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New lithium mining project in Catamarca approved by RIGI
Buenos Aires Herald
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July 24, 2025
Argentina’s Large Investment Incentive Regime (RIGI, by its Spanish initials) committee approved a new lithium mining project in Catamarca. The project, spearheaded by Australian firm Galan Lithium, will entail a US$217 million investment. The...
Hashim bets on $9b biochar potential amid literacy, logistics hurdles
The Jakarta Post
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group led by Hashim Djojohadikusumo, the brother of President Prabowo Subianto, is spearheading efforts to promote the use of biochar, a charcoal-like substance hailed for its ability to boost soil health by locking in nutrients, water and...
Global crude could hit $200 if India stops Buying Russian oil: Sources
Awaz The Voice
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August 2, 2025
New Delhi Global crude prices could jump to 200 US Dollars a barrel if India were to stop buying Russian Oil thus severely harming consumers worldwide, sources told ANI. Russian oil has never been sanctioned and is still not sanctioned by either...
Trump quietly renews Chevron’s license in Venezuela, marking shift in US policy
GMToday - Wisconsin
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In a marked shift in U.S. policy toward Venezuela, the Trump administration has quietly approved a new license allowing oil giant Chevron to restart its operations in the South American nation, according to sources with direct knowledge of the...
President Maduro Celebrates Telesur’s 20th Anniversary and Highlights Strategic China-Venezuela Partnership Based on Respect and Non-Hegemonic Cooperation
teleSUR
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Nicolas Maduro highlights teleSUR’s role and the strategic partnership with China on its 20th anniversary. Photo: Screenshot. July 24, 2025 Hour: 9:25 pm In a special interview marking teleSUR’s 20th anniversary, President Nicolas Maduro affirms,...
US allows Chevron to restart pumping oil in Venezuela
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) — The US restored Chevron Corp.’s ability to pump oil in Venezuela, reversing a decision made just two months earlier when the Trump administration was seeking to exert more pressure on the regime of President Nicolas Maduro. Most Read...
Oil pares gains on possible US OK for Chevron to renew Venezuelan operations
Channel News Asia
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July 24, 2025
HOUSTON :Oil pared gains on Thursday afternoon following a Reuters report that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration may allow Chevron to resume operations in Venezuela. Brent crude futures were up 26 cents, or 0.38 per cent, to $68.77 a...
Chevron May Get Sanctions Loophole in Venezuela
Oil Price
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July 24, 2025
The Trump administration is reportedly considering granting limited authorizations to a handful of oil companies operating in Venezuela, with Chevron first in line. The move would mark a shift from Washington’s hardline stance earlier this year,...
US prepares to allow limited oil operations in Venezuela, starting with Chevron, sources say
Yahoo Finance
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By Marianna Parraga, Matt Spetalnick and Timothy Gardner HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to grant new authorizations to key partners of Venezuela's state-run PDVSA, starting with Chevron,...
World Steel Association: June Steel Production Down by 5.8%
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 23, 2025
World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 151.4 million tonnes (Mt) in June 2025, a 5.8% decrease compared to June 2024. Crude steel production by region Africa produced 1.7 Mt in...
Venezuelan man remanded on cocaine trafficking charge
Guyana Chronicle
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July 20, 2025
JAIVER Vasquez, an 18-year-old construction worker of Helena #2, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, and Barrancas Del Orinoco Venezuela, was, on Friday, charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking. He appeared before Magistrate...
Venezuelan, 19, remanded over cocaine
Stabroek News
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July 20, 2025
Jaiver Vasquez Jaiver Vasquez, an 18-year-old construction worker from Helena #2 Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, and Barrancas Del Orinoco, Venezuela, was arrested on 2025/07/16 by a rank from the Mahaica Police Station and charged on Friday with...
India to maintain Russian oil imports despite Trump threats, government sources say
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Shivam Patel and Chandni Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will keep purchasing oil from Russia despite U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of penalties, two Indian government sources told Reuters on Saturday, not wishing to be identified due...
Sturge ties Venezuelan gang to SOE, prison breaches, Grande violence
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Shastri Boodan Prison breaches and spiralling violence in Sangre Grande point to a deeper national security crisis, according to Minister of Defence Wayne Sturge, who says the threat is being fuelled by the infiltration of...
Venezuela releases jailed Americans
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 19, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela released 10 jailed Americans on Friday in exchange for scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, officials said. The complex,...
Venezuela is Set for a Coffee Export Boom
teleSUR
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L) and First Lady Celia Flores (R), July 18, 2025. Photo: t.me/NicolasMaduroMoro July 18, 2025 Hour: 1:24 pm During a meeting with producers in Lara state on Friday, President Nicolas Maduro announced that...
Venezuelan Artist Nacho Reveals Chyno's Label Struggles and Announces New Music with Fer Ariza: 'I'm Free Now' - EXCLUSIVE
Latin Post
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July 18, 2025
Venezuelan artist Miguel Ignacio Mendoza, better known as Nacho, is ready to resume his solo career after a period of reunion with his inseparable partner Jesús "Chyno" Miranda . The singer has chosen a new partner for this comeback: Colombian Fer...
Colombia and Venezuela Sign Confidentiality Agreement to Advance Monomeros Purchase
teleSUR
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July 23, 2025
Monomeros deal progresses as Colombia and Venezuela strengthen energy cooperation.Photo:TeleSUR. July 23, 2025 Hour: 5:29 pm Colombia and Venezuela take a historic step toward normalizing relations by signing a confidentiality agreement to...
Venezuela Seeks Industrial Takeoff: Projected 11% Growth for 2025
teleSUR
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In March of this year, President Maduro closed the Expo Metal 2025 and also launched the Mining and Basic Industries Motor (Photo: CVG Ferrominera Orinoco). July 8, 2025 Hour: 6:55 pm Official figures point to an ambitious goal: an 11% industrial...
Who are the Venezuelan immigrants Trump sent to a Salvadoran prison?
The Texas Tribune
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by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune, Alianza Rebelde Investiga and Cazadores de Fake News Published July 23, 2025We’ve compiled a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador. To do so, ProPublica, The...