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A military contractor known as “Fat Leonard,” who cut off his ankle bracelet and fled after he pleaded guilty in a major Navy corruption scandal, was apprehended in Venezuela, authorities said Wednesday. Leonard Glenn Francis, who was on house arrest in San Diego and weeks away from sentencing, removed his GPS tracker Sept. 4, according […]
Ali Moshiri, CEO of Amos Global Energy and the retired head of Chevron Corp’s Africa and Latin America exploration and production businesses, poses in Houston, Texas, U.S. October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Gary McWilliams/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register HOUSTON, July 5 (Reuters) – Two U.S. investment funds on Tuesday said they […]
The visit by Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens and US Ambassador Jimmy Story, who heads the Venezuelan Affairs Unit, to the capital city of Caracas comes about a week after Matthew Heath, an American unlawfully detained there, attempted suicide.Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro acknowledged the visit by the delegation, which was first reported […]
CARACAS, June 13 (Reuters) – Venezuelan pop and reggaeton fans able to pay the equivalent of the country’s monthly minimum wage for a concert ticket are filling venues for the first time in over seven years to see their favorite national and international artists. A partial easing of economic woes in the country, which remains […]
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY, June 6 (Reuters) – The White House on Monday excluded Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas this week, prompting Mexico’s president to make good on a threat to skip the event because all countries in the Western Hemisphere were not invited. The boycott by Mexican President Andres Manuel […]
HAVANA, May 27 (Reuters) – A bloc of leftist countries meeting in Havana on Friday condemned the exclusion of certain nations from next month’s Summit of the Americas, after the United States said that it only wanted the leaders of governments that respect democracy to attend. The United States will host the Summit of the […]
A Chevron gas station sign is seen in Del Mar, California, April 25, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Blake Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, May 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department is getting ready to renew in the coming days Chevron Corp’s
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The United States government is moving to ease a few economic sanctions on Venezuela in a gesture meant to encourage resumed negotiations between the U.S.-backed opposition and the government of President Nicolás Maduro. The limited changes will allow Chevron Corp. to negotiate its license with the state-owned oil company, PDVSA, but […]
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON/CARACAS, April 21 (Reuters) – Some U.S. oilfield firms whose Venezuelan operations were frozen by sanctions are joining an appeal to Washington for authorizations to restart oil drilling in the South American country, according to eight sources with knowledge of the talks. If they are allowed to resume work, Venezuela could quickly ramp up production […]
Senior U.S. officials are traveling to Venezuela on Saturday to meet with the government of President Nicolás Maduro, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Biden administration steps up efforts to separate Russia from its remaining international allies amid a widening standoff over Ukraine. The trip is the highest-level visit by Washington officials […]