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Venezuela: Supreme Court Rejects Opposition's Bid to Terminate Maduro Presidency Early
CARACAS, Venezuela - The Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ), the highest judicial body in Venezuela, has rejected the opposition's bid to change the presidential mandate from six years to four years, which would have ended President Nicolás Maduro's mandate early and called for elections in December of this year.
Venezuelans get Fridays off for two months to save energy
Venezuelan workers will get Fridays off for the next two months as part of an emergency plan to save electricity, the president said.
Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves but its economy is a mess, with rampant inflation, shortages of goods as basic as soap and toilet paper and constant blackouts.
2nd best nudist beach in the world in Greece! (photos)
Public nudity is not something our society is very approving of, which is why those who prefer the ‘freedom’ of losing their clothes and enjoying the natural elements opt for nudist beaches. And the trend of nudist beaches is one the is catching on around the world.
Venezuela's Maduro limits congressional oversight of central bank
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday eliminated the National Assembly's control over nomination and removal of central bank directors through a legal reform that the opposition slammed as aimed at curtailing its power a day before it takes leadership of the legislature.
Shift in oil-rich Venezuela as opposition wins vote
Venezuela's opposition won control of congress for the first time in 16 years on Dec. 7 as voters punished the socialist government for an economic crisis and insecurity in the oil-rich nation.
President Nicolas Maduro promptly accepted the defeat, a blow to his leadership and the "revolution" of "21st century socialism" launched by his late predecessor Hugo Chavez.
Venezuelan president to ax moustache if he misses housing target
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pledged Nov. 5 to cut off his moustache if the government fails to meet a goal to provide a million new homes by year's end.
"If by Dec. 31 I have not turned over home number one million, I will cut off my moustache in self-punishment so everyone will know that I failed," Maduro said.
Venezuela continues to deport Colombians en masse
More than 20,000 Colombians have fled or been deported from venceremos-plagued Venezuela in an escalating border crisis, an AFP article quotes the United Nations as stating on Tuesday.
Some 1,500 Colombians have been sent across the border by the Venezuelan government since it began mass deportations late last month, in a less than …humanitarian move by Caracas’ socialists.
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Greece signs energy deal with Venezuela
Greece’s Secretary General for International Economic Relations Giorgos Tsipras signed an important energy agreement with the Boliviarian Republic of Venezuela in Caracas Saturday. During the official signing of the memorandum of understanding, Tsipras underlined the significance of the deal in strengthening cooperation between the two peoples.
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Venceremos alert: Maduro extends solidarity to Tsipras, SYRIZA, Greek people
Forget Europe, forget North America and the rest of the West, it’s the … Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and President Nicolas Maduro who issued a very warm message of solidarity to the “capital controlled” Greek people this week.
US, Venezuela in 'positive' talks in Haiti
The United States and Venezuela, which have had highly strained relations for more than a decade, held a "positive" diplomatic meeting over the weekend in Haiti, the State Department said June 15.
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