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Latin American leaders coping with cancer
World NowLatin America Venezuela: Several Latin America leaders past and present are coping with cancer, although Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez may have the most serious case of all... -
Uribe accuses Colombian president of 'sacrificing democratic values'
World NowColombia's former president, Alvaro Uribe, criticized his successor, Juan Manuel Santos, for "sacrificing democratic values" in exchange for better trade relations with Venezuela.... -
LIBYA: Venezuela's Hugo Chavez says 'tragedy in Libya is just beginning'
Babylon & BeyondAfter meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Caracas on Wednesday, Chavez condemned the United States and European countries for NATO's airstrikes during Libya's conflict, saying, "they've destroyed a country.''... -
Gustavo Dudamel and wife expecting baby boy
Culture MonsterGustavo Dudamel's responsibilities take him to concerts all over the world, but starting next year, the Los Angeles Philharmonic's music director is likely to be spending more time at home. That's because Dudamel and his wife are expecting a baby....... -
EGYPT: Embassy in Venezuela briefly taken over by protesters
Babylon & BeyondThe Egyptian Embassy in Caracas was briefly taken over by protesters opposed to the regime of President Hosni Mubarak, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said. The protesters entered the embassy peacefully under the pretext of collecting documents, Chavez... -
Gustavo Dudamel: Welcome to his world
A certain word tumbles frequently from Gustavo Dudamel's lips these days: marvelous, or maravilloso in his native Spanish.
Ask him about the weeks he spent in L.A. last fall, when he formally took up the reins as 11th music director of the Los Angeles...Tags: John Adams, Festive Events, Music Industry, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Trips and Vacations
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Gustavo Dudamel learns to conduct his career
At any given moment, Gustavo Dudamel might be catching a red-eye flight to Sweden, rehearsing young musicians in Venezuela, blazing a path through Mahler's First in Los Angeles or brainstorming with the head of his record label in Germany.
Then there are...Tags: John Adams, United Kingdom, New Products, Music Industry, Career and Workplace
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Hugo Chavez's criminal paradise
While President Hugo Chavez has been molding Venezuela into his personal socialist vision, other transformations -- less visible but equally profound -- have taken hold in the country. Venezuela has become a major hub for international crime syndicates....Tags: Colombia, Restraint of Trade, Corporate Crime, Politics, Argentina
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Ahmadinejad finds it warmer in Latin America
If Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was displeased by the hostile reception he got during his trip to a United Nations summit in New York last week, the next stage of his journey surely lifted his spirits. He hopped on a plane to Caracas, where he...Tags: Natural Gas, Petroleum Industry, Protest, Columbia University, Nuclear Policy
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Exxon scores win against Venezuelan oil company
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterExxon Mobil Corp. won a round in its bitter fight against Venezuela's state oil company Thursday as courts in several countries said they would freeze $12 billion in international assets held by Petroleos de Venezuela. Last year, Venezuelan President...Tags: Commodity Markets, Saudi Arabia, BNP Paribas, Petroleum Industry, Exxon Mobil Corporation
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Chavez seeks to free hostages
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday that he expected to meet soon in Caracas with a leader of Colombia's largest rebel group in an effort to help secure the release of dozens of hostages the leftists are holding. The announcement came at the end...Tags: Defense, Colombia, Nicolas Sarkozy, Bogota (Colombia), Wars and Interventions
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The Times denounces Castro (no, not that Castro)
About a hundred years before Hugo Chavez took power in Venezuela, an Andean cowboy-turned-politician named Cipriano Castro took illegal cattle trade funds to launch a private army and attack Caracas. As leader of Venezuela for eight years, Castro lived in...Tags: Dog (animal), Natural Resource Industry, Germany, Energy Resources, Government
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