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Venezuelan authorities have jailed three local DirecTV executives under an arrest warrant issued after the Dallas-based company abruptly cut off services to the South American country last month, citing US sanctions against the socialist government, the men's lawyer said on Friday. Carlos Villamizar, one of the three men, told reporters…

CARACAS, Venezuela  — Venezuelan authorities have jailed three local DirecTV executives under an arrest warrant issued after the Dallas-based AT&T owned company abruptly cut off services to the South American country last month, citing U.S. sanctions against the socialist government, the men's lawyer said Friday.AT&T QUITS VENEZUELA AS US SANCTIONS…

LONDON/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is considering imposing sanctions on dozens of additional foreign oil tankers for trading with Venezuela, U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, the latest effort to sever what Washington sees as a lifeline for President Nicolas Maduro. FILE PHOTO: Oil facilities are seen on…

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's National Assembly President and opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognised as the country's rightful interim ruler, gestures as he speaks during a demonstration in Caracas, Venezuela March 10, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero/File PhotoBRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan Supreme Court decision to ratify an ally of…

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a sculpture outside a building of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA in CaracasBy Marianna Parraga(Reuters) - Venezuela's oil exports plummeted in May to their lowest level since 2003 as U.S. sanctions choked exports and two Mexican firms that had acted as intermediaries for Venezuelan…

US Offers $5M Bounty for Arrest of Venezuela’s Crypto ChiefThe head of Venezuela’s cryptocurrency initiative, the petro, is wanted by the U.S government on charges of corruption and links to the narcotics trade. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) added Joselit Ramirez Camacho to its Most Wanted List on Monday, accusing…

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero/File PhotoCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday said he would visit Iran shortly to sign cooperation agreements in energy and other sectors, after Iran sent five…

By: Bloomberg | Published: May 31, 2020 8:06:09 am People push a vehicle that ran out of fuel to a Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) gas station in Caracas, Venezuela (Bloomberg)Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said fuel prices would increase starting in June, a historic policy shift after decades of subsidies…

(Bloomberg) -- Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said fuel prices would increase starting in June, a historic policy shift after decades of subsidies that have allowed Venezuelans to essentially fill their tanks for free.Gasoline will be sold at 5,000 bolivars (2.5 U.S. cents) per liter at gas stations nationwide starting Monday,…

By Mayela Armas and Karin StroheckerCARACAS/LONDON (Reuters) - An English court on Thursday said it would need to decide which of Venezuela's dueling political factions to recognize before ruling on President Nicolas Maduro's request for the Bank of England to hand over gold the country has in its vaults.Venezuela for…