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Venezuelan VP Rodriguez Criticizes Sanctions on Oil-Producing Nations at OPEC Forum
Jorge Gestoso (L) and Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodriguez (R), Vienna, Austria, July 9, 2025. Photo: teleSUR July 9, 2025 Hour: 1:04 pm On Wednesday, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez gave an exclusive interview to teleSUR from Vienna, where the...

The UAE is no longer a financial risk in Europe’s eyes, here is what that really means
In July 2025, the EU Parliament delisted the UAE from its high-risk list, after FATF grey listing in 2022 and EU designation in 2023/ (Representative Image) Delisted: The EU has formally removed the UAE from its high-risk AML/CFT list after...

Find a taste of Venezuelan snacks and treats at Yumfood
Patricia Reverol-Urdaneta started Yumfood, a Venezuelan snack and dessert business, in Urbandale, Iowa. Reverol-Urdaneta, originally an engineer, learned to cook from her family in Venezuela and honed her skills during the pandemic. Yumfood offers...

Yumfood offers Venezuelan treats in Urbandale
Patricia Reverol-Urdaneta started Yumfood, offering Venezuelan empanadas, pastelitos, and cakes, out of her home in Urbandale. She focuses on recipes her aunts and grandmother taught her as a child. Tequeños come filled with cheese, almost like a...

Flight 41 of Plan Vuelta a la Patria Returns 203 Venezuelan Migrants from United States via Honduras
203 Venezuelan nationals returned from U.S., arrive safely in Maiquetía.Photo:TeleSUR July 9, 2025 Hour: 8:26 pm On July 9, 2025, Venezuela’s Plan Vuelta a la Patria repatriated 203 Venezuelan migrants originally from the United States, who made a...

El Toque: A Digital Platform Influencing Cuba’s Currency Market
El Toque and the informal Cuban currency market: independent media or economic weapon? Photo:EFE. July 8, 2025 Hour: 9:48 pm Amid Cuba’s economic challenges, the digital platform El Toque has become a controversial actor in the informal currency...

Parlamento Europeo aprueba incluir a Venezuela como país de alto riesgo de lavado de dinero y financiamiento al terrorismo
Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español El Parlamento Europeo aprobó este miércoles incluir a Venezuela en la lista de países y territorios que la Unión Europea (UE) considera de “alto riesgo para el lavado de dinero y el financiamiento al...

Trump officials pursued 2 Venezuelan prisoner swaps, both failed: Report
What was meant to be a strategic deal to bring Americans home from Venezuelan prisons was derailed by competing diplomatic efforts within the Trump administration, according to The New York Times. The two separate sets of negotiations with...

Venezuelan drowns while cleaning pond
A 23-year-old Venezuelan man is suspected to have drowned while cleaning a pond in Barrackpore on Monday. The body of Zeiller Emerson Gonzales was recovered after a challenging retrieval from the pond on Surprise Trace. Police were informed that...

How Trump officials botched a deal to get Americans out of Venezuelan prisons in exchange for deported migrants
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Who sets the price of the dollar in Cuba? The financial war that many don't see
In a regional scenario where economic wars are fought both in the markets and online. The afternoon of August 3, 2022, marked a key moment for the Cuban economy. Thousands of citizens tuned in to one of the most anticipated editions of the...

Venezuela and Egypt Strengthen Diplomatic Ties to Advance Global Peace Summit Initiative
Maduro’s peace summit initiative gains momentum through Venezuela-Egypt diplomatic talks.Photo: Venezuelan Foreign Ministry/IG. July 8, 2025 Hour: 5:26 pm Venezuela and Egypt deepen cooperation to promote President Maduro’s Summit for Peace and...

Venezuela Seeks Industrial Takeoff: Projected 11% Growth for 2025
In March of this year, President Maduro closed the Expo Metal 2025 and also launched the Mining and Basic Industries Motor (Photo: CVG Ferrominera Orinoco). July 8, 2025 Hour: 6:55 pm Official figures point to an ambitious goal: an 11% industrial...

Venezuela’s Attorney General Denounces Bukele as Head of Gang Corruption Pact
Bukele denounced as regional tyrant for secret deals with gangs, Venezuelan AG says. Photo: EFE. July 8, 2025 Hour: 8:08 pm Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab exposes Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s secret deals with gangs,...

NBA Trade Rumors: Boston Celtics looking to offload Anfernee Simons with Western Conference movers predicted as ideal landing spot
The Boston Celtics dropped two of their most important players due to financial reasons; Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis are gone, and Al Horford might either leave in free agency or retire. While they might need some scoring due to Jayson...

Venezuelan VP Rodriguez Arrives in Vienna for OPEC International Seminar
Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodriguez (L) and OPEC Secretary Haitham Al Ghais (R), July 8, 2025. July 8, 2025 Hour: 1:37 pm On Tuesday, Venezuelan Vice President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodriguez arrived in Vienna to take part in the ninth International...

Iran Releases Currency Exchange Rates For July 9
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 9. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has released the official exchange rates for foreign currencies as of July 9, Trend reports. According to the rates announced by the CBI, the value of 28...
VLSFO premium dips in largely quiet market
Spot premium for very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) dipped on Tuesday as offers softened, while the broader market was broadly quiet due to a lack of fresh triggers. The Singapore cash premium dipped closer to $6 a metric ton, while backwardation...

India, Brazil Sign 6 MoUs in Key Sectors Including Renewable Energy; Set USD 20 Billion Trade Target
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva have signed six Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) across diverse sectors, including renewable energy. During their meeting at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia...

False anti-imperialism and the class struggle in Venezuela
An interesting debate has opened up in LINKS, International Journal of Socialist Renewal regarding the character of the Venezuelan government and the position organisations and intellectuals belonging to the popular and left camp should adopt...