Tag: Venezuela

Monday, November 11th 2019 - 18:01 UTC
Macron invited Alberto Fernandez to Paris, sometime before 10 December

Sometime before 10 December, when Argentine elected president Alberto Fernandez takes office, and agendas permitting, he will be travelling to France to meet with Emmanuel Macron, with whom he had an hour long conversation, according to Argentine sources.
Monday, November 4th 2019 - 19:32 UTC
Fernández's government “won't change” its vision regarding Venezuela for debt renegotiation

The Peronist Felipe Solá, one of the candidates for minister of foreign affairs in the government of the president-elect of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, said Monday that the next administration, to renegotiate the debt, will not change its vision regarding Venezuela.
Monday, November 4th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
“No one from the Fernandez team has spoken officially on the Malvinas issue”

Felipe Sola is a pragmatic Peronist, ex Agriculture minister with president Carlos Menem, former elected governor of the Buenos Aires province, the most significant electoral circumscription of Argentina and is increasingly mentioned as the next minister of foreign affairs and worship. Solá is currently with president-elect Alberto Fernandez in Mexico and before leaving was interviewed and made some announcements referred to the “Malvinas Islands”.
Monday, November 4th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Greek company denies any connection of one of its tankers with the massive oil spill in Brazilian beaches

The manager of an oil tanker being probed by Brazilian authorities in connection with an oil spill off the country’s coast has found “no proof” of the vessel conducting activities that may have led to leaks on a journey between Venezuela and Malaysia.
Monday, November 4th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
El Salvador and Venezuela: reciprocal expulsion of diplomats

Venezuela ordered El Salvador's diplomats to leave the country in reprisal for President Nayib Bukele's expulsion of officials representing the government in Caracas. El Salvador does not recognize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as legitimate and said on Saturday it would receive a new diplomatic corps representing opposition leader, Juan Guaido.
Friday, October 25th 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Alarming level of mercury contamination in Amazon dolphins: illegal gold mining

Amazon river dolphins are showing alarming levels of contamination mainly because of illegal panning for gold, conservationists say. Researchers measured contamination levels in 46 of these large freshwater creatures known for long, bottle-like snouts in major basins of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru.
Thursday, October 24th 2019 - 09:50 UTC
Venezuela exodus on track to reach 5 million, says UN; 5.000 leave every day

The exodus of Venezuelans is on track to reach 5 million people, as pressure grows on neighboring countries to provide them with long-term support, United Nations and European Union officials said on Wednesday.
Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Brazil has collected 600 tons of oil from the spill along northeastern beaches

Brazil has collected more 600 tons of oil from its northeastern beaches since Sept. 12, the government said, more than double an estimate of oil and sand collected by state-run oil company Petrobras.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:45 UTC
Venezuelan opposition leader holding “exploratory” talks with Russia and China

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido has asked China and Russia to help end a political crisis crippling the Latin American country during “exploratory” talks, his diplomatic representative in Brazil said on Monday.
Friday, October 18th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Venezuela in Human Rights Council: US and Argentina deplore UN “embarrassment”

Venezuela on Thursday won a seat on the controversial U.N. Human Rights Council -- a move that the U.S. quickly branded “an embarrassment” and further proof that its decision last year to leave the body last was the right one.