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Pope Francis meets Venezuelan President Maduro
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PanARMENIAN.Net - Pope Francis met Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday, June 17, for the first time since Maduro won a narrow and disputed election victory to succeed late Socialist leader Hugo Chavez, Reuters reported. Comment?
Venezuelan president meets pope, smoothes relations with Catholic church
Venezuela and the Vatican haven't always seen eye-to-eye. During his 14 years in power, President Hugo Chavez often battled with the church, accusing leaders of participating in a coup against him and calling a Venezuelan cardinal a "troglodyte" on national television. Comment?
Venezuelan president seeks canonization for doctor
... other Vatican officials included the political situation in Venezuela following the death of former President Hugo Chavez, drug trafficking in Venezuela and the peace process in Colombia. Francis is the first pope from Latin America. Before the ... Comment?
Pope Talks Crime, Drugs, Poverty With Maduro
... and crime, as he welcomed at the Vatican the new President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro. Maduro succeeded Hugo Chavez, who ruled for 14 years, narrowly beating opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in disputed elections in April. Francis and Maduro ... Comment?
Pope meets new Venezuelan leader, discusses situation after Chavez
Pope Francis met with Venezuela's President Nicolaus Maduro Moros at the Vatican on June 17, for discussions that centered on the country's situation after the recent death of President Hugo Chavez. Comment?
Venezuela Considers Ban On Baby Bottles In An Effort To Promote...
... The government's actions have observers politicizing the bill's intentions. Following the death of President Hugo Chavez, sources speculate a ban on baby bottles represents a modern extension of Chavez's goal to intrude into his citizens' private ... Comment?
UPDATE 1-S&P downgrades Venezuela's sovereign credit rating to B
... make it more difficult to contain inflation and ease inflationary pressures. Maduro, successor to the late Hugo Chavez, faces a complex economic panorama of slowing growth, widespread shortages of basic products, and the highest inflation rate in ... Comment?
Venezuelan President Maduro Has Audience with Pope Francis
... a discussion of "Venezuela's social and political situation" following the recent death of long-time President Hugo Chavez. During their talk the pope also made reference to the historical presence of the Catholic Church in the country and of its ... Comment?
Venezuelan president meets pope amid political tensions, seeks canonization for doctor
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... other Vatican officials included the political situation in Venezuela following the death of former President Hugo Chavez, drug trafficking in Venezuela and the peace process in Colombia. Francis is the first pope from Latin America. Before the ... Comment?
Venezuela's pro-Socialist Vote Council says Maduro won election
... Press. Milk, butter, coffee and cornmeal... WASHINGTON - Think Nicolas Maduro, former socialist President Hugo Chavez's appointed heir, rightly won the recent presidential election? Think again. During a parliament session, opposition and pro-Maduro ... Comment?
Did a CBS reporter compare Iran's presidential candidates to the Tea Party?
... involved in the election. It smacks of people looking for offense. Aaaagh but if I compare Justin Trudeau to Hugo Chavez... which is more accurate. CBS was comparing a government that has systematically stoned women, gays and has one of the worst ... Comment?
Ecuador's Correa Cozies Up With Dangerous Allies
We have written before about Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, who seems determined to seize the mantle of Latin American Lefty Authoritarian of the Decade from Hugo Chavez's dead body. Comment?
Pope Francis meets Venezuela's Maduro
... the fight against crime and drug trafficking. Nicolas Maduro, who was elected in April after the death of leader Hugo Chavez from cancer, has vowed to extend his predecessor's 14-year self-styled revolution that enjoyed strong support among the ... Comment?
Pope Francis meets Venezuelan President Maduro
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Pope Francis met Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday for the first time since Maduro won a narrow and disputed election victory to succeed late Socialist leader Hugo Chavez . Comment?
What Rouhani's Victory Means for Iran
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... oms and the country during his first years in office enjoyed a short-lived political spring. Ahmadinejad, in the Hugo Chavez style, led a largely populist government. But in each Comment?
Cardinal: Pope should urge coexistence
... of all political leanings. His initiative represents a break from the rocky relations under late president Hugo Chavez, who once suggested that Christ would whip some church leaders for lying after Urosa warned that Venezuela's democratic freedoms ... Comment?
Venezuela To Pass Breast-Feeding Legislation Amidst Mounting Controversy
... h legislation would likely raise the ire of opposition sympathizers who say the government of the late President Hugo Chavez excessively extended the reach of the state into the lives of private citizens. -- BERNAMA-NNN-MERCOPRESS Comment?
Venezuela OKs conditional freedom for judge
... against her of corruption, abuse of authority and aiding an inmate's escape. Afiuni angered then-President Hugo Chavez in 2009 when she ruled that a banker accused of violating currency exchange controls could go free while awaiting trial. ... Comment?
i Foreign Editor's Letter: Fortunate to have the best correspondents in the world
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... been some huge stories - the French invasion of Mali, the Delhi gang-rape, the Pistorius trial, the death of Hugo Chavez, the accession of Pope Francis, the Boston bombs - the variety is what makes my job so exciting. But amid this diversity, in the ... Comment?
Venezuelan Socialists propose ban on bottle-feeding
... The measure likely will gain criticism from opposition sympathizers who say the government of the late President Hugo Chavez trampled on individual freedoms, Reuters reported. Comment?