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[analysis] Colombians Come to Venezuela in Droves

It is estimated that by the end of 2009, 301 Colombians will be entering the country daily. The migration from the neighbouring country is no longer the same as that experienced in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, when one person...

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Venezuela folk religion seen in secretive rituals

SORTE, Venezuela -- Thousands of Venezuelans congregated for candlelit rituals on a remote mountainside where adherents make an annual pilgrimage to pay homage to an indigenous goddess known as Maria Lionza.

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[news] Venezuela Advances Investigations of Fourth Republic Massacres

Marking the most recent advances in its investigation of the 1989 "Caracazo" massacre, in which state security forces killed hundreds of civilians who were protesting neo-liberal policies, the Venezuelan Attorney General's...

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Magnitude-6.4 earthquake hits offshore Venezuela

CARACAS, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- A magnitude-6.4 earthquake shook several regions in Venezuela on Saturday, local officials confirmed. According to a report by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the quake occurred at about 3:47...

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Venezuela: El Libertario warns of possible se

Periódico El Libertario 25.07.2009 06:21 Themen: Repression After taking part in a demonstartion for lack of job security in 2006, 14 workers of contractor “Transportes Camila de Sidor” could be sentenced to 5 to 10 years in...

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Governor and Land Reform Activists Create Farmer Rights Council in Portuguesa, Venezuela

The governor of Venezuela's Portuguesa state, Wilmer Castro, along with the leaders of four national farmer rights fronts created a State Farmers' Council on Thursday to defend small and landless farmers against attacks by...

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Venezuela received farm machinery from Belarus, Argentina and Brazil

Caracas, Jun 01 ABN.- Venezuela received on Sunday 425 units of farm machinery as part of the agreements between this nation and Belarus, Brazil and Argentina. From the Puerto Cabello city, Carabobo state, the Venezuelan vice...

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Disloyalty is costly for Chávez backers

Hugo Chávez's revolution in Venezuela targets more than the president's enemies. Just six months ago, Eduardo Manuitt was governor of the Venezuelan plains state of Guárico. But unlike Rosales, who is also accused of...

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