Opponents of the Venezuelan government have promised to continue street protests aimed at forcing out President Nicolas Maduro. The opposition warning came a day after at least two people were killed and hundreds arrested in Venezuelas largest anti-g

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(四)月

In 1975, Venezuelan musician Jose Antonio Abreu created a network of music education programs for children. It became known as El Sistema. As the director of El Sistema, Abreu was able to gain government support for the network, and turn it into one

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The Venezuelan economy is in free fall, with soaring inflation and severe shortages of food, water, and medicine. Political opponents of the regime of Nicolas Maduro reportedly have been subjected to imprisonment and torture. Faced with such misery,

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Yutong bus in Venezuela [Photo: Yutong.com] A leading Chinese bus manufacturer Yutong is being singled out for its ability to carve out a niche in Venezuela, as well as in some parts of the Middle East. Zhengzhou-based Yutong first entered the Venezu

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In a hospital near Colombias border with Venezuela, migrants fill beds with the wounds of the nation they left behind. An 18-year-old woman rubbed her stomach. She fled Venezuela with her new born daughter when the wounds she suffered while giving bi

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The United States has announced new sanctions on three Venezuelans and 20 companies for connections to drug trafficking. Vice President Mike Pence announced the measures earlier this week. He spoke during a visit to the headquarters of the Organizati

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CARACAS, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) announced on Saturday after a special meeting of its Board of Directors that the presidential elections will be held on April 14. CNE president Tibisay Lucena said the nominati

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

By Brian Wagner Miami 13 February 2008 Venezuela says it has halted oil sales to U.S.-based ExxonMobil as part of a legal dispute over compensation for the firm's assets in the country. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports Venezuela also has criticiz

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By Brian Wagner Miami 03 March 2008 Ecuador and Venezuela have ordered troops to their borders with Colombia, after a Colombian attack on rebels inside Ecuador. VOA's Brian Wagner reports from Miami. Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said he had reca

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Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is in China to sign agreements on economic cooperation. As Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing, China has released few details on the deals so far. Hugo Chavez, right, arrives in Beijing President Chavez arrived in

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For years, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has described his program of boosting state control over the economy as 21st Century Socialism. The president does not spell out how this version of socialism differs from 20th century socialist experiments

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By Zulima Palacio Cucuta, Colombia 12 February 2008 For the past few months, the presidents of Colombia and Venezuela have been engaged in a war of words, harshly criticizing each other. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez even hinted at the possibility

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CARACAS, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans Friday marched alongside the casket of their late President Hugo Chavez, as his remains were taken to the mountaintop barracks he once called home and today houses the Historic Milita

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CARACAS, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government confirmed Tuesday that President Hugo Chavez will not be able to be sworn-in Thursday, Jan. 10, as the Constitution stipulates. The president of the National Assembly Diosdado Cabello read a lette

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BUENOS AIRES, July 3 (Xinhua) -- The national soccer teams of Brazil and Venezuela on Sunday tied in a match of the Group B at the American Cup being held in Argentina. Brazil had more goal opportunities during the match played at Ciudad de La Plata

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WASHINGTON, June 7 (Xinhua) -- David Villa, Xabi Alonso and Pedro Rodriguez scored for world and European champion(冠军) Spain for a 3-0 victory over Venezuela in an international friendly on Tuesday. Villa scored after only five minutes from a fre

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By Brian Wagner Miami 13 December 2007 U.S. prosecutors have announced the arrests of four men linked to a scandal involving an alleged campaign payment from Venezuela to Argentina. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the governments of the South Am

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CARACAS, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Tens of thousands of Venezuelan mourners took to the streets of Caracas Wednesday, as the coffin carrying the body of late President Hugo Chavez proceeded through the city. The funeral march starts from the Military Hospi

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CARACAS, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed cases of the A/H1N1 influenza in Venezuela has risen to 482 this year, Health Minister Eugenia Sader said on Wednesday. According to the latest report, the state of Merida in southeastern Venezuel

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By Michael Bowman Washington 09 July 2007 For years, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has spoken almost daily about his vision of so-called 21st Century socialism. Yet many Venezuelans of varying political persuasions are unsure what the slogan means

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