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  • To silence rationing rumours Venezuela announces 760.000 tons of imported food is on the way

    Venezuela is awaiting the arrival of 760.000 tons of food from different associated countries and which are destined to build a national reserve of food, according to Food Minister Felix Osorio. The announcement follows strong suggestions that rationing of certain food and toiletry items was in the ...

  • Oil prices retreat before Fed policy meeting

    Oil prices retreated on Monday on speculation that the Federal Reserve may taper its stimulus program at its policy meeting this week.Light, sweet crude for July delivery lost 8 cents, to settle at 97.77 US dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.Brent for July delivery decreased 46 cents, or 0.43 percent to close at 10547 dollars a barrel.On the economic front, manufacturing ...

  • Maduro Im ready to be the president of Venezuela

    "The people will win on April 14 in the state of Zulia, Venezuela and achieve rhe biggest victory in the political history of the country," vowed United Battle Command. Hugo Chavez commands the election campaign of the candidate Nicolás Maduro in state of Zulia. "Comandante Chavez, the people of Zulia swear that you will not fail, and that will lead to a win for ...

  • Breast-feeding is best so ban bottles Venezuelan lawmaker proposes

    (CNN) — Venezuelan lawmakers are weighing whether to ban the use of baby bottles as part of a push to promote breast-feeding, state media reported. The proposed measure will be up for debate in the South American country’s National Assembly on Tuesday, lawmaker Odalis Monzon said in an interview with state-run VTV. ';Every baby has the right to breast-feeding,'; said ...

  • Venezuelan lawmakers mull ban on baby bottles

    Companies marketing baby formula should be fined, lawmaker says Lawmakers are set to debate a measure banning the use of baby bottles An opposition lawmaker calls it "unacceptable and ...

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

After ten years and seven movies totaling nearly 20 hours of running length, the Harry Potter franchise/saga is finally coming to an end with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, which covers the second half of J.K. Ro ... ...

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  • India cuts Iran oil imports 42 percent takes Venezuelan other crudes

    By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India cut its Iranian oil imports by more than 40 percent in the first five months of the year, replacing the crude with shipments from Venezuela, Iraq and Oman, and pushing Iran down four places to seventh among its suppliers. India's imports of Iranian oil for May dropped 12.2 percent from a year ago to 213,500 barrels per day (bpd), tanker arrival ...

  • OAS Signs Agreement to Provide Greater Transparency to Parliaments of the Americas

    June 17, 2013 The Organization of American States (OAS) and the Foundation for Documentation Sciences (FCD) of Spain signed a memorandum of understanding that seeks to promote the strengthening of the management of legislatures in the region, through actions that promote transparency, access to public information and citizen participation. The Secretary General of the OAS, José ...

  • Pope talks about crime drugs poverty with new Venezuelan leader

    Vatican City (dpa) - Pope Francis on Monday spoke about the fight against drug trafficking, as well as poverty and crime, as he welcomed at the Vatican the new President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro.Maduro succeeded Hugo Chavez, who ruled for 14 years, narrowly beating opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in disputed elections in April.Francis and Maduro "dwelled on ...

  • UPDATE 2-SP downgrades Venezuelas sovereign credit rating to B

    Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:57pm EDT By Daniel Bases NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - Standard & Poor's downgraded Venezuela's sovereign foreign currency credit rating by one notch on Monday, citing political turmoil as an impediment to enacting meaningful reforms in order to stop a slide in economic activity. S&P's move to a B rating from B-plus on the OPEC nation brings it in line with ...

  • Colombia Police Crackdown on Campesino Protest

    Members of a passion fruit producers’ alliance near Buga, Colombia.Photo Charlotte Kesl (World Bank) Colombian police forces violently repressed a campesino protest in Colombia’s north-east yesterday.For the past eight days, more than 2,000 small-scale farmers in the municipality of Tib have been demanding the gradual substitution of ';illegal'; crops for sustainable ...

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