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Venezuela leader hikes minimum wage package by 26%

Venezuela leader hikes minimum wage package by 26%

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday hiked the minimum wage package by 26.3 percent, to $240, in an attempt to quell growing discontent over difficult living conditions. Addressing thousands of government supporters in Caracas on the eve of International Workers' Day, Rodriguez, who succeeded deposed

First direct US-Venezuela flight in years arrives in Caracas

First direct US-Venezuela flight in years arrives in Caracas

The first direct flight between the United States and Venezuela in seven years landed Thursday in Caracas, a new sign of thawing relations after Washington deposed leftist leader Nicolas Maduro. The flight operated by Envoy Air, a subsidiary of American Airlines, took off at 10:26 am (1426 GMT) from

Venezuela opens arms to world with Miami-Caracas flight

Venezuela opens arms to world with Miami-Caracas flight

A relaunched Miami-Caracas flight after seven years of a standstill is paving the way for Venezuela to reclaim its status as a bustling aviation hub. The United States is home to 1.2 million Venezuelans out of a 7.9-million-strong diaspora, according to United Nations data. But

Venezuela, Colombia pledge military cooperation on first post-Maduro visit

Venezuela, Colombia pledge military cooperation on first post-Maduro visit

Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez and her Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro pledged military cooperation to combat "mafias" on their shared border, as Petro became the first foreign leader to visit Venezuela since the ouster of strongman Nicolas Maduro. Petro met with Rodriguez, who took over on an interim basis

US soldier allegedly bet on Maduro operation using intel

US soldier allegedly bet on Maduro operation using intel

A US soldier faces charges for using classified information to bet on online prediction markets related to the US operation to capture former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, the Department of Justice said Thursday. US Army soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, allegedly made over $400,000

Paying it forward | Mary Sheehy Moe

Twenty springs ago, Montana school boards presented 73 requests to local voters to increase funding for their elementary schools. All but two (97.3%) passed. The same year 52 such requests were made for high schools. All but three (94.2%) passed. Ah, those were the days — before the recession

Venezuela's Machado doesn't regret gifting Nobel Peace Prize to Trump

Venezuela's Machado doesn't regret gifting Nobel Peace Prize to Trump

Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Saturday "I have no regrets" about symbolically handing over her Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump back in January. "There is a leader in the world, a head of state in the world who risked