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Nicknamed the "world's poorest president," José Mujica does not rule out selling flowers again, once he finishes what he calls "this presidential gig." He also plans to set up a school…
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President Evo Morales invoked the charter of the Union of South American Nations and called on its members to defend democratically elected governments against coups d’état rejecting…
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United States foreign policy can be summed up as hard power vs. soft power. An example of hard power is the U.S. backing the unsuccessful 2002 military coup d’état. An example of soft…
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Recent statements by the U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, confirm the U.S. government's intent to meddle in the internal affairs of Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro denounced.
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The Venezuelan government on Thursday (Feb 20) rejected statements made the previous day by U.S. President Barack Obama regarding the current unrest in that South American country.
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At a meeting in Caracas with ambassadors from the CELAC, the Venezuelan foreign minister, Elías Jaua, repeated his warning about the involvement of the U.S. in the acts of violence…
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The Mercosur governments released a statement on the past week’s demonstrations in Venezuela describing “the recent violent acts” in Venezuela as “attempts to destabilize the democratic…
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The United States has halted all economic aid to Bolivia, because that country expelled representatives of the USAID last May. That aid amounted to about $40 million a year when Evo…
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"Development is not only amassing wealth and increasing consumption; it is the struggle for human happiness," said President José Mujica of Uruguay during his recent speech at the CELAC…
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Suspense continues to build up in Chile over President-elect Michelle Bachelet's choice of a Communist Party member -- or members -- to her cabinet.
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