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Venezuela President Chavez back to Cuba for treatment

YoopyaNovember 28, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 28, 201200

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will have further medical treatment in Cuba, where he had months of cancer therapy. Mr Chavez, who was re-elected in October,...

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Chavez’s socialist rule at risk as Venezuelans vote

YoopyaOctober 7, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 7, 201200

(Reuters) – Hugo Chavez loyalists blew bugles in a wake up call for voters on Sunday as the Venezuelan leader faced the biggest electoral challenge...

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Chavez rival Henrique Capriles holds big election rally

YoopyaOctober 1, 2012October 1, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 1, 2012October 1, 201201

Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has drawn a huge crowd of supporters for his final campaign rally in the capital, Caracas. Mr Capriles criticised President...

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Satellite launch stirs passions before Venezuela vote

YoopyaSeptember 29, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 29, 201200

(Reuters) – President Hugo Chavez said the launch on Friday of Venezuela’s second satellite showed the achievements of his self-styled revolution just days before he...

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Insight: Chavez plays populist card for Venezuela election

YoopyaSeptember 21, 2012

by YoopyaSeptember 21, 201201

(Reuters) – To understand why President Hugo Chavez may win yet another election in Venezuela next month, go and sit under the mango trees of...

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Explosion kills 39 at Venezuela’s biggest refinery

YoopyaAugust 26, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 26, 201201

(Reuters) – An explosion tore through Venezuela’s biggest refinery on Saturday, killing 39 people, wounding dozens more and halting operations at the facility in the...

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Sean Penn joins Chavez on campaign in Venezuela

YoopyaAugust 7, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 7, 201202

(Reuters) – U.S. actor Sean Penn joined President Hugo Chavez at an election rally in Venezuela on Sunday, bringing a dash of Hollywood to the...

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Venezuela withdrawing from regional human rights court

YoopyaJuly 25, 2012

by YoopyaJuly 25, 201206

(Reuters) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday the South American nation is withdrawing from a regional human rights court that Latin America’s leftist...

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Venezuela says building drones with Iran’s help

YoopyaJune 15, 2012

by YoopyaJune 15, 201204

(Reuters) – Venezuela is building unmanned drone aircraft as part of military cooperation with Iran and other allies, President Hugo Chavez said, in a move...

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Hugo Chavez skips summit, citing doctors’ orders

YoopyaApril 17, 2012

by YoopyaApril 17, 201201

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez skipped the Summit of the Americas for medical reasons Saturday and headed to Cuba to continue with...