Venezuela

Among the world’s 20 biggest oil-producing countries, there’s only one that has--as far as anyone really knows--escaped the coronavirus, but it’s got problems that are just as big. Taking stock of the pandemic from the perspective of oil-producing nations is important because COVID-19 adds another major layer of uncertainty to the…

Brazilians aren’t singing songs from their balconies. They’re protesting against their president. President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press in Brasília, Brazil, on Friday. Evaristo Sa/Getty Images In the past week, moving videos of quarantined Italians on rooftops and balconies singing popular tunes like “Volare” and resistance songs like “Bella…

The new coronavirus pandemic is a crisis for all countries. But in Venezuela, it could be a catastrophe. COVID-19’s arrival in Venezuela, with 42 cases reported since March 14, comes six years into one of the worst economic collapses in modern history. The economy has contracted by more than 65%…

The Critical Hour00:03 GMT 20.03.2020(updated 08:23 GMT 20.03.2020) Get short URL 0 0 0 On this episode of The Critical Hour, Dr. Wilmer Leon is joined by Joia Jefferson Nuri, political strategist and CEO of In The Public Eye Communications; and Ray Baker, political analyst and host of the podcast…

President Bolsonaro took selfie with supporters outside the presidential palace on Sunday despite government warnings against large gatheringsThe number of coronavirus cases in Latin America has not reached European proportions yet but judging by decisions taken in the last few days, governments here are not taking any chances.Venezuela’s President Nicolás…

AVELLANEDA, ARGENTINA - MARCH 12: Racing Club players pose for the team photo before a Group F match ... between Racing Club and Alianza Lima as part of Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores 2020 at Juan Domingo Peron Stadium on March 12, 2020 in Avellaneda, Argentina. The match is played behind closed…

Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty ImagesA protester astride the statue of General Baquedano at an International Women’s Day demonstration, Santiago, Chile, March 8, 2020I vividly remember the winter day in 1954 when I first saw the equestrian statue of General Baquedano presiding over one of the emblematic plazas of Santiago de…

(Bloomberg) -- Venezuela is suspending flights from Europe and Colombia to slow the pandemic that threatens to overwhelm its crumbling health system.Authorities have administered “tens” of tests for the new coronavirus, all of which were negative, President Nicolas Maduro said.The government will also ban large events and may shut land…

Venezuelan political leader Juan Guaidó has stuck to a well-worn page of the opposition's playbook for trying to force socialist President Nicolás Maduro from powerBy JORGE RUEDA and SCOTT SMITH Associated PressMarch 12, 2020, 4:12 AM5 min readCARACAS, Venezuela -- When a re-energized opposition leader Juan Guaidó returned to Venezuela…

By Jorge Rueda And Scott SmithThe Associated PressThu., March 12, 2020timer4 min. readCARACAS, Venezuela - When a re-energized opposition leader Juan Guaidó returned to Venezuela from a world tour that saw him meet President Donald Trump, he turned to a well-worn page in the opposition’s playbook for ousting socialist President…