Topic: VENEZUELA
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Venezuela enters WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement - June 14, 2024
Venezuela expels over 10,000 illegal miners from nature reserves - April 3, 2024
Venezuela closes airspace to Argentina over cargo plane seizure - March 13, 2024
Residents near collapsed mine in Venezuela continue to be evacuated - March 1, 2024
Mine collapse leaves 15 dead in Venezuela - February 22, 2024
Venezuela economy grew 5% in 2023, will reach 8% this year - January 16, 2024
Venezuelan businessman Gustavo Cisneros dies at 78 - December 30, 2023
Gold mine collapse in Venezuela kills dozen people - December 10, 2023
Venezuelans wants part of Guyana to get minerals - December 4, 2023
Hungary wants to make use of energy cooperation with Venezuela - November 13, 2023
Russia's Mir payment system starts working in Venezuela - October 17, 2023
Venezuela issues arrest warrant against Juan Guaido for losses of $19 billion - October 6, 2023
Venezuela to send first astronaut to moon - September 16, 2023
Brazil resumes electricity imports from Venezuela after four years - August 6, 2023
Venezuela joins Russian-Chinese lunar station project - July 19, 2023
Pilot killed in Venezuela fighter jet crash - July 3, 2023
Iran, Venezuela sign series of cooperation agreements - June 13, 2023
Gold mine collapse leaves several dead in southern Venezuela - June 8, 2023
U.S. will unblock Venezuela fund agreed in Mexico talks - May 22, 2023
Lavrov to visit Brazil, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba from April 17 to 21 - April 17, 2023
Iran, Venezuela ink MoUs on oil, gas, petrochemical - April 16, 2023
World Court says it can rule on Guyana-Venezuela border - April 7, 2023
Venezuela investigates possible corruption at state metals conglomerate - April 1, 2023
Venezuela: Prosecutors charge 23 in anti-corruption drive - March 31, 2023
Iran Khodro sends 2,000 cars to Venezuela - March 24, 2023
Venezuela’s oil minister resigns amid corruption probe - March 21, 2023
Venezuela and Colombia open last stretch of their common border - January 2, 2023
Venezuelan economy grows over 17 pct in first three quarters of 2022 - December 31, 2022
Venezuela: Venezuelan bolivar depreciates 25% - December 7, 2022
U.S. allows resumption of limited oil extraction by Chevron in Venezuela - November 27, 2022
Venezuela recovers billions in blocked resources after signing agreement with opposition - November 27, 2022
Mount Roraima, Venezuela, 7,671 feet above the forest floor - November 22, 2022
Iran begins car exports to Venezuela - November 14, 2022
Venezuela bans entry of Colombian potatoes - November 12, 2022
Venezuela, Colombia resume flights after 2-year break - November 8, 2022
Last five crew members of detained Venezuelan plane leave Argentina - October 19, 2022
Landslides in Venezuela kill at least 43 as more deaths feared - October 12, 2022
Death toll from Venezuela landslide rises to 36 - October 11, 2022
22 dead, dozens missing after landslides in Venezuela - October 10, 2022
Venezuela-Colombia border formally reopens - September 27, 2022
Venezuela receives third oil tanker built by Iran - September 18, 2022
Iran to build refineries in Venezuela and Uruguay - September 14, 2022
Colombia-Venezuela border to reopen - September 10, 2022
Venezuela: Authorities reveal former oil minister role in ‘unprecedented robbery scheme’ - September 2, 2022
U.S. court orders Venezuela to pay ConocoPhillips $8.7b for asset seizures - August 23, 2022
Venezuela halts oil shipments to Europe - August 20, 2022
Argentine judge allows some crew of grounded Venezuela plane to depart - August 2, 2022
British court resumes litigation over Venezuelan gold reserves - July 14, 2022
Two financial asset managers charged in alleged $1.2 billion Venezuelan money laundering scheme - July 14, 2022
Venezuela registers first case of monkeypox - June 13, 2022
Iran and Venezuela sign 20-year cooperation plan - June 12, 2022
Venezuela confirms U.S. decision to ease oil sanctions - May 18, 2022
Venezuela raises wages as inflation hits eight-year low - March 10, 2022
Venezuela and Russia deepen cooperation after high-level meetings - February 21, 2022
Iranian condensate cargo arrives in Venezuela - February 17, 2022
Venezuelan economic recovery is underway, says President Maduro - December 28, 2021
Money laundering: FINMA concludes final proceedings connected with Venezuela - November 18, 2021
Venezuela and Russia to strengthen bilateral cooperation - November 9, 2021
Iranian supertanker departing from Venezuela to transport heavy oil - October 17, 2021
Inpex exits Venezuela, sells all oil and gas assets - October 13, 2021
Venezuela slams U.S. veto of access to IMF resources - October 7, 2021
Venezuela to reopen border with Colombia - October 7, 2021
Diplomat slams UK banks for illegally locking out billions that belong to Venezuela, Libya - July 20, 2021
Italy's court accepts extradition of former Venezuela's oil minister - July 15, 2021
Venezuela to COVAX: Send vaccines or return payment - July 6, 2021
Venezuela demands U.S. unlock vaccine money - June 12, 2021
Colombia to reopen border crossings with Venezuela - June 4, 2021
U.S. will not donate COVID vaccines to Venezuela - June 4, 2021
WHO to send 5 million COVID vaccines to Venezuela - May 31, 2021
Turkish Airlines gets tourism license from Venezuela - May 25, 2021
Venezuela to start mass COVID-19 vaccination between June and August - May 16, 2021
Venezuelan court seizes El Nacional newspaper office - May 15, 2021
Crew member missing from Cuban tanker en route to Venezuela - May 13, 2021
Venezuela blasts vaccine inequality, 'we can't do this alone' - April 26, 2021
Venezuela reports release of blocked funds for COVAX vaccines - April 14, 2021
Venezuela plans COVID-19 immunization by using Cuban vaccine - March 28, 2021
Gas pipeline explodes in Venezuela - March 25, 2021
Venezuela returns to national lockdown - March 23, 2021
Venezuela: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will not be used here - March 16, 2021
Venezuelan banks roll out dollar accounts and debit cards - March 2, 2021
Venezuela expels EU ambassador after new sanctions - February 25, 2021
Venezuela to significantly expand oil industry - February 20, 2021
National gas chief arrested for corruption at Venezuela's PDVSA - February 9, 2021
Colombia to grant legal status to Venezuelan migrants - February 9, 2021
Colombia asks for help to vaccinate Venezuelan migrants - February 4, 2021
Venezuela issues arrest warrants for CITGO executives - January 22, 2021
Swiss financial watchdog investigated Julius Baer for alleged Venezuela money laundering - January 21, 2021
Guaido accused of blocking vaccines, Venezuela sends COVID-19 aid to Brazil - January 19, 2021
Venezuela open to foreign investment in oil sector - January 15, 2021
EU: Venezuela's Guaido not interim president - January 6, 2021
Venezuela says U.S. economic blockade prevents it from funding COVAX - December 28, 2020
10 million toys distributed to working class Venezuelan households - December 26, 2020
Panama suspends flights by Venezuelan airlines - December 14, 2020
Six former U.S. oil executives sentenced in Venezuela - November 28, 2020
EU extends sanctions against Venezuela for another year - November 17, 2020
Venezuela will allow flights from Turkey, Mexico, Dominican Republic and Iran - November 3, 2020
Venezuelan key refinery attacked - October 29, 2020
Venezuela: 100% effective coronavirus treatment allegedly discovered - October 28, 2020
Venezuela to begin clinical trials of Russian coronavirus vaccine - October 7, 2020
British court rules in favor of Venezuela in gold dispute - October 5, 2020
Venezuela receives shipment of Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine - October 3, 2020
Venezuelan government succeeds in normalizing fuel supplies - October 2, 2020
Iranian oil tanker arrives in Venezuelan jurisdictional waters - September 30, 2020
Venezuelan gold litigation to return to UK court next week - September 20, 2020
Venezuelan oil production continues slump - September 18, 2020
U.S. spy detained in Venezuela will be charged with terrorism says AG - September 14, 2020
Venezuela says U.S. spy captured near largest oil refinery complex - September 12, 2020
Venezuela receives humanitarian aid from Spain and Portugal to fight coronavirus - August 24, 2020
Offical: Fuel cargo to Venezuela seized by U.S. never belonged to Iran - August 19, 2020
U.S. takes Iranian oil bound for Venezuela - August 14, 2020
Venezuela bound Iranian fuel now headed to U.S., sources say - August 14, 2020
Appeal trial on Venezuelan gold in UK to be held in September - August 11, 2020
Venezuelan Citgo official charged in $2.5m bribe scheme, court says Guaido may appoint board - August 8, 2020
Venezuela requests extradition of former oil minister - August 3, 2020
Venezuela to challenge UK’s ruling that denies access to its gold stored in Bank of England vaults - July 27, 2020
Venezuela intercepts boat from Colombia - July 17, 2020
Pompeo receives manipulated information about Venezuela, says Arreaza - July 16, 2020
Venezuela’s oil production plunges as U.S. issues new threats - July 16, 2020
UK court denies Venezuela $1bn in gold needed to fight coronavirus - July 4, 2020
Iranian cargo ship docks in Venezuela - June 23, 2020
Iranian cargo ship carrying food supplies arrives in Venezuelan territorial waters - June 22, 2020
Iran sends another ship to Venezuela challenging U.S. threats - June 20, 2020
Venezuela's oil exports plummet to lowest in over 70 years - June 18, 2020
If Venezuela asks for gasoline, we will provide it, said Lopez Obrador - June 16, 2020
Petrobras says it will not hire oil tankers that visited Venezuela - June 13, 2020
Chinese firms may avoid tankers that have carried Venezuelan oil - June 10, 2020
Venezuela arrests DirecTV executives after U.S. firm pulls out - June 6, 2020
France denies harbouring Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido in Caracas - June 5, 2020
U.S. sanctions four shipping firms for transporting Venezuelan oil - June 2, 2020
AT&T leaves Venezuela, state takes over assets - May 26, 2020
Venezuelan armed forces escort second Iranian tanker - May 26, 2020
Iran fuel shipment arrives in Venezuela - May 25, 2020
Venezuela's military to escort Iranian tankers - May 21, 2020
UK doesn't want to return gold to Venezuela - May 21, 2020
5 Iranian tankers head to Venezuela - May 18, 2020
Three more mercenaries arrested in Venezuela with ties to foiled coup plot - May 11, 2020
Air Defense of Venezuela shot down unknown plane - May 10, 2020
Venezuela seizes three combat boats with Colombian navy emblems - May 9, 2020
Venezuela: DEA participated in paramilitary assault - May 3, 2020
Brazil's supreme court suspends expelling 34 Venezuelan diplomats - May 3, 2020
Land of the free: Trump orders Chevron to cease operations in Venezuela - April 22, 2020
Venezuelan crude production fall - April 18, 2020
Big mistake: Venezuelan warship hits Caribbean cruise ship, sinks itself - April 6, 2020
Venezuelan officials reject U.S. initiative on transitional government - April 1, 2020
Rosneft-chartered empty tankers depart Venezuela, sanctions cancel cargo - March 30, 2020
Rosneft sells its Venezuelan assets to Russian government's company - March 28, 2020
Venezuelan communications satellite out of service - March 26, 2020
Twitter prevents Venezuelan officials to warn citizens about coronavirus - March 18, 2020
IMF rejects Venezuela’s request for $5 billion coronavirus aid - March 18, 2020
Venezuela asks IMF for $5 billion to tackle coronavirus - March 18, 2020
Venezuela imposes partial lockdown to combat coronavirus - March 17, 2020
First 2 coronavirus cases confirmed in Venezuela - March 14, 2020
Venezuela suspends flights from Europe, Colombia - March 13, 2020
Brazil recalls diplomats, officials from Venezuela - March 6, 2020
Mercantile and Maritime says to end shipping of Rosneft’s Venezuelan oil - March 3, 2020
Venezuela's citrus production could fall 90% - March 2, 2020
U.S. sanctions Rosneft subsidiary to press Venezuela - February 18, 2020
Venezuela suspends flights from Portugal's TAP after Guaido flight - February 18, 2020
Man who wants to be the boss: Venezuela took my uncle - February 13, 2020
Canadian accused of complex plan of funnelling U.S. dollars from Venezuela to Tehran - February 12, 2020
Venezuela denounces 'terrorist attack' against communications companies - February 10, 2020
Trinidad and Tobago cancels gas deal with Venezuela - February 5, 2020
Fire on plantation in Venezuela: At least 12 dead, mostly children and teenagers - January 24, 2020
U.S. escalates offensive against Venezuela: Sanctions against 15 PDVSA planes - January 23, 2020
U.S. imposes fresh sanctions targeting Venezuela - January 14, 2020
Maduro says Venezuela ready for talks with U.S. - January 3, 2020
Venezuela to relaunch PetroCaribe Program - December 16, 2019
U.S. puts 6 oil tankers on Venezuela sanctions list - December 4, 2019
Venezuela unveils first gold processing complex - November 26, 2019
EU renews Venezuela sanctions for another year - November 11, 2019
Baker Hughes' Venezuela office reopens - November 9, 2019
El Salvador to all Venezuelan diplomats: Leave our country - November 3, 2019
Venezuela and Nicaragua sign air cooperation agreement - October 31, 2019
Venezuela government grants Rosneft tax breaks - October 31, 2019
Petrobras says oil polluting Brazilian beaches originates from Venezuela - October 26, 2019
Venezuela offers to give Rosneft control over PDVSA - October 18, 2019
Adobe cuts off Venezuela clients - October 8, 2019
President of Venezuelan-Chinese joint oil venture arrested for corruption - October 8, 2019
Venezuela’s CITGO in danger, Crystallex may seize their assets - October 3, 2019
Venezuela to use cryptocurrency to neutralize black markets - October 3, 2019
Venezuela makes Russian debt repayment in rubles - October 2, 2019
Maduro welcomes Putin's interest in Venezuela - September 25, 2019
U.S. blacklists four tankers for shipping Venezuelan petroleum - September 25, 2019
Venezuela establishes Petro as payment system - September 20, 2019
Cuba, Uruguay, Nicaragua reject TIAR treaty against Venezuela - September 16, 2019
Belarus to donate medicines to Venezuela - September 14, 2019
Gran Colombia Gold signs letter of intent to spin off Venezuelan assets - September 3, 2019
Venezuela: Major gas explosion called act of sabotage - August 26, 2019
Fire hits PDVSA tanker in Amuay Bay in Venezuela - August 22, 2019
Power blackout hits parts of Venezuelan capital - August 21, 2019
Russia and Venezuela to exchange warships visits - August 17, 2019
Venezuela secures new Chinese oil investment - August 13, 2019
Food shipment destined for Venezuela seized due to US blockade - August 7, 2019
Venezuela: Asset freeze by US equals economic terrorism - August 6, 2019
U.S. freezes assets of Venezuelan government - August 6, 2019
Venezuela ready for total war against US - July 29, 2019
Venezuelan president blames new blackout on U.S. high-tech attack - July 25, 2019
Venezuela gradually restores power in wake of blackout - July 24, 2019
Massive blackout leaves Venezuela in the dark again - July 23, 2019
Secretary Pompeo says other nations must leave Venezuela for US to step in - July 20, 2019
Self proclaimed president says conditions exist to pull Venezuela out of crisis - July 10, 2019
OPEC speaks out against Venezuelan oil embargo as PDVSA reroutes exports to Asia - July 4, 2019
Red Cross gives Venezuela hospitals mosquito nets to battle malaria - June 23, 2019
Venezuela’s Guaido investigated for aid embezzlement - June 20, 2019
Venezuela to use ruble in trade with Russia to bypass US sanctions - June 10, 2019
Venezuela to close consulates in Canada after diplomatic misunderstanding - June 9, 2019
Venezuela to reopen border with Colombia on Sunday - June 9, 2019
Venezuela court orders trial for detained Citgo executives - June 8, 2019
Number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela exceed 4 million - June 8, 2019
Venezuelan plane makes emergency landing at Piarco - May 31, 2019
Large parts of Venezuela are suffering acute gasoline shortages - May 21, 2019
Transportation secretary suspends flights between U.S., Venezuela - May 16, 2019
Venezuela receives 71 tons of medical supplies from China - May 15, 2019
Venezuela announces reopening of borders with Brazil and Aruba - May 12, 2019
Seven military personnel killed in Venezuela helicopter crash - May 5, 2019
Venezuelan Prosecutor General: We seek 18 arrests. Leopoldo Lopez is a coward - May 4, 2019
Venezuela: Clashes erupt, reports of gunfire, doctors treating wounded - April 30, 2019
US sanctions have cost 40,000 Venezuelan lives - April 29, 2019
Venezuela struggling to restore thermal power units - April 27, 2019
Venezuela arrests five for electric system attacks - April 24, 2019
Venezuela shortens work day amid activities to fortify electric grids - April 23, 2019
Rosneft warns of banning Reuters in Russia over Venezuela report - April 20, 2019
US sanctions target Central Bank of Venezuela - April 17, 2019
IMF does not recognize Guaido as Venezuela's interim president - April 14, 2019
US to pump $10 billion into Venezuela once Maduro is out - April 14, 2019
Venezuelan government endeavours to stabilize electricity system - April 13, 2019
U.S. imposes fresh sanctions on 4 Venezuelan companies, 9 vessels - April 13, 2019
Delegation from Venezuela will inspect Russian system of food safety - April 10, 2019
Venezuela warns of judicial means in response to new U.S. sanctions - April 7, 2019
Switzerland signs agreement to represent U.S. in Venezuela - April 6, 2019
US issues fresh Venezuela oil sanctions to press Maduro more - April 5, 2019
U.S. plans to destroy bolivars and pump dollars into Venezuela - April 3, 2019
Venezuela bars Guaido from public office for 15 years - March 29, 2019
Trump tells Russia to pull back from Venezuela - March 28, 2019
US sanctions Venezuela bank over Guaido aide's arrest - March 23, 2019
Venezuelans turning to satellite communications during power outages and sanctions - March 21, 2019
US sanctions Venezuelan state-owned gold mining company Minerven - March 20, 2019
Venezuela: US threatens new sanctions as hyperinflation slows down - March 16, 2019
US to India: Stop buying oil from Venezuela - March 13, 2019
U.S. mulls more 'very significant' sanctions for Venezuela - March 13, 2019
Venezuela to pay $8.7bn compensation to ConocoPhillips - March 12, 2019
Maduro denounces new attack on Venezuela's electricity system - March 10, 2019
Venezuela expels German ambassador after interfering in internal affairs - March 7, 2019
US extends emergency over Venezuela threat, Maduro wants 'anti-imperialist' rallies - March 6, 2019
Venezuela to move state oil firm PDVSA office from Lisbon to Moscow - March 2, 2019
Venezuela orders partial closure of border with Colombia - February 23, 2019
Venezuela closes borders with Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao - February 21, 2019
Kalashnikov to launch plants in Venezuela, India, Saudi Arabia - February 19, 2019
New Venezuela sanctions possible at any time, says EU - February 19, 2019
Venezuela's top prosecutor probes oil company board named by Guaido - February 15, 2019
US blockade cost Venezuela 35 billion dollars - February 9, 2019
U.S. wants Venezuelan oil, says Manuel Zelaya - February 1, 2019
U.S. must pay for Venezuelan oil in advance due to sanctions, says minister - February 1, 2019
Venezuelan court bars Guaido from leaving country, freezes financial assets - January 30, 2019
Venezuela to defend Citgo ownership at US courts - January 29, 2019
US hits PDVSA with more sanctions as UNSC fails to pass resolution on Venezuela - January 29, 2019
Venezuela devalues currency 35 percent - January 29, 2019
Venezuela rejects in UN interference of European nations - January 27, 2019
Venezuela’s oil trade with US will continue - January 26, 2019
Germany to Venezuela: Free elections or Guaido for president - January 25, 2019
Medvedev invites US to imagine Venezuelan-style change of president in Washington - January 25, 2019
Venezuela cuts relations with US - January 24, 2019
Georgia recognizes Guaido as interim president of Venezuela - January 24, 2019
Maurel & Prom to invest $400 million in Venezuela oil venture - January 8, 2019
Sanctions cost Venezuela 20 billion USD in 2018 - January 2, 2019
Goodyear in Venezuela paying in tires, government to investigate - December 13, 2018
Brazil supports FMD eradication in Venezuela - November 15, 2018
Venezuela may see 10 million percent inflation next year - October 10, 2018
Smurfit Kappa loses control of Venezuelan business - September 25, 2018
Venezuela's state petroleum company sees 88 corruption accusations - September 20, 2018
U.S. indicts 8, captures 2 in billion dollar Venezuela/PDVSA embezzlement scheme - July 31, 2018
Two members of billion-dollar Venezuelan money laundering scheme arrested - July 26, 2018
Venezuela to see 1 million percent inflation by year-end - July 24, 2018
Measles spreads in Brazil after Venezuela healthcare collapses - July 4, 2018
Venezuela orders arrests of 16 farmers for not meeting production contracts - June 22, 2018
Venezuelans seize Kellogg's factory as company pulls out - May 16, 2018
No money here: Kellogg shutting down operations in Venezuela - May 16, 2018
Venezuela taking over Banesco bank, arrests 11 executives - May 4, 2018
Panama’s Copa Airlines to reimburse passengers affected by Venezuelan ban - April 7, 2018
Venezuela: High-level arrests at PDVSA for alleged graft - March 22, 2018
Venezuela to expand small-scale urban agriculture - March 20, 2018
Venezuela annual inflation exceeds 6,000 percent in February - March 13, 2018
Venezuela: Inflationary spiral continues at start of 2018 - February 14, 2018
Venezuela: Oil price rise offers little relief - January 12, 2018
Inflation in Venezuela reached 2,616% by end of 2017 - January 9, 2018
Venezuela ends year with 2,000% inflation - December 22, 2017
Venezuela gives Russia's Rosneft gas field concessions - December 18, 2017
Venezuelan rock art mapped in unprecedented detail - December 9, 2017
China's Sinopec sues Venezuela's PDVSA - December 7, 2017
Moody's: Venezuela debt restructuring 'among most complicated' - December 1, 2017
Venezuela state power company defaults on $650 million bond - November 10, 2017
10th Venezuelan guilty in $1 billion PDVSA bribery scheme - October 14, 2017
Venezuela inflation may rise beyond 2,300% - October 12, 2017
Venezuela to receive first shipment of wheat from Russia - August 25, 2017
Russia lent Venezuela state oil firm $1 billion in April - August 7, 2017
Avianca confirms decision to suspend flights to and from Venezuela - July 27, 2017
U.S. blocking food shipments to Venezuela, says minister - July 13, 2017
Venezuela to import 60,000 tons of Russian wheat per month - May 21, 2017
GM halts operations in Venezuela, factory seized - April 20, 2017
Venezuela on track to world's highest inflation - April 3, 2017
Venezuela: Vegetable cultivation fell by 30% in 2016 - January 30, 2017
Heinz wants 400% production increase in Venezuela - September 13, 2016
IMF: Venezuela will end 2016 with inflation over 700% - July 29, 2016
Feed shortages impact egg production in Venezuela - July 19, 2016
Toilet paper, diaper shortage: Kimberly Clark shuts in Venezuela - July 12, 2016
Harvest Natural Resources to exit Venezuela completely - July 1, 2016
Production of tomato, paprika seedlings in Venezuela down 50% - June 17, 2016
Latin America’s largest airline halts flights to Venezuela - May 30, 2016
Rosneft to invest $500 million in oil fields in Venezuela - May 30, 2016
Lufthansa halts flights to Venezuela due to economic crisis - May 30, 2016
Bridgestone leaves Venezuela after 60 years - May 24, 2016
Schlumberger to reduce activity in Venezuela to secure cash flow - April 13, 2016
Venezuela: Possible shortage of potatoes at the end of year - April 11, 2016
Victor Martinez named GM of Precision Mexico & Precision Venezuela - April 8, 2016
World Bank awards $1.4bn to Crystallex for Venezuela expropriation - April 7, 2016
General Mills divests Venezuela business, exits country - March 19, 2016
Venezuela launches ambitious urban agriculture plan - March 1, 2016
IMF forecasts recession in Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador - January 26, 2016
McDonald's french fries return to Venezuela - November 4, 2015
Yutong's new bus factory to be opened in Venezuela in October - August 17, 2015
Malaria on the rise in Venezuela, official figures unknown - May 14, 2015
Dana Holding announces divestiture of Venezuelan operations - January 27, 2015
100 McDonald's franchises out of French fries in Venezuela - January 7, 2015
New dinosaur species discovered in Venezuela - October 17, 2014
The heart of Venezuela - June 15, 2010