POPULATION

Cuban population in Venezuela doubles in one decade

The Cuban population soared 114%, according to a survey

OIL

Russian Rosneft to grant USD 1.5 billion credit line to Venezuela

Venezuela's minister of petroleum informed that production in Venezuela-Russia oil joint ventures currently stands at 206,000 barrels per day and the goal for 2019 is 1.08 million bpd

TAPE OF MARIO SILVA

Expert: Silva's audio recording is full of evidence of high treason

Mario Silva's information reaffirmed Cuba's "shameful meddling," in (...)

Foreign affairs expert Félix Arellano said that the disclosed tape recording blows down the claims of sovereignty and national independence trumpeted in the mass media under the Chavista government

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  . "Recording gave the Attorney General Office plenty of evidence"
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  . Audio tape to be submitted to Attorney General on Thursday

FINANCE

Central bank: Venezuelan economy requires USD 3 billion monthly

Betancourt said the Ancillary Foreign Currency Administration System (...)

Central bank president Edmée Betancourt admitted that US dollars have been sold to ghost companies

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  . Venezuelan Executive Office admits distortions in US dollar sale
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  . Entrepreneurs, gov't seek to streamline US dollar sale procedures

MASS MEDIA

Maduro: TV news channel Globovisión to engage in peace campaign

The attendees highlighted the need for "a climate of peace based on (...)

Globovisión's Chairman Juan Domingo Cordero noted that it was a cordial meeting and that the board stated that Globovisión "would continue being a TV news channel, broadcasting the information that ought to be disclosed, saying the truth." For his part, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said a new path is open to new TV channels to join the digital (...)

ACCIDENT

During a police operation

Police helicopter crashes north Venezuela

Dwelling damaged by the helicopter's propeller (Deivis Ramírez (...)

Five police officers ended killed, authorities informed

DEBT

Venezuela's domestic debt soars 97.5% in three years

Additional credits amount to USD 5.37 billion (File photo)

At the end of March, the Government's obligations stood at USD 48.6 billion

OPINION

Excerpts of column "Runrunes" (Rumors) of Thursday, May 23

Mario Silva publicly acknowledged that he collects, processes, records and delivers information of a strategic character to an intelligence service of a foreign government

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  . Alí Rodríguez: Maduro's attacks strengthened Capriles