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Venezuela Holds Local Elections and Youth Referendum Amid Tight Security
teleSUR
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July 27, 2025
Caracas Mayor Carmen Melendez. X/ @gestionperfecta July 27, 2025 Hour: 7:45 am Voting centers began opening Sunday across Venezuela for elections to choose 335 mayors and members of legislative councils, as well as for a national referendum that...
Tigers grade for Chris Paddack trade: Nobody better to replace Reese Olson?
Detroit Free Press - Michigan
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The Detroit Tigers acquired right-handers Chris Paddack and Randy Dobnak for catching prospect Enrique Jimenez in a trade Monday, July 28, with the Minnesota Twins. Here's how Evan Petzold, the Tigers beat writer for the Detroit Free Press,...
Antigua and Barbuda PM calls for strengthened Africa-Caribbean trade partnerships as Africa and the Caribbean seek to end ‘economic stepchild’ status
Win Media SKN
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July 29, 2025
By Robert Andre Emmanuel (Antigua Observer) – Prime Minister Gaston Browne has called for the Caribbean region to purchase petroleum products directly from Africa as part of the move to strengthen economic ties between the two regions. As the...
Orioles minor league report: Top farm systems to target at trade deadline
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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July 29, 2025
The Orioles have waded into seller’s waters with their deals of relievers Bryan Baker and Gregory Soto but have yet to dive into a true fire sale ahead of the MLB trade deadline. With two and a half days remaining before the 6 p.m. cutoff for...
Maduro hails municipal victory, says Venezuela leads in democracy
Al Mayadeen
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July 29, 2025
Venezuela’s ruling coalition secures 285 out of 335 mayoralties as officials tout rising voter turnout, grassroots participation, and rejection of opposition agendas. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has hailed a sweeping electoral victory for...
Venezuelan migrants reveal shocking abuse in El Salvador jail under Trump crackdown — ‘abuse, violence, spoiled food’
Mint
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July 27, 2025
Venezuelans, who were detained in US President Donald Trump's March immigration crackdown, talked about the "horror" they endured during their time in the Salvadoran jail. They alleged witnessing abuse, beatings, violence, spoiled food and legal...
Precipitated Silica Market Company Evaluation Report 2025 Evonik, Solvay, And Tata Lead In Silica Via Innovation, Sustainability, And Strategic Global Expansion
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The Precipitated Silica Market Companies Quadrant presents an in-depth analysis of the global precipitated silica market, highlighting top industry players like Evonik Industries AG, Solvay SA, and Tata Chemicals...
Tensions Rise As Sanctioned Businessman Shakes Up Guyana’s Election
St. Kitts Gazette
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July 29, 2025
News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. July 29, 2025: With just weeks to go before Guyana’s pivotal September 1st General and Regional Elections, a political firestorm is brewing around the candidacy of Azruddin Mohamed, a U.S.-sanctioned gold trader...
A superioridade moral de Cuba
Strategic Culture
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August 2, 2025
Se comparada com os EUA, Cuba ostenta a superioridade moral que lhe advém da solidariedade manifestada e praticada para com os outros povos. Junte-se a nós no Telegram , Twitter e VK. Escreva para nós: info@strategic-culture.su No passado dia 11...
Venezuelan men expelled to El Salvador megaprison faced ‘state-sanctioned torture’, say lawyers
The Indian Express
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July 27, 2025
When José Manuel Ramos Bastidas finally reunited with his family in El Tocuyo, Venezuela, it marked the end of an ordeal that began with his deportation by the Trump administration and ended in what his lawyers describe as “state-sanctioned...
Oil rises on US-EU trade deal, hopes of China truce
Azzet
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July 28, 2025
Oil prices rose on Monday as optimism around global trade improved following a new trade deal between the United States and the European Union, while hopes for an extended truce in U.S.-China tariff tensions also supported sentiment. By 3 pm AEST...
El Salvador Abolishes Presidential Term Limits in Boost to Authoritarian Bukele
Truthout
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August 2, 2025
Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly — which is controlled by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s New Ideas party — on Thursday approved a series of...
The date has been set for the biggest royal wedding of the year, with Princess Marie Caroline of Liechtenstein marrying businessman Leopoldo Maduro
Nine
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July 29, 2025
Wedding bells will soon be ringing with the date for the biggest royal wedding of the year officially set. Princess Marie Caroline of Liechtenstein, the daughter of Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie, has announced the date of...
‘Cemetery of the living dead’: Venezuelans recall 125 days in notorious El Salvador prison
The Guardian
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July 29, 2025
Arturo Suárez struggles to pinpoint the worst moment of his incarceration inside a prison the warden boasted was “a cemetery of the living dead”. Was it the day inmates became so exasperated at being beaten by guards that they threatened to hang...
"Eugenio Suarez's value just plummeted" - Fans gutted as MLB's most coveted trade chip exits game following scary HBP
Sportskeeda
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July 29, 2025
Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez is arguably the most coveted player ahead of the trade deadline. Teams pursuing the All-Star infielder received a setback on Monday after Suarez exited the game against the Detroit Tigers with an...
Human Rights Watch: Venezuela's Maduro regime employs 'systematic' repression against critics
WLRN - Florida
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One year after Venezuela’s 2024 presidential election, the government of President Nicolás Maduro is continuing to kill, detain, torture and disappear critics in a “systematic” campaign of repression, according to a new report by Human Rights...
Man Accused of $1.88 Billion Fraud in Jalisco Deported from Las Vegas to Venezuela
Puerto Vallarta Daily News
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July 29, 2025
Carlos Lazo, the Venezuelan executive accused of defrauding thousands of investors, has been deported from Las Vegas to Venezuela. There, he faces charges for his role in a $1.88 billion fraud scheme. The fraud has impacted 3,675 individuals who...
Bukele ends term limits, embraces ‘dictator’ label
Taipei Times
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August 2, 2025
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, who can now seek unlimited reelection following a constitutional change, embraces the moniker of “dictator” and breezily shrugs off concerns about human rights transgressions. Critics fear Thursday’s...
Maduro Consolidates Criminal Power in Venezuela Municipal Elections
InSight Crime - Washington D.C.
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July 28, 2025
Venezuela held municipal elections on July 27 to mark the end of this election cycle, which the regime of President Nicolás Maduro used to consolidate its control over key territories where the country’s primary criminal economies are...
Eugenio Suárez, potential Tigers trade target, leaves game after being hit by pitch
MLive - Michigan
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July 29, 2025
DETROIT -- Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez threw a brief jolt into the trade market when he left Monday’s game in the ninth inning after being hit in the right hand. Suárez was struck by a 96 mph fastball from Detroit Tigers...