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Venezuela considers taking bottles from babies' mouths
ReutersCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Congress will discuss legislation next week that would prohibit bottle feeding of infants to try to encourage breast feeding and reduce the use of baby formula, said a lawmaker of the ruling Socialist Party. Legislator...Tags: Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela, Family, U.S. Congress, Children's Health
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Column: Rumors of democracy's death have been greatly exaggerated
Reuters(Reuters) - "The End of History and the Last Man" is 21 years old this year. The book of that name, by Francis Fukuyama, has, in the view of many, matured badly. Published in 1992, it was much lauded for its view that, with the collapse of communism in...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Chess Playing, Democracy, Minority Groups, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Venezuela vote council says audit confirms Maduro victory
ReutersBy Brian Ellsworth CARACAS, June 11 (Reuters) - Venezuela's election council said on Tuesday an audit of the results of presidential elections in April confirmed President Nicolas Maduro did win by 1.5 percentage points, despite opposition claims that...Tags: Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela, Media Industry, Politics, Voting
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COLUMN - Rumors of democracy's death have been greatly exaggerated
Reuters(John Lloyd is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By John Lloyd June 11 (Reuters) - "The End of History and the Last Man" is 21 years old this year. The book of that name, by Francis Fukuyama, has, in the view of many, matured badly....Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Chess Playing, Minority Groups, Democracy, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Venezuela: Brazil's Lula trying to cool Colombia dispute
ReutersCARACAS, June 7 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday that former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was trying to arrange a meeting between Maduro and his Colombian counterpart to help resolve a dispute between the...Tags: Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, Venezuela, Government, Brazil
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RPT-INTERVIEW-Venezuela's Capriles says Maduro government will fall
Reuters(Repeats story first issued on Sunday, with no change) * Opposition leader says economic woes draining government * Vows to keep publicizing vote dispute round Latin America * He points to "internal war" in ruling Socialist Party By Andrew Cawthorne...Tags: Venezuela, U.S. Congress, Caves and Caverns, Petroleum Industry, Colombia
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Biden says U.S. and Brazil ready for deeper relationship
Reuters* U.S. vice president says Brazil a model emerging democracy * Rousseff to make state visit to Washington on Oct. 23 * Businesses push for better investment, tax and travel ties By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA, May 31 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Boeing Co., Venezuela, National Government, Petroleum Industry
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Venezuela says Taiwan CPC's compensation claim thrown out
ReutersBy Marianna Parraga CARACAS, May 29 (Reuters) - A World Bank arbitration tribunal has thrown out a compensation claim by a subsidiary of Taiwanese state oil company CPC Corp for nationalization of assets in Venezuela, state oil company PDVSA said. The...Tags: Government, Venezuela, Economic Organization, Nationalization, International Organizations
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Venezuela pulls out as facilitator of Colombian peace talks
BOGOTA, Colombia – Venezuela recalled its ambassador and ended its participation in peace talks Wednesday after Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos met with the losing opposition candidate in Venezuela’s recent presidential election....Tags: Peace Negotiations, Alvaro Uribe, Venezuela, National Government, U.S. Congress
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Venezuela's president denies currency devaluation rumor
ReutersCARACAS, June 5 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro denied on Wednesday rumors that he was preparing another adjustment of the local bolivar currency, which has been devalued five times in the last decade. "The sources of this rumor are the...Tags: Venezuela, Petroleum Industry, New Products
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