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CARACAS, Tuesday February 09, 2010 | Update
Domestic inflation stands at 1.7 percent
Economy
Domestic inflation rate in Venezuela was 1.7 percent in January, at the same rate as in December 2009, despite currency devaluation at the start of the year decreed by President Hugo Chávez, a senior government source told Reuters on Tuesday.
Quotable
"We are in an emergency and you can not hide it (...) When power generation declines so much, we are in an emergency situation. We have not declared a state of emergency but we will probably do so."
Minister of Electric Energy Alí Rodriguez Araque
Breaking News
"Cuban Minister comes to activate a radical pro-Chavez movement"
Politics
According to Venezuelan opposition leader Américo Martín, the visit of Cuban Minister of Technology Ramiro Valdés and his "obvious presence" – he had been before in a private visit – have multiple interpretations.
Colombian gas exports to Venezuela collapse in January
Energy
Exports of Colombian gas to Venezuela declined to 60 million cubic feet per day (cbpd) in January compared with an average of 179 cbpd last year, the US oil company Chevron reported on Tuesday.
Michael Rowan / A Lucky Ruling for Chávez
From Our Print Edition
It is amazing how tolerant the United States is of enemies who have sworn to destroy it. There is really very little difference between the ends of al Qaeda and the Bolivarian Revolution in relation to the United States, if perhaps the means are different.
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RCTV Internacional's owners hand over document to OAS
Workers of the private TV network RCTV Internacional protested on Monday in front of Conatel against shutdown (File Photo: Luisiana Ríos)
Owners, executives and workers of the private TV network RCTV Internacional visited the office of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Caracas to submit a document ...
Ternium has not received compensation for Sidor
Electricity expert questions effectiveness of measures to address energy crisis
Chávez pulls out of Unasur summit because of domestic issues
Chávez and Correa to meet with Uribe for the sake of Haiti
Venezuela to install 1,531 photovoltaic systems in remote areas
Economic Outlook 1
Excessive power use to be penalized
Energy A decree on electricity emergency was just issued.
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Students prevented from getting at Congress
Politics. Students from several universities took part in the march (Photo: Gil Montaño/El Universal)
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