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Soccer in Venezuela in Times of Extreme Crisis

Sports are not exempt from the crisis engulfing Venezuela with the first soccer players beginning to position themselves in the ongoing political power struggle.

Colombian Teachers Strike over Lack of Resources

Nearly 300,000 Colombian school teachers on Tuesday started a 48-hour strike to demand more funds for public education, leaving 8 million children without classes

US Imposes Sanctions on Venezuela’s State-run Gold Mining Co.

The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions against Venezuela’s state-run gold mining company, known as Minerven, the latest move by Washington to cut off the Venezuelan government’s finances, reports dpa on Tuesday.

Indigenous People Block Major Colombian Highway

Colombian indigenous people blocked the Pan-American highway in the west of the country for the ninth day on Monday, accusing the government of not granting them rights they had been promised.

Power Cuts Persist in Venezuela, Maduro to Restructure Cabinet

Venezuela was suffering from sporadic power cuts on Monday, while some areas remained without drinking water, despite the government having announced the nearly complete re-establishment of both services. Meanwhile president Maduro asked for the resignation of his entire cabinet.

Russian and US Officials to Meet in Rome over Venezuela Crisis

Russian and US diplomats are to meet in Rome to discuss the crisis in Venezuela on Tuesday, according to the Foreign Ministry in Moscow. It said that the consultations are planned with US Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams.

American Airlines Suspends Flights to Venezuela over Safety Concerns

American Airlines on Friday announced the suspension of flights to Venezuela over safety concerns as self-declared interim president Juan Guaido called for more nationwide protests. American Airlines said it had temporarily suspended flights into and out of Caracas and Maracaibo. The US airline operates three daily flights to Venezuela from Miami, Florida.

Ecuador Withdrawing from UNASUR over Nepotism, Misspending

Ecuador will withdraw from the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), the country’s president announced. “UNASUR has become a political platform which destroyed the integration dream that we were sold,” Ecuador President Lenin Moreno said in a televised speech. The process takes six months to fully leave the organization.

A Colombian Doctor Recounts Living/Studying in Cuba

“I was 17 years old when I arrived in Havana,” Juan Carlos Valbuena tells me as we walk down 7th Avenue and look for a cafe that shelters us from the hustle and bustle of Bolivar Square in Bogota. He was one of the young Colombians who studied Medicine in Cuba.

Brazil School Shooters Wanted to Imitate Columbine Massacre

The two young men who killed seven people and themselves at a school in south-eastern Brazil wanted to imitate similar incidents in the United States, local media said Thursday. The attackers, aged 17 and 25, were former students of the school in Suzano, Sao Paulo state.They entered the school during a break on Wednesday morning and opened fire.