre Ecuador y Colombia Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
Ingrid Betancourt, ex rehén de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, saluda a un hombre no identificado tras ofrecer una conferencia de prensa en Quito, el lunes 1 de diciembre del 2...
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Chavez launches new bid for reelection Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
CARACAS (Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez launched a new campaign on Monday to change Venezuela's constitution so he can stay in power for as long as he keeps winning elections, almost exactly a year ...
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Ex-hostage Ingrid Betancourt on a new mission in Colombia Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
Bogota: Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt has begun a Latin American tour to seek the help of regional leaders in persuading Colombian Marxist FARC rebels to disarm and end the...
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Venezuelan lawyer gets 2 years in suitcase plea Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
MIAMI (AP) — A Venezuelan lawyer dispatched by President Hugo Chavez's government to help cover up a cash suitcase scandal was handed a two-year prison sentence Monday by a judge who commended...
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Colombia Inflation +0.28% in November Print E-mail
Tuesday, 02 December 2008
(RTTNews) - Colombia's consumer price index was up 0.28 percent on year, the government's DANE statistics agency said on Monday, coming in slightly higher than the 0.27 percent annual increase that a...
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Lawyer in Venezuelan cash case faces sentencing Print E-mail
Monday, 01 December 2008
A Venezuelan lawyer who worked with his government's spy agency to cover up an $800,000 cash campaign donation to Argentina's president was sentenced Monday afternoon in Miami federal court to two yea...
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Price of oil tumbles below US$50 a barrel as U.S. recession called Print E-mail
Monday, 01 December 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Oil prices tumbled below US$50 a barrel Monday as National Bureau of Economic Research reported that the U.S. economy has been in a recession since December 2007. Crude had alrea...
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Colombia Air Force getting ETC equipment Print E-mail
Monday, 01 December 2008
said Monday it has received a $1.8 million contract from the Army to provide a hyperbaric chamber to the Colombia Air Force as part of the Foreign Military Sales Program. The Colombia Air Force will u...
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