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2008 Democratic National Convention: Day 4

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Russia, Venezuela to start naval drills in Caribbean

December 1st, 2008 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS -
Caracas/Moscow, Dec 1 (RIA Novosti) Russia and Venezuela are set to begin two-day joint naval exercises in the Caribbean. Four Russian and 12 Venezuelan ships will practice sea rescue operations and manoeuvring, ...

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Opposition victory in polls proves I am not tyrant: Chavez

November 24th, 2008 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Caracas, Nov 24 (DPA) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Monday said the victories of opposition party leaders in local elections proved that he was not a "tyrant", news reports said.Around 17 million citizens ...

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Chavez’s party takes most states in Venezuela polls

November 24th, 2008 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Caracas, Nov 24 (RIA Novosti) President Hugo Chavez's United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) has won in majority of states in nationwide elections to elect mayors and governors, officials said Monday. The ...

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Russia to build nuclear reactor for Venezuela

November 17th, 2008 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS -
Maracaibo (Venezuela), Nov 17 (RIA Novosti) Russia will help Venezuela build its first nuclear reactor in the northwestern province of Zulia, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said.Chavez had announced Friday that Venezuela was ...

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Russia, Venezuela sign deals on joint bank, aluminum plant

November 9th, 2008 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS -
Caracas, Nov 9 (RIA Novosti) Russia and Venezuela have signed a memorandum on setting up a joint development bank with a starting capital of $4 million as part of an expanding economic ...

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Venezuela in no haste for talks with new US leadership

Venezuela in no haste for talks with new US leadership

November 7th, 2008 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Caracas, Nov 7 (IANS) Venezuela has said it is in no hurry to arrange a meeting between President Hugo Chavez and US president-elect Barack Obama, whose election has been hailed in Latin ...

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Chavez congratulates Obama, suggests rebuilding relations

Chavez congratulates Obama, suggests rebuilding relations

November 6th, 2008 - 5:36 am ICT by IANS -
Caracas, Nov 6 (DPA) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez congratulated US president-elect Barack Obama Wednesday on his "historic" win and said the time had come for the two countries to establish new relations.Chavez ...

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Latin American leaders welcome Obama presidency

Latin American leaders welcome Obama presidency

November 6th, 2008 - 2:43 am ICT by IANS -
Miami, Nov 6 (IANS) Leaders across Latin America Wednesday welcomed the election of Barack Obama as the president of the US, Spain's EFE news agency reported.Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...

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Venezuela sends satellite to join space club nations

November 3rd, 2008 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Caracas, Nov 3 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela has joined the space club nations by launching its first satellite, built with Chinese technology, into orbit successfully earlier this week.Named after Simon Bolivar, the hero ...

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Brazil’s Lula says Obama victory would be extraordinary thing

Brazil’s Lula says Obama victory would be extraordinary thing

November 2nd, 2008 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Havana, Nov 2 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said a victory of Democratic Party contender Barack Obama in the US presidential poll would be "an extraordinary thing" and ...

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OPEC may cut output again: Venezuela’s energy minister

October 31st, 2008 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS -
Caracas, Oct 31 (Xinhua) The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will consider a second output cut of one million barrels per day in December, Venezuela's energy and oil minister has ...

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Venezuela’s President Chavez mulls oil bank

October 9th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS -
Caracas, Oct 9 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has suggested the creation of an international oil bank aimed at ensuring energy security in the face of uncertain and speculative oil ...

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EU, Cuba to open dialogue soon: Spain

October 1st, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Madrid, Oct 1 (IANS) European Union (EU) and Cuban officials will meet shortly to open the political dialogue the EU had proposed after it lifted the five-year diplomatic sanctions on the Communist-ruled ...

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Chavez buys a million laptops from Portugal

September 28th, 2008 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS -
Lisbon, Sep 28 (IANS) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has signed an agreement to buy one million laptop computers from Portugal during a visit to the Iberian nation, the EFE news agency reported ...

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Chavez backs Sarkozy’s call for financial summit

September 27th, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS -
Paris, Sep 27 (IANS) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has backed the proposal by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to hold a "heads of state summit" in December to deal with the global financial ...

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Chavez, Medvedev pledge to boost ties amid tensions with US

September 26th, 2008 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Sep 26 (DPA) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on a two-day Russian tour Friday as the countries expand military ties and close ranks in opposition to ...

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Russia, Venezuela to share nuclear technology

September 26th, 2008 - 6:22 am ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Sep 26 (IANS) Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Thursday told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez that Moscow was willing to share civilian nuclear technology with Caracas, Spain's EFE reported."We're ready to study ...

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Venezuelan President Chavez on China visit

September 23rd, 2008 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Beijing, Sep 23 (RIA Novosti) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in China Tuesday on a three-day state visit, part of his week-long world tour which includes Russia, Portugal and France. China's foreign ...

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Bush adds Bolivia to drug blacklist

September 17th, 2008 - 8:59 am ICT by IANS -
Washington, Sep 17 (DPA) President George W. Bush Tuesday added Bolivia to a drugs blacklist after concluding that the South American country has failed to cooperate in stemming production and trafficking of ...

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US expels Venezuela’s envoy

September 13th, 2008 - 5:55 am ICT by IANS -
Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) The US government has expelled Venezuela's ambassador here in response to the Andean nation's expulsion of US envoy in Caracas, Spain's EFE news agency reported Saturday. Sean ...

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US escalates feud; calls Bolivia, Venezuela ‘desperate’ (Lead)

September 13th, 2008 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS -
Washington, Sep 12 (DPA) The decisions by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his Bolivian counterpart, Evo Morales, to expel the US ambassadors were "desperate moves" to counter growing internal opposition to their ...

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Chavez orders US ambassador to leave Venezuela

September 12th, 2008 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS -
Caracas, Sep 12 (IANS) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has asked the US envoy Patrick Duddy to leave the country within 72 hours, saying he was making the move in solidarity with ...

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Venezuela orders US envoy to leave

September 12th, 2008 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Mexico City, Sep 12 (RIA Novosti) Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has asked the US ambassador to leave the country within 72 hours, in what he called an act of solidarity with neighbour ...

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Venezuela accuses US of sponsoring plan to kill Chavez

September 12th, 2008 - 6:13 am ICT by IANS -
Caracas, Sep 12 (DPA) The Venezuelan government Thursday accused the US of sponsoring a plan to assassinate President Hugo Chavez, hours after he ordered an investigation into a military conspiracy to overthrow ...

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Russian strategic bombers land in Venezuela

September 11th, 2008 - 3:57 am ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Sep 11 (RIA Novosti) Two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers have landed at a military airfield in Venezuela, Russia's defence ministry said Wednesday. The Tu-160 Blackjack is a supersonic, variable-geometry heavy ...

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Russia to send warships, planes to Venezuela

September 9th, 2008 - 4:34 am ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Sep 9 (DPA) Russia said Monday it would send warships and planes to participate in joint exercises with Venezuela in the Caribbean this year, a move that could exacerbate an already ...

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US rescinds nuclear cooperation deal with Russia

September 9th, 2008 - 4:16 am ICT by IANS -
Washington, Sep 9 (DPA) The US has pulled a civilian nuclear cooperation deal with Russia from congressional consideration in response to Russia's ongoing conflict with Georgia, the White House said Monday.Pulling the ...

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Venezuela to send more aid to storm hit Haiti

September 8th, 2008 - 11:11 am ICT by IANS -
Caracas, Sep 8 (Xinhua) Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has said that his country would send more humanitarian aid to Haiti devastated by hurricane Ike that killed at least 39 people.The country was ...

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Chavez asks US envoy not to interfere in domestic affairs

September 1st, 2008 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS -
Caracas, Sep 1 (Xinhua) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has warned the US ambassador to his country not to interfere in its domestic affairs; otherwise he would be expelled. "Our government will not ...

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Ecuador and Venezuela promote energy integration

August 30th, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS -
Puerto Ordaz (Venezuela) Aug 30 (IANS) Ecuador and Venezuela have entered into an "energy integration" plan to ensure energy security in the region, Ecuador's petroleum minister Galo Chiriboga said, EFE news agency ...

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