Zoellick warns Venezuela is heading for trouble
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Robert Zoellick, almost certain to be the next head of the World Bank, on Saturday took aim at Venezuela's leftist president, Hugo Chavez, warning that his oil-fueled socialist revolution was headed for trouble.
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Venezuela President Hugo Chavez said Sunday he has received warnings from within the White House that the Bush administration is plotting to assassinate him or topple his left-leaning government.
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The German government's new annual economic report warns of a risk that global problems could spill over locally this year and affect private demand, according to a newspaper that cited a copy of the document.
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A shock referendum defeat has woken Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez up to an unpleasant truth: an epidemic of violence and failing services threaten his support in slums at the heart of his socialist revolution.
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His ambitious social programs are built on Venezuela's petroleum wealth, but President Hugo Chavez is increasingly talking up environmental causes and urging the world to cut back on oil use to fight global warming.
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President Hugo Chavez declared his candidacy for re-election on Saturday with warnings that Washington is trying to undermine December's presidential vote and destabilize Venezuela.
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CARACAS - President Hugo Ch&#xE1;vez threatened yesterday to take over any private schools refusing to submit to the oversight of his socialist government, a move some Venezuelans fear will impose leftist ideology in the classroom.
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Baseball players and their families have become increasingly concerned about theft and kidnapping in Venezuela after the recent abduction of Ugueth Urbina's mother.
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U.S. drivers could be among those affected by Venezuela's increasing disarray.
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Venezuela's plan to strip some of  the world's biggest oil companies of their controlling stakes  in the heavy oil projects of the country's Orinoco Belt is a  "disturbing trend" that could harm the OPEC member's economy, a  U.S. Energy Department spokesman said on Thursday.
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Latin America and the Caribbean face the risk of more climate-related disasters, a report warns.
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East Timor is likely to face an upsurge in anti-government protests and civil unrest this week, Australia warned in a travel advisory.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other regional leaders are expected to criticize Venezuela's recent crackdown on independent media at a regional meeting next week, a U.S. official said on Friday.
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Experts warn that north-west African states could lose a quarter of this year's harvest to new swarms.
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The United States is lobbying hard to block Venezuela's bid for a seat on the U.N. Security Council, fearful that Hugo Chavez, its fiercely anti-American president, will disrupt the body as it confronts hot issues such as Iran and Sudan.
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A top U.S. diplomat warned Friday that Venezuela cannot afford to drive away the major oil companies affected by President Hugo Chavez's decision to takeover the nation's most promising oil-producing operations.
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President Bush today plans to name Robert B. Zoellick, a career diplomat and trade negotiator, to head the World Bank, seeking to dispatch the leadership crisis that has gripped the institution under Paul D. Wolfowitz, senior administration officials said last night.