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by Javier TOVAR Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — A blond television presenter seemingly working for a channel called the “House of News” looks into the camera and asks in English: “How true is it that Venezuela is such a poor country?” But this man is not a journalist — or even a real human being. He’s an avatar generated by artificial intelligence (AI), a tool that is becoming ever more common in global disinformation. […]
PORLAMAR, Venezuela (AFP) – Venezuela on Tuesday received its first European cruise ship in 15 years after long being avoided by tourists due to high levels of insecurity and economic turmoil. The Bahamas-flagged “Amadea” docked at the Caribbean island of Margarita with almost 500 passengers — mainly from Spain, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland — on board. “For many years Venezuela was off the radar of cruise ships,” said Tourism Minister Ali Padron, as he welcomed […]
UREÑA, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela and Colombia reopened the last stretch of their shared border Sunday that had remained closed for years in a diplomatic dispute now settled under new leadership. Cars honked and passengers waved flags as vehicles with license plates from both countries traversed the area’s Atanasio Girardot bridge, which had been blocked by containers amid high tensions. The bridge, which is also known as Tienditas, was the last to remain inaccessible since […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday said the easing of an oil embargo on his country by the United States was not enough, and called for the total lifting of sanctions. The United States over the weekend granted energy giant Chevron a license to resume some oil operations in Venezuela — a step in the “right direction,” Maduro told a press conference. But the move was “not enough for what Venezuela demands, […]
Caracas, Venezuela | AFP | Five members of the Venezuelan military died Sunday when their plane crashed during a training mission, authorities in the South American country said. The C-208B aircraft “fell to the ground” 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) from the Jose Antonio Paez air base, in Venezuela’s southern Amazonas state, Defense Minister General Vladimir Padrino Lopez said in a statement. “So far, four lifeless bodies have been rescued and the search continues for the […]
by Margioni BERMÚDEZ Agence France-Presse LAS TEJERÍAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Neighbors helped rescue teams comb through mud and debris Monday for signs of dozens of people missing after a landslide swept through a town in Venezuela, killing at least 36. More than 3,000 rescuers were deployed in Las Tejerias, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the capital Caracas, after Venezuela’s worst natural disaster in decades. “Unfortunately, we have 36 people dead at the moment and […]
by Margioni Bermudez Agence France-Presse LAS TEJERÍAS, Venezuela (AFP) — A landslide in Venezuela has left at least 25 people dead and more than 50 missing after a river overflowed, officials said Sunday, in the latest deadly disaster caused by heavy rains to hit the country. Houses and businesses were destroyed in the Saturday night deluge, which left the town of Las Tejerias covered with mud and debris, including felled trees, household items and mangled […]
SAN ANTONIO DEL TACHIRA, Venezuela (AFP) – Venezuela and Colombia on Monday reopened their border to vehicles transporting goods following seven years of partial closure, including three years in which it was fully closed due to a political spat. Colombia President Gustavo Petro and representatives of the government of Venezuela leader Nicolas Maduro attended the ceremony. The first truck left San Antonio del Tachira on the Venezuelan side of the border just after midday and […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — The death toll from floods that swept away a group of people at a religious retreat in western Venezuela has risen to eight, authorities said on Sunday, as the search for two more missing people continued. Around 40 members of a Methodist church had gathered in Tachira state on Friday when heavy rains caused flooding, state governor Freddy Bernal tweeted. Some of the worshippers were bathing in the river when the […]
Caracas, Venezuela (AFP) At least seven people were killed in western Venezuela after heavy rains swept away a group of people at a religious gathering, the state’s governor said Saturday. Around 40 members of the Methodist Church, a Protestant religious group, had gathered in Tachira state on Friday when heavy rains suddenly caused flooding, governor Freddy Bernal said on Twitter. Some of the worshippers were bathing in the river when the rains came down, suddenly […]
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (AFP) — A group of 16 people who went missing after setting off on a religious retreat in Venezuela two weeks ago were found “safe and sound,” officials said Thursday. The group had not been heard from since departing on August 22 for what officials described as a religious retreat in the town of La Grita in western Tachira province. The 16 people “were located in perfect health, they were praying at […]
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (AFP) — Family members have joined the search for nearly two dozen people reported missing after going on a religious retreat in Venezuela two weeks ago, civil protection authorities said Tuesday. Between 16 and 20 people are believed to be missing, civil protection official Yesnardo Canal told AFP, though local media have reported it could be even more. An eight-day-old baby and other children are part of the group. They went missing […]
