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NICOLAS MADURO

Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 24, 2019
Thousands of children born in Colombia to Venezuelan migrants left stateless, UNHCR says
Thousands of children born in Colombia to Venezuelan mothers are stuck in legal limbo with no identity documents, putting them at risk of statelessness, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) warned on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 20, 2019
Soldiers oversee fuel rationing in Venezuelan towns amid shortages as economy implodes
Soldiers oversaw rationing of gasoline at service stations in several parts of Venezuela on Sunday as worsening fuel shortages forced angry drivers to wait for hours to fill their tanks, prompting protests in some areas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 18, 2019
Venezuela's Maduro says Norway talks sought 'peaceful agenda' with opposition
Talks in Norway this week with representatives of Venezuela's government and the opposition sought to "build a peaceful agenda" for the crisis-stricken South American country, President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 10, 2019
Venezuela opposition lawmaker seeks refuge in Argentine Embassy after colleague's arrest
A Venezuelan opposition lawmaker sought refuge at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas on Thursday, according to an Argentine foreign ministry source and a Reuters witness, a day after the arrest of a top figure in the opposition-controlled legislature.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2019
Venezuela's neighbors accuse Nicolas Maduro of protecting 'terrorist groups' in Colombia
The Lima Group regional bloc on Friday accused the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of protecting "terrorist groups" in Colombia, keeping up pressure days after an attempted military uprising failed to dislodge Maduro from power.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 2, 2019
Thousands protest Maduro regime as Venezuela standoff sparks U.S.-Russian tensions
Thousands of marchers protested in Venezuela on Wednesday to try to force socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power as tension grew between Russia and the United States over the political standoff in the OPEC-member nation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 2, 2019
Russia denies U.S. claim it told Venezuela's Maduro not to flee
Russia on Wednesday rejected a U.S. allegation it had persuaded Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro not to flee the country the previous day, calling the assertion a calculated attempt to demoralize the army and escalate the crisis there.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2019
Venezuela's Juan Guaido calls for uprising but military loyal to Maduro for now
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday made his strongest call yet to the military to help him oust President Nicolas Maduro but there were no concrete signs of defection from the armed forces leadership.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 1, 2019
U.S. senators blast 'insane' Trump plan for 23% foreign aid cut and seek Venezuela plan
Republican and Democratic U.S. senators blasted President Donald Trump's proposal for a 23 percent cut in the U.S. budget for foreign aid and diplomacy as "insane" and "short-sighted" on Tuesday, and said it would not pass.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 1, 2019
Brazil's Bolsonaro backs Venezuela uprising, saying country is 'enslaved by dictator'
Brazil's right-wing government threw its support behind Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido's push to oust the "Maduro dictatorship" with street demonstrations on Tuesday, and called on other nations to do the same.
WORLD
Apr 30, 2019
Venezuela's Guaido says troops join him for coup; government says it is firmly in control
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Tuesday he had begun the "final phase" of his plan to oust President Nicolas Maduro, calling on Venezuelans and the military to back him to end Maduro's "usurpation."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 29, 2019
Venezuela's Juan Guaido cancels rally after 'dictatorship' blocks route
The leader of Venezuela's opposition-controlled National Assembly, Juan Guaido, canceled a rally scheduled to be held in the country's fourth-largest city on Sunday and said the "dictatorship" had prevented him from entering.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 18, 2019
Trump security adviser unveils new U.S. sanctions to pressure Cuba, Maduro regime, targeting remittances
U.S. national security adviser John Bolton announced a series of new sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela on Wednesday as the Trump administration sought to boost pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and the countries that support him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 16, 2019
Destitute Venezuelan migrants who fled to Brazil border live in abandoned bus going nowhere
Ten destitute Venezuelan migrants who fled their country's crisis did not get far when they crossed into Brazil: they have been living for three months on an abandoned bus just across the border.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 5, 2019
Guaido says imprisoning him could be Maduro's final move, and he has contingency plan
Juan Guaido, newly vulnerable to arrest, says he is prepared to be imprisoned by the autocratic regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and has a contingency plan for allies to continue the protest movement he leads.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 4, 2019
U.S. plans to pump dollars into Venezuela if Maduro falls, as it talks with Guaido on rescue strategy
The Trump administration is considering pumping dollars into Venezuela through banks, smartphones and apps if the regime of Nicolas Maduro fails, President Donald Trump's top economic adviser said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 29, 2019
Venezuela bars Maduro foe Juan Guaido from public office for 15 years
The Venezuelan government said opposition leader Juan Guaido would be barred from public office for 15 years on Thursday, as it seeks to crack down on the U.S.-backed rival to President Nicolas Maduro.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2019
Trump tells Russia to get troops out of Venezuela, warning 'all options' are on table
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Russia to pull its troops from Venezuela and warned that "all options" were open to make that happen.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2019
Russian military deployment in Venezuela includes cybersecurity personnel, says U.S. official
The Russian military contingent that arrived in Venezuela over the weekend, drawing U.S. condemnation, is believed to be made up of special forces, including "cybersecurity personnel," a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2019
Russian air force planes land in Venezuela carrying troops, says report
Two Russian air force planes landed in Venezuela's main airport on Saturday carrying a Russian defense official and nearly 100 troops, according to a local journalist, amid strengthening ties between Caracas and Moscow.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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