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Jamaica branch of Cuba-Venezuela cable goes live

TeleGeography - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

ALBA -1 submarine cable, which connects the island with Venezuela, according to Doug Madory of internet analysis firm Renesys. Madory told The Associated Press that he detected new traffic between state-owned telecoms monopoly Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba (ETECSA) and Cable & Wireless Jamaica beginning 13 May 2013. 'They’re gaining some physical diversity there, so if ...
Venezuela Suffers Through Toilet Paper Shortage

NPR - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Venezuela is rich in oil, but relies on imports for many basic goods -- including toothpaste, soap and toilet paper. For weeks now the country has had a chronic toilet paper shortage. Lawmakers voted to approve a $79 million credit to the government to resolve the ...
Venezuela toilet paper shortage sends ordinary lives around the bend

The Guardian - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Venezuelans queue in Caracas to buy toilet paper. Last week the government announced an emergency shipment to boost supplies. Photograph: Jorge ...

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Research and Markets Venezuela Refinery Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020

General Sources - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

"Venezuela Refinery Market Analysis and Outlook to 2020 - Drivers, Challenges, Infrastructure, Supply- demand and competitive landscape" report to their offering. Venezuela oil refining industry research work from OGAnalysis is a compulsory report for all analysts involved in the Venezuela refining sector. It provides all the key trends and analyzes the drivers and ...

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Tourism

Venezuela will appeal to travelers who have already been to the Caribbean or other South American countries and who want to lie on nice beaches, to experience jungle life or go trekking or fishing, and to see Angel Falls.

Beaches, Angel Falls, jungles, beautiful scenery, fishing, scuba diving and snorkeling, shopping, nightlife, historical sites, colonial architecture, wildlife, national parks, Amerindian culture, trekking and bird watching are among Venezuela's foremost attractions.

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Lacazette called up to join Frances squad

Venezuela News.Net - Friday 24th May, 2013

French coach Didier Deschamps picked Lyon's striker Alexandre Lacazette to replace Jeremy Menez from Paris Saint-Germain for friendly matches against Uruguay and Brazil. "Didier Deschamps endorsed (Menez) withdrawal after an exchange between the medical staff of the Parisian club and the France's team doctor, Franck Le Gall," the French Football Federation (FFF) said Thursday, reports ...
Brazil to hold oil auction

Venezuela News.Net - Friday 24th May, 2013

Brazil's first auction of contracts to develop offshore oil and gas reserves in the pre-salt region will be held in October, or earlier than previously scheduled, the government said Thursday. The government's National Council for Energy Policy authorized the change. Rights to develop blocks in the Libra field, which is estimated to hold between 8-12 billion barrels of recoverable oil, will be ...
Five Venezuelan cops die in chopper crash

Venezuela News.Net - Friday 24th May, 2013

Five members of Venezuela's PNB national police force died Thursday when the helicopter they were using to pursue a group of kidnappers in a rural part of Caracas crashed, PNB director Luis Karabi said. The helicopter crashed in an uninhabited area near the Antimano neighbourhood in the northeastern part of the capital in conditions of very low visibility due to a thick fog that covered the ...
Ecuadors Correa wont run again in 2017

Venezuela News.Net - Friday 24th May, 2013

On the eve of his inauguration for another four-year term, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said Thursday that he will not run again in 2017. "We are all necessary, but nobody is indispensable," the 50-year-old head of state said in a television interview, expressing confidence that his Alianza Pais movement will have found a new leader by the time the next presidential election rolls ...

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Suspect killed in Orlando has confessed to 2011 triple murders says FBI

Venezuela News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

NEW YORK A Chechen acquaintance of dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has confessed to slashing the throats of three people in a 2011 gruesome triple murder, federal law enforcement officials have said. Ibragim Todashev, who made the confession, was killed early Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, a federal law ...
Obama seeks more transparency in use of drones

Venezuela News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

WASHINGTON - In a major counter-terrorism speech, President Barack Obama Thursday defended the covert US drone program and stressed that despite the controversies around it, the strikes are legal and save lives. He also said the use of lethal force extends to U.S. citizens as well. This disclosure comes a day after his administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that four US ...
Taliban car bomb kills 13 in Pakistan

Venezuela News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

QUETTA, Pakistan - At least 13 people, including two civilians, were killed in a car bomb targeting a police vehicle in western Pakistani city of Quetta Thursday, police officials said. The bombing also injured at least 20 people in the capital of Baluchistan province, riven by Islamist militancy and a violent separatist insurgency. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the ...

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Canada threatens to retaliate against change in US meat labeling rules

Venezuela News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

OTTAWA - Canada has threatened "retaliatory measures" against the United States move changing the so-called country of origin labeling that would track beef and hogs through the meat processing and distribution systems, stating that it is discriminatory, a view shared by the World Trade Organisation. On Thursday, the United States Department of Agriculture issued a final modification to its ...
After breaches Twitter beefs up security with two-step login

Venezuela News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

NEW YORK - Aiming to tackle recent high-profile breaches, popular micro-blogging site Twitter is introducing an optional two-step login for users to beef up security. The new system would try to ensure "it's really you" when a user signs in to Twitter, which transmits some 400 million messages a day. The move follows recent attacks into the twitter accounts of news organisations' such as ...
Irish biotech firm Elan rejects revised Royalty Pharma bid

Venezuela News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

DUBLIN/ WASHINGTON Ireland-based biotechnology firm Elan Thursday rejected Royalty Pharma's increased $6.4 billion takeover bid, shortly after the U.S. firm cut the acceptance bar for its latest offer to 50 percent plus one share. Royalty raised its hostile cash bid to $12.50 per share on Monday, from $11.25 previously, but made the new offer conditional on Elan shareholders rejecting, at a ...
Import alert by USFDA hits Wockhardt shares

Venezuela News.Net - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

MUMBAI - Shares of Wockhardt, one of the leading Indian pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, witnessed a sharp fall of 20% to Rs. 1,315 ($23.61) on the Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) on Thursday after the US FDA published an import alert on one of its three manufacturing facilities near Aurangabad. The import alert, 'detention without physical examination of drugs from firms which have ...