Venezuela news
Get the latest news and stories from RT on Venezuela, including weather, history, and culture. Venezuela is a country in South America whose capital and largest city is Caracas. Get the news on Venezuela’s economy, as it has large oil reserves and is one of the leading oil exporters. However, Venezuela has a high level of crime and poverty. Read news and stories on the social and political situation in Venezuela, including relations with other countries. Venezuela is a dominant-party system with the main United Socialist Party of Venezuela, which was established in 2007 as a result of the merging of several political and social forces under the leadership of President Hugo Chávez. The current president of Venezuela is Nicolas Maduro. Read news and articles on the government of Venezuela.
- US threatens to destroy Iranian missiles if shipped to Venezuela as Washington slams Tehran with new oil sanctions
Washington will “eliminate” any long-range missiles shipped to Venezuela from Iran, the US envoy to both countries warned after an arms embargo on Tehran expired this month – but offered no evidence a single sale has taken place.Oct 26, 2020 23:58World News - Maduro says Venezuelan scientists developed medicine that ‘cancels 100% of Covid-19’ with no side-effectsVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says his country has designed “a highly effective antiviral” that decimates coronavirus without any side effects. The drug will be presented to the WHO for certification, he added.Oct 26, 2020 04:17World News
- Venezuela wins UK court decision in battle to get its gold backThe UK’s appeals court has ruled in favor of President Nicolas Maduro’s government in the battle to repatriate Venezuela’s $1 billion worth of gold held at the Bank of England, reversing an earlier decision.Oct 5, 2020 13:39Business News
- ‘Sputnik V arrived!’ Maduro thanks Russia as Venezuela receives first batch of Russian Covid-19 vaccineRussia has delivered the first batch of its Covid-19 vaccine to Venezuela, making it the first Latin American nation to participate in Sputnik V’s clinical trial.Oct 3, 2020 08:39Russia & Former Soviet Union
- As millions of Venezuelans starve, the US must take its share of the blame for the humanitarian and economic crisisWith the United Nations reporting that more than nine million Venezuelans lack food, America’s role in causing this disaster via crippling sanctions cannot go unacknowledged.Oct 2, 2020 17:30
- ‘Without any basis in international law’: Venezuela blasts US sanctions on Maduro & Iran as ‘sustained aggression’Venezuela has slammed a new round of US sanctions on President Nicolas Maduro and Iran as aggressive and illegal, while also contesting a new UN report alleging official abuses, saying it used “human rights as a political weapon.”Sep 22, 2020 02:43World News
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