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As Nicolas Maduro consolidates power, Venezuela's Opposition reinvents itself with free meals, medical checkups
• 8 years agoInflation in Venezuela is projected to surpass 2,000 percent this year, and the economy is estimated to have shrunk by 12 percent. Shortages of food, medicine and basic goods have become dire amid moves by Maduro to crack down on dissent
Opposition, government vie for votes as polarised Venezuela goes to polls today
• 8 years agoVenezuelans head to the ballot box today in elections that could tilt a majority of the states' 23 governorships back into opposition control for the first time in nearly two decades
Venezuela rebukes United States at UNGA: Hostility between the two countries has a long history
Fp Staff • 8 years agoThe antagonism between the US and Venezuela has a long history to it.
Venezuela conducts war drills after Donald Trump's threat of military action
• 8 years agoTrump warned earlier this month that the United States was mulling a range of options against Venezuela, "including a possible military option if necessary."
Venezuela's new assembly holds first session amid criticism for tainted elections
• 8 years agoThe Constituent Assembly takes on its principal task of rewriting the 1999 constitution. It was elected in balloting marred by violence, fraud allegations.
Venezuela unrest: President Nicolas Maduro's 27-year-old son joins disputed Assembly
• 8 years agoCaracas: The 27-year-old son of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been confirmed as one of the 545 members of a new, all-powerful Assembly whose creation has sparked protests and international condemnation.
Venezuela crisis: Nicolas Maduro's push for greater powers could mark end for democracy
• 8 years agoAn explainer on what Nicolas Maduro is trying to do in Venezuela and how it will affect the South American nation's democracy.
'Symphony of protests' across Venezuela as violinist's musical resistance goes viral
Fp Staff • 8 years agoAs months deadly anti-government demonstrations showed no signs of abating, protestors took to the street for an unique show of strength through music
Venezuelan people mark 100 days of protests against President Nicolas Maduro
Fp Staff • 8 years agoVenezuelan demonstrators commemorated 100 days of continued street protests against President Nicolas Maduro and celebrated the release of leader Leopoldo Lopez.
Venezuelan women frustrated with shortage in breast implants
Fp Archives • 11 years agoBeauty-obsessed Venezuelans face a scarcity of brand-name breast implants, and women are so desperate that they and their doctors are turning to devices that are the wrong size or made in China, with less rigorous quality standards.