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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday appointed his economy vice president, Tareck El Aissami, who has been indicted in the United States on drug trafficking charges, as oil minister, amid acute fuel shortages across the country.Maduro named Asdrubal Chavez, cousin of the late President Hugo Chavez, as…

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The logo of Chevron is seen at the company's office in CaracasBy Matt Spetalnick, Timothy Gardner and Luc Cohen(Reuters) - Chevron Corp has been banned from drilling or transporting oil in Venezuela and its assets there are "mothballed" as the Trump administration cracks down on money…

(Bloomberg) -- Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said it would be “irresponsible” to call for National Assembly elections amid the coronavirus outbreak. He spoke in an interview on state television.“At this point I really don’t know if there will be elections this year. Because we have this priority and it would…

MIAMI (AP) — The top U.S. military commander for Latin America said Friday that the Trump administration isn’t looking to use military force to remove Nicolas Maduro even as it expands counternarcotics operations in the Caribbean.Adm. Craig Faller, head of U.S. Southern Command, said in an interview that the recent…

CARACAS (Reuters) - As coronavirus explodes across Latin America, Venezuela’s leaders have taken to the airwaves to laud the nation’s efforts to control the spread. People wait in line outside a medical facility to take a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rapid test during a nationwide quarantine due to the COVID-19 outbreak…

A massive stone considered sacred by an indigenous community in Venezuela returned home on Thursday resolving simmering international tension after a German artist shipped it to Berlin over two decades ago as part of a public exhibition symbolizing peace. Artist Wolfgang Kraker von Schwarzenfeld took the stone in 1998, saying…

(Adds photos) By Mayela Armas and Corina Pons CARACAS, April 15 (Reuters) - Venezuela's government is employing harsher measures in one of Caracas' largest barrios to ensure residents comply with a coronavirus quarantine, as many poor Venezuelans continue to head outside in search of scarce food and water. Over the…

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela’s government is employing harsher measures in one of Caracas’ largest barrios to ensure residents comply with a coronavirus quarantine, as many poor Venezuelans continue to head outside in search of scarce food and water. A member of the Socialist party council measures the body temperature of…

FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a meeting, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2020. Official Presidential website/Handout via REUTERS (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela were unjust in a telephone call with Venezuelan…

Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, his wife “First Combatant” Cilia Flores, and other senior members of his regime filled the San Francisco Church in Caracas on Thursday for a Holy Week Catholic Mass, a privilege denied to the Venezuelan people thanks to Maduro’s nationwide coronavirus quarantine. Maduro, who has regularly persecuted…