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Nicolás Maduro Tells U.N.: ‘Venezuela Is Stronger than Ever’

Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro made his way to New York Wednesday to address the United Nations General Assembly, where he accused the United States of orchestrating a terrorist attack against him and, without mentioning the grave humanitarian crisis his government created, declared, “Venezuela is stronger than ever.”

Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela delivers a speech at the United Nations during the

U.S. Sanctions Venezuelan Companies and Government Officials

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday announced sanctions against four current and former Venezuelan government officials, plus several other individuals and entities connected with Rafael Alfredo Sarria Diaz, a businessman accused of operating as the front man for Socialist Party official Diosdado Cabello.

Diosdado Cabello, a prominent politician close to the Venezuelan government, in the genera

Venezuelans to Jim Carrey: ‘Socialism Represents Opression Against the People’

Venezuelans suffering through the worst crisis in the nation’s history have responded with outrage to actor Jim Carrey’s call to the world to “say yes to socialism.” In a column published Wednesday, columnist Laureano Márquez argued that Carrey misunderstands the “repression” conducted in the name of socialism in places like the Latin American country.

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Venezuela: Maduro Proposes Paying Citizens in Gold Bars

Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro proposed providing people with gold bars as an alternative to traditional currency, local media reported this week, after his debut of the “sovereign bolívar” triggered mass confusion nationwide.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) gestures between his wife Cilia Flores (L) and Def

Brazil’s Border Streets Flood with Venezuelan Children Scavenging for Food

Starving Venezuelans fleeing across the border to Brazil have become a common sight around the dumpsters of the country’s biggest border cities, sending their children to find edible garbage to survive. The images, mirroring the reality in their home country, have triggered a backlash among the local population, Brazilian outlet Globo reported on Wednesday.

A boy carries two pineapples he found in the trash area of the Coche public market in Cara