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US judge sends Hugo Chavez's ex nurse to prison for 15 years

A federal judge in Miami has handed down a 15-year prison sentence to the former nurse of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez for taking bribes from a billionaire media mogul to green-light lucrative currency transactions when she served as Venezuela's national treasurer

The Independent UK

Russian minister visits Venezuela, offers full support

Russia and Venezuela have reviewed some of their hundreds of bilateral agreements covering the financial, energy, agricultural and several other sectors during discussions between their top diplomats

The Independent UK

Colombian businessman arrested in Venezuela PDVSA graft probe: minister

Venezuelan authorities have arrested Colombian businessman Alvaro Pulido in an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption at Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA, Venezuela's communications minister said on Friday.

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Tragedies, not accidents: Tougher Canadian and U.S. border policies will cost more lives

A fire recently broke out at a detention centre in Ciudad Juarez on the Mexico-United States border. The blaze killed 38 men and injured another 29 from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia. All of them had been detained because they had crossed borders to seek protection and…

The Conversation

Fox News settles 2020 election-related defamation suit with Venezuelan businessman

It's not the settlement the media industry has been anticipating, but Fox News has reached an agreement with a Venezuelan businessman whose name was linked to false allegations about voting machines used in the 2020 election.

Los Angeles Times

Award-winning retired AP journalist Harold Olmos dead at 78

Award-winning Bolivian journalist Harold Olmos, who led Associated Press operations in Venezuela and Brazil, has died at age 78

The Independent UK

Cardinal Cupich washes feet of Venezuelan refugees in Holy Thursday ritual: ‘It was divine.’

The Holy Week ritual that symbolizes humility and servitude was performed during Mass at Holy Name Cathedral.

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World Court says it can rule on Guyana-Venezuela border dispute

Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ruled they had jurisdiction over a long-running border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela, which could determine which country has rights to territory rich in oil and gas.

Reuters

Simon Calder issues advice on UK passports, flight strikes and delays

Strikes in France and the UK affecting travel? How safe is Venezuela? And South East Asian highlights

The Independent UK

Pregnant Paris Fury confused for 13-year-old daughter's sister as they go all glam for party

The mum-of-six, who confirmed last month that she is pregnant with her seventh child, looked stunning with her teen daughter

Manchester Evening News

Venezuela starts to see some perks of renewed ties with Colombia

Cross-border trade between Colombia and Venezuela has slowly opened up after the countries reengaged following years of bad relations.

WEKU

Venezuela opposition envoy urges Biden to ease oil sanctions

Fernando Blasi’s call reflects a sharp break from the opposition’s maximum pressure campaign of the past four years.

Al Jazeera

An LA attorney has been in a Venezuela prison for a year. His family wants him home

It’s been one year since Eyvin Hernandez has hugged his family. It’s been one year since he’s been home.

The Orange County Register

Venezuela arrests nine CVG officials over corruption probe

Venezuelan authorities have taken nine officials from state-owned metals conglomerate Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) - including from steel-maker subsidiary Sidor - into custody during corruption investigations, attorney general Tarek Saab said on Sunday.

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Survivor of Mexico detention fire and his family cross into U.S.

After her husband survived a fire which killed dozens of migrants at a detention center in northern Mexico, Venezuelan Viangly Infante crossed into the United States on Saturday, in search of new opportunities for her three children.

The Independent UK

Fatal fire complicates border city's tensions with migrants

Tensions have simmered between migrants and residents in Mexican border cities for years, with camps set up near crossings by those who can’t afford housing or who cling to hopes the U.S. will suddenly admit them

Reuters

Venezuela investigates possible corruption at state metals conglomerate

Venezuela's attorney general said on Friday he was investigating alleged acts of corruption in state-owned metals conglomerate Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana (CVG).

The Independent UK

Shadowy brokers walk off with billions in Venezuelan oil

Dozens of obscure brokers are at the center of a new crackdown in Venezuela on corruption in the state-run oil industry that has government insiders scurrying for cover

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How Biden's Private Sponsorship Parole Policy Reduced Illegal Migration by Making the Legal Kind Easier

Biden extended the successful Uniting for Ukraine model to cover migrants from four Latin American nations with oppressive governments and horrible conditions, thereby greatly reducing illegal migration from those nations. This effect undercuts a lawsuit challenging the program, filed by twenty red states.

Autosport

Ex-F1 test driver Gonzalez makes racing comeback in Praga

Gonzalez won the British F3 National class title with T-Sport in 2006, then raced in GP2 and tested for the Lotus/Caterham and Marussia F1 teams before a six-race IndyCar spell for Dale Coyne Racing in 2015. Subsequent health issues then sidelined the British-educated Venezuelan.

Reuters

Nine Colombian soldiers killed in ELN attack, throwing peace talks into question

Nine Colombian soldiers were killed in an attack by guerrillas of the National Liberation Army (ELN) near the country's border with Venezuela on Wednesday, throwing peace negotiations between the rebel group and the government into question.

The Guardian - US

‘They’re killing us’: anger grows after deadly fire at Mexican migrant center

Protesters call for justice as blaze at detention facility in Ciudad Juárez highlights tough US immigration policies

The Independent UK

38 dead in Mexico fire after guards didn't let migrants out

When smoke began billowing out of a migrant detention center in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Venezuelan migrant Viangly Infante Padrón was terrified because she knew her husband was still inside

The Conversation

Justin Trudeau and Joe Biden are missing the bigger picture about migrant border crossings

When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and United States President Joe Biden announced unofficial border crossings were no longer exempt from the Safe Third Country Agreement — meaning migrants could be turned away — news reports documented the surprise and dismay of those who arrived at Roxham Road in Québec,…

The Independent UK

Venezuela: 21 officials, businessmen arrested in oil scheme

Venezuela’s attorney general says 21 people, including senior officials in President Nicolás Maduro's government and business leaders, have been arrested in connection with a corruption scheme involving international oil sales

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