6 U.S. Citgo Executives Convicted And Sentenced in Venezuela
First arrested in Venezuela in November 2017, they were convicted Thanksgiving Day on corruption charges and immediately sentenced to more than eight years in prison.
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Venezuela's Fuel Shortage Upends Longtime Colombian Border Gas Smuggling Trade
Motorists near Colombia's border with Venezuela used to opt for cheaper, smuggled gas from the neighboring country. Now the tables have turned.
Bolivian President Tests Positive For Coronavirus
The announcement from the country's interim president, Jeanine Áñez, comes just days after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced that he had contracted COVID-19.
After Failed Coup Plot, Maduro Touts Video Of Detained American Conspirator
Venezuelan forces caught former U.S. service members Luke Denman and Airan Berry after an ill-fated raid attempt. Now, Maduro is seeking to implicate President Trump with Denman's interrogation video.
Thousands Of Migrants Head Back To Venezuela To Flee Colombia's COVID-19 Lockdown
Colombian officials say 12,000 Venezuelans have taken buses back to their home country since Colombia imposed restrictions to stop the coronavirus outbreak. Many other Venezuelans are fleeing on foot.
Many Venezuelan Hospitals Lack Basics To Function, Let Alone Handle COVID-19
Doctors tell NPR many health workers have left the country and many hospitals don't have necessities, including soap and running water.
After Fleeing Crisis, Venezuelan Migrants Now Struggle In Coronavirus Lockdown
Colombia is home to about 1.7 million who fled neighboring Venezuela in recent years. Now that it has shut down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the migrants say they are extra vulnerable.
Latin America's Militaries Emerge As Power Brokers, Riot Police And Border Forces
El Salvador's troops deployed in congress. Bolivia's army advised the president to step down. Brazil's leader surrounds himself with top brass. The armed forces have made a comeback across the region.
Maduro Picks Surprising Tool To Level Out Venezuela's Tailspin: Capitalism
Allowing the use of American dollars has brought a little life back to Venezuela's cities — and strengthened Nicolás Maduro's grip on power. But much misery remains in more rural parts of the nation.
His Dad Died In A Venezuelan Hospital. What He Saw In The Morgue Still Haunts Him
When this reporter's father died, he accompanied the body as it was taken to the morgue. The grieving son says it was the hardest walk of his life.