Julio Borges became the new president of the Venezuelan National Assembly on Thursday, controlled by opposition legislators, and he accused Nicolas Maduro’s “dictatorship” of having “stolen” the Venezuelan people’s right to vote.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro started the new year by restructuring his cabinet, which now includes Adan Chavez, the brother of the late President Hugo Chavez, and current governor of the Barinas region.
Read MoreThe electoral challenge that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was able to elude this year will continue to be present in 2017, amid an economic crisis that does not give way, worsening by the day.
Read MoreRecent allegations of corruption against the huge Brazilian construction company Odebrecht shook political spheres of several Latin American countries involved in the alleged payment of bribes.
Read MoreVenezuelans began rushing Monday to shed their 100-Bolivar bills, currently the highest denomination in the country (although only worth US $0.025), which will be out of circulation in 72 hours by a presidential order.
Read MoreThe ninth session of the UN’s Forum on Minority issues took place on the 24th and 25th November, at the Palace of Nations in Geneva. The subject was “Minorities in situations of humanitarian crises.”
Read MoreThe Cuban government hopes that the next president of the United States, Donald Trump, maintains the policy of dialogue “on the basis of respect,” said diplomatic sources on Thursday.
Read MoreThe Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) introduced six new banknotes this week and three coins to facilitate commercial transactions amid the escalating inflation in the country. Circulation will begin as of December 15th.
Read MoreRepresentatives of Cuba and the United States meet Wednesday in Havana to define actions to “advance the process of improving bilateral relations” with high-level visits and new agreements, the Cuban Government reported Tuesday.
Read MoreIn an historic win for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota and the environment, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the pipeline, a permit to drill underneath Lake Oahe on the Missouri River—officially halting construction on the Dakota Access pipeline.
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