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Venezuela slams Donald Trump for banning its cryptocurrency
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States] March 21 (ANI): Diosdado Cabellohe, vice president of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela slammed United States President Donald Trump for signing a decree prohibiting Americans from using Venezuela's newly introduced cryptocurrency, Petro.
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White House bans Venezuela's digital currency
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], March 20 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump's administration on Monday announced that it was broadening sanctions against Venezuela by blacklisting four government officials, and banning the country's new Petro cryptocurrency, which President Nicolas
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Venezuelan assembly orders elections by Apr 30
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Jan 24 (ANI): Venezuela's pro-government constituent assembly announced on Tuesday that elections should be held by April 30.
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Military option for Venezuela on the table: Trump
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], August 12 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Friday said that he would not rule out a "military option" in Venezuela as the Latin American country descends further into civil unrest under the leadership of president Nicholas Maduro.
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Caracas Mayor jailed,UN denounces Human rights violations in Venezuela
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], August 8 (ANI): Caracas area mayor Ramon Muchacho has been removed and sent to 15 months of imprisonment by the Venezuela's pro-government Supreme Court amid massive protests against President Nicolas Maduro.
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Venezuela's Assembly fires dissident prosecutor
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], August 6 (ANI): Venezuela's chief prosecutor has been fired and ordered to stand trial less than a day after a newly elected legislative body was installed to strengthen President Nicolas Maduro's grip on power, the Washington Post reports.
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U.S. slaps sanctions on Venezuelan president Maduro
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.], August 01 (ANI): The United States Treasury Department on Monday slapped sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
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Venezuela: Protesters, troops clash ahead of Sunday's vote on constit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], July 30 (ANI):Venezuela's beleaguered government is set to go ahead with a vote on Sunday that will elect a 545-member constituent assembly with the power to rewrite the constitution and dissolve state institutions.The assembly could give Maduro new powers and disso
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Venezuela crisis: President Nicolas imposes ban on protests that 'dis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], July 28 (ANI): Venezuela is in state of a crisis as government has banned all protests that could affect or "disturb" Sunday's vote called by President Nicolas Maduro to elect a new lawmaking body known as the Constituent Assembly to rewrite the 1999 con
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'Despacito' singers denounce use of song by Venezuelan governmen
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 25 (ANI): Luis Fonsi, singer of global hit 'Despacito', has condemned Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro for presenting an altered version of the song during his weekly television show.
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Grenade hurled at Venezuela's Supreme Court from helicopter
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], June 28 (ANI): Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has confirmed a grenade attack on the Supreme Court building launched from a helicopter on Tuesday evening.
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Venezuela opposition protests against constitution reform
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], May 9 (ANI): In a bid to rebel against President Nicolas Maduro's move to reform the constitution in a deadly political crisis, Venezuela's opposition mobilised in fresh street protests on Monday.
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