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4:47pm, 26th March, 2019

Second major blackout leaves Venezuelans fearing power cuts will be the norm

Venezuela's government told workers and school children to stay home on Tuesday as the second major blackout this month left the streets of Caracas mostly empty and residents wondering how long power would be out amid a deepening economic crisis...

Nearly quarter-million Venezuelans sought asylum in 2018, UNHCR says

12:46pm, 8th March, 2019

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Nearly quarter-million Venezuelans sought asylum in 2018, UNHCR says

More and more Venezuelans are seeking asylum abroad, with nearly a quarter of a million applications lodged in 2018 alone, double that of the previous year, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday.

Warding off hunger, Venezuelans find meals in garbage bins

11:44am, 1st March, 2019

World

Warding off hunger, Venezuelans find meals in garbage bins

Tony, a 36-year old security guard, rummages through the garbage bins of a wealthy district in Caracas on his days off work, scavenging for food as Venezuela's economic meltdown has left even the employed struggling to find enough to eat.

Senators propose bill to let thousands of Venezuelans remain in U.S.

7:20pm, 28th February, 2019

Politics

Senators propose bill to let thousands of Venezuelans remain in U.S.

Republican and Democratic U.S. senators proposed legislation on Thursday that would let an estimated 72,000 Venezuelans remain in the United States after fleeing chaos in their country.

Battle of the bands: Dueling concerts as aid for Venezuelans in limbo

10:35am, 22nd February, 2019

World

Battle of the bands: Dueling concerts as aid for Venezuelans in limbo

Tensions along the Colombia-Venezuela border over the entry of aid meant to alleviate widespread food and medicine shortages in the socialist country will be accompanied by music on Friday, as rival concerts kick off on both sides of the boundary.

Malnourished Venezuelans hope urgently needed aid arrives soon

7:30am, 22nd February, 2019

World

Malnourished Venezuelans hope urgently needed aid arrives soon

Yaneidi Guzman has lost a third of her weight over the past three years as Venezuela's economic collapse made food unaffordable and she now hopes the opposition will succeed in bringing urgently needed foreign aid to the South American country.

U.S. sanctions five Venezuelans, ratcheting up pressure on Maduro

10:44am, 15th February, 2019

Politics

U.S. sanctions five Venezuelans, ratcheting up pressure on Maduro

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on top Venezuelan security officials and the head of Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA as it ratcheted up pressure on embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over an election it says was...

Maduro understands Venezuelans are rejecting him: Pompeo

9:42am, 15th February, 2019

Politics

Maduro understands Venezuelans are rejecting him: Pompeo

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's invitation to a U.S. envoy for talks in Caracas "demonstrates his increasing understanding that the Venezuelan people are rejecting him and his model of gov...

Maduro: Venezuelans not 'beggars,' give humanitarian aid to Colombians

1:34pm, 8th February, 2019

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Maduro: Venezuelans not 'beggars,' give humanitarian aid to Colombians

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday the U.S.-backed humanitarian aid being stockpiled in the Colombian border city of Cucuta for his country should be distributed to poor Colombians as Venezuelans are not "beggars."

Peru says repatriated Venezuelans a tiny fraction of daily influx

5:59pm, 14th September, 2018

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Peru says repatriated Venezuelans a tiny fraction of daily influx

Venezuela would have to dramatically step up efforts to fly its citizens home under its new "repatriation plan" in order to come anywhere close to offsetting the 1,300 Venezuelans who enter Peru every day, Peru's top immigration official said on...

Brazil sends army to border as Venezuelans flee crisis at home

9:33pm, 28th August, 2018

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Brazil sends army to border as Venezuelans flee crisis at home

Brazil said it was sending armed forces to keep order near the Venezuelan border area, while Peru declared a health emergency, as a regional crisis sparked by thousands of Venezuelans fleeing economic collapse escalated on Tuesday.

Peru declares emergency at border as Venezuelans flee crisis at home

6:28pm, 28th August, 2018

World

Peru declares emergency at border as Venezuelans flee crisis at home

Peru on Tuesday declared a health emergency at its northern border as thousands of Venezuelans, fleeing economic crisis and hunger at home, continued to stream into the country despite tightening entry requirements.

Venezuelans entering Ecuador illegally receive help to reach Peru

8:03pm, 22nd August, 2018

World

Venezuelans entering Ecuador illegally receive help to reach Peru

Some 250 Venezuelans who illegally entered Ecuador to join tens of thousands fleeing a crisis at home have won safe passage to the Peruvian border, a few days before Peru's government tightens its migration requirements.

Brazilian border state asks supreme court to halt entry of Venezuelans

10:17am, 20th August, 2018

World

Brazilian border state asks supreme court to halt entry of Venezuelans

The government of the northern Brazilian state of Roraima on Monday asked the country's supreme court to halt the entry of Venezuelan immigrants, as the border state struggles to cope with a flow that has already sparked violent confrontations.

Desperate Venezuelans defy Ecuador's passport rules and cross border

5:46pm, 19th August, 2018

World

Desperate Venezuelans defy Ecuador's passport rules and cross border

Dozens of furious Venezuelan migrants fleeing economic misery in Venezuela for a new life elsewhere on Sunday defied rules requiring they hold a valid passport to cross the border from Colombia into Ecuador, and authorities appeared to be allowing it...

Ecuador, Peru tighten entry requirements for Venezuelans as influx swells

11:39pm, 16th August, 2018

World

Ecuador, Peru tighten entry requirements for Venezuelans as influx swells

Venezuelans entering Ecuador and Peru will soon be required to show their passports, rather than national identity cards, the Ecuadorean government and Peruvian official sources said on Thursday, amid concerns over an influx of economic migrants.