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Venezuela’s Supreme Court has removed the leadership of two political parties opposed to Socialist President Nicolas Maduro and replaced them with politicians reportedly tied to Maduro months ahead of legislative elections.  The court installed lawmaker Jose Brito as head of the Justice First party on Tuesday, a day after expelling…

(Bloomberg) -- Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro used the Supreme Court to take over two of the country’s most important opposition parties, laying the groundwork for congressional elections in December.The high court suspended and replaced the boards of Democratic Action and Justice First parties in rulings Tuesday and Monday. Bernabe Gutierrez…

PRAIA (Reuters) - Cape Verde can hold a businessman who is close to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and was arrested at the weekend for up to 40 days pending an extradition request from the United States, a court in the West African nation ruled late on Sunday. Alex Saab, a…

(Reuters) - Authorities in Cape Verde have arrested Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman close to socialist Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro who was charged by the United States with alleged money laundering, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Saturday. Department of Justice spokeswoman Nicole Navas Oxman said in a statement…

(Reuters) - Authorities in Cape Verde have arrested a businessman close to Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Saturday, a move Venezuelan authorities called a violation of international law.Alex Saab, a Colombian who also has a Venezuelan passport, had won contracts to obtain supplies…

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan families on the outskirts of Caracas are expanding a settlement of mud-and-bamboo homes lacking running water, power and sewer services, in another sign of declining living standards amid a six-year economic crisis. A woman carrying a baby walks near small houses made with mud, sticks and…

Published on Jun 10, 2020It's not the computers. It's the politicians behind them. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOMillions of Americans across the country have lost their jobs. But whether or not those people can get the unemployment benefits they deserve actually depends on where they live. In some states, more…

MEXICO CITY/LONDON (Reuters) - Oil tankers that were sailing toward Venezuela have turned around and others have left the country’s waters as the United States considers blacklisting dozens of ships for transporting Venezuelan oil, according to shipping data and industry sources. The threat of tighter sanctions is already disrupting the…

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…