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Cost of living: Nigeria almost becoming Venezuela – PDP governors

Cost of living: Nigeria almost becoming Venezuela - PDP governors

State governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have compared Nigeria to Venezuela saying the leadership of President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government should not let the economic situation in the country get any worse.   Venezuela for years has been plagued by as persistent …

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Wagner warlord, Yevgeny Prigozhin is ‘alive and well on Caribbean island in Venezuela’ after cheating death in plane crash

Wagner warlord, Yevgeny Prigozhin is

  ‘’Wagner warlord, Yevgeny Prigozhin cheated death when his plane crashed near Moscow and is now hiding in Venezuela,” a Russian political analyst has claimed.   He is ‘alive and well’ on the Caribbean paradise island of Margarita, according to Dr Valery Solovey, who also claims Vladimir Putin is terminally …

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US hostage envoy quietly traveled to Venezuela to see detained Americans | CNN Politics

US hostage envoy quietly traveled to Venezuela to see detained Americans | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The US State Department’s top official for hostage and detainee issues quietly traveled to Venezuela last month as efforts to bring home Americans wrongfully detained there continue. Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, visited the Venezuelan capital of Caracas shortly before Christmas, a US official …

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U.S. Allows Chevron to Expand Energy Operations in Venezuela

U.S. Allows Chevron to Expand Energy Operations in Venezuela

Washington’s ultimate goal — and that of the otherwise often fractured Venezuelan opposition — is to push Mr. Maduro toward setting free and fair conditions for the 2024 presidential election. In the past, Mr. Maduro has controlled elections by barring many opposition leaders, jailing others and co-opting political parties. Francisco …

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Biden announces return of seven American detainees from Venezuela | CNN Politics

Biden announces return of seven American detainees from Venezuela | CNN Politics

CNN  —  President Joe Biden on Saturday announced the return of seven Americans he said were wrongfully detained in Venezuela for “years.” “Today, after years of being wrongfully detained in Venezuela, we are bringing home Jorge Toledo, Tomeu Vadell, Alirio Zambrano, Jose Luis Zambrano, Jose Pereira, Matthew Heath, and Osman …

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Special Economic Zones: A Nod Towards Capitalism in Venezuela

Special Economic Zones: A Nod Towards Capitalism in Venezuela

A partial view of the city of Punto Fijo, with the Cardón refinery in the background, on the Paraguaná peninsula, projected as a special economic zone overlooking the Caribbean in northwest Venezuela. CREDIT: Megaconstrucciones by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Saturday, September 03, 2022 Inter Press Service CARACAS, Sep 03 (IPS) – Venezuela …

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