The Daily Journal.— Venezuela’s Ministry of Health updated the casualty toll following the two earthquakes that struck the country on June 24. Health Minister Carlos Alvarado raised the death toll to 235 and reported that the public hospital network has treated more than 4,300 injured people. “As of 7:00 p.m. today, the public healthcare system […]
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The Daily Journal. — The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a general license Thursday that temporarily authorizes transactions related to humanitarian relief efforts following the earthquake in Venezuela, partially easing restrictions under the country’s sanctions program. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License No. 60, allowing “all transactions related to earthquake […]
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The Daily Journal. — The United States government announced the mobilization of financial and logistical resources as part of an interagency response to the earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday. President Donald Trump’s administration authorized a $150 million relief package to support humanitarian assistance and deploy technical teams to work alongside local authorities in the […]
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The Daily Journal. — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his condolences Thursday to the people and government of Venezuela following the two devastating earthquakes that struck the country’s central region the previous day. The U.N. chief also confirmed that the organization’s humanitarian teams have already begun coordinating relief efforts directly with Acting President Delcy […]
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Juan Barreto, Bureau Chief Venezuela & LATAM. — Tragedy once again reminds us that nature has no ideology, but residential areas and construction materials certainly do. Today, thousands of our fellow citizens have lost their homes in working-class neighborhoods and middle-class communities alike. Fragile homes in areas that already faced serious risks now lie torn […]
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The Daily Journal — The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) issued an official statement on Tuesday highlighting the urgent need to expand democratic and civic space across the hemisphere while directly addressing the institutional crises affecting Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. In the statement, the multilateral organization stressed that inclusive governance, respect […]
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The Daily Journal — Venezuela is preparing to disclose public debt approaching $240 billion, a figure far higher than previous market estimates and one that would make the country the center of the largest sovereign debt restructuring in history, the British newspaper Financial Times reported on Wednesday. According to the financial newspaper, the administration led […]
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The Daily Journal — Acting President Delcy Rodríguez defended the normalization of diplomatic channels with the United States government on Monday during the closing session of the international symposium “The Homeland Is America,” held as part of the bicentennial commemoration of the Amphictyonic Congress of Panama. “International guests have arrived in a Venezuela that we […]
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The Daily Journal — Presidential candidate Abelardo De la Espriella turned the votes of Colombians living abroad into “one of the main pillars of his victory,” according to El Colombiano, which reviewed the map of second-round election results outside Colombia. In Venezuela, De la Espriella secured 19,682 votes (79.67%), compared to 4,911 votes (19.88%) for […]
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The Daily Journal — After months of disruptions caused by the conflict between the United States and Iran, India restored normal oil import levels during June. Record shipments from Russia, along with increased supplies from Angola, Iran, Venezuela, Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates, helped offset logistical bottlenecks stemming from the closure of the Strait […]
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