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        <title><![CDATA[Andreina Itriago]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Andreina Itriago is a reporter for Bloomberg News in Bogota.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Welcome to the New Venezuela: How the US Is Reshaping Its Old Foe]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-05/how-the-us-is-reshaping-venezuela-after-maduro-s-ouster</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andreina Itriago]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Interim President Delcy Rodriguez during a signing ceremony between Chevron and the national government at Miraflores Palace in Caracas on April 13.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela Raises Minimum Wage to $240 Amid Rising Social Unrest]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:49:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela Leader’s Approval Falls Amid Economic Gloom]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela, US in Talks to Bring Opposition Onto Central Bank Board]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Machado Says She’ll Return This Year, Testing Venezuela’s Leader]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:58:08 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>María Corina Machado attends a rally in Madrid on April 18.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Names Barrett Its Top Envoy to Venezuela as Relations Improve]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:13:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela Opposition Backs Machado as Candidate in Next Vote]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Clara Cobo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:16:05 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela&apos;s opposition leader, at the CERAWeek by S&amp;P Global conference in Houston, Texas, US, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. The event convenes more than 10,000 participants from over 2,350 companies across 89 countries for dialogue on the agenda ahead as the world enters a new era of energy transition.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela Passes Mining Law as Rodríguez Courts Investment]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Fabiola Zerpa]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:13:07 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>CARACAS, VENEZUELA - JANUARY 14: Venezuela&apos;s interim president Delcy Rodríguez speaks during a press conference regarding the release of prisoners in Venezuela at Miraflores Palace on January 14, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela. Delcy Rodriguez stated that the government continues to evaluate cases to make further progress on the release of political prisoners that started after Nicolas Maduro was captured by US forces. Relatives claim that the releases have been very few compared to the more than 800 allegendly detained for political reasons.Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuelan Cops Block March as Pay Pledge Fails to Calm Workers]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:34:16 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Demonstrators confront law enforcement officers during a protest in Caracas on April 9. Photographer: Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela to Boost Public Sector Salaries Hit by Fast Inflation]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-08/venezuela-to-boost-public-sector-salaries-hit-by-fast-inflation</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:45:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Mulls Venezuela Central Bank Relief to Boost Economy]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:57:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cuba Frees Over 2,000 Inmates as Energy Strains Weigh on Island]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:33:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Drops Sanctions on Venezuela’s Rodríguez as Ties Improve]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Patricia Laya]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:21:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Machado Party Headquarters Reopens in Sign of Venezuela’s Political Shift]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andreina Itriago]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:37:23 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela&apos;s opposition leader, at the CERAWeek by S&amp;P Global conference in Houston, Texas, US, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. The event convenes more than 10,000 participants from over 2,350 companies across 89 countries for dialogue on the agenda ahead as the world enters a new era of energy transition.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oil’s Surge Forces Latin America to Overhaul Its Energy Policies]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 22:31:47 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A worker inspects the fossil fuel processing plant following general maintenance at the Ecopetrol Barrancabermeja refinery in Barrancabermeja, Santander department, Colombia, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. Colombia, the world&apos;s only significant oil producer to join a bloc of nations vowing to quit fossil fuels, is poised for an about face as President Gustavo Petro&apos;s term winds down.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mexico’s Ebrard Says Preliminary Trade Talks With US Encouraging]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andreina Itriago]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:43:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Colombia’s Presidential Race Shifts as Valencia Gains Ground]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-22/colombia-s-presidential-race-shifts-as-valencia-leads-poll</link>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:09:54 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Paloma Valencia, presidential candidate for the Democratic Center party, during the Gran Consulta Por Colombia election night rally in Bogota, Colombia, on Sunday, March 8, 2026. Senator Paloma Valencia is now among the favorites to become Colombia’s next president after her landslide win in primaries on Sunday. Photographer: Nathalia Angarita/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela Replaces Its Defense Chief in Major Military Reset]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/venezuela-s-rodriguez-ousts-padrino-in-major-armed-forces-reset</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:54:39 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Delcy Rodriguez Photographer: Jesus Vargas/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela’s 600% Inflation Undercuts Trump’s Boasts of Revival]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/venezuela-s-600-inflation-undercuts-trump-s-boasts-of-revival</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andreina Itriago]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Venezuela Officials in Talks to Send Detained Maduro Ally to US]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/venezuela-officials-in-talks-to-send-detained-maduro-ally-to-us</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 23:05:16 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Nicolás Maduro and Alex Saab during a rally in Caracas in 2024. Photographer: Gabriela Oraa/AFP/Getty Images</media:description>
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