Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! All rights reserved. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/chavez.html en-en Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:24:00 +0000 5 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/chavez.html http://l.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/any/u/news.gif 30 140 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080828/tbs-venezuela-oil-tax-5268574.html /afp/20080828/r_t_afp_bs_economy/tbs-venezuela-oil-tax-5268574_1 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:24:00 +0000 Venezuela has raked in 4.3 billion dollars from a tax on windfall oil profits it started collecting from state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela in mid-April, President Hugo Chavez said. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080827/tpl-venezuela-britain-politics-5b839a9.html /afp/20080827/r_t_afp_pl_britain/tpl-venezuela-britain-politics-5b839a9_1 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:07:00 +0000 The leftwing former mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, on Wednesday met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Caracas and agreed to continue to act as an advisor on municipal matters. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080826/tbs-venezuela-economy-invest-5268574.html /afp/20080826/r_t_afp_bs_economy/tbs-venezuela-economy-invest-5268574_1 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:39:00 +0000 The recent nationalizations of strategic sectors in Venezuela are frightening away foreign companies and turning the country into South America's worst destination for foreign investment, analysts say. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080826/tpl-uk-honduras-venezuela-02bfc7e.html /rtrs/20080826/r_t_rtrs_pl_oilgasup/tpl-uk-honduras-venezuela-02bfc7e_1 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:18:00 +0000 Honduras, long considered an ally of the United States in Central America, joined on Monday a Latin American pact that has been pushed by Venezuela as a way to contain U.S. influence in the region. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080824/tbs-mexico-venezuela-cement-nationalizat-5268574.html /afp/20080824/r_t_afp_bs_economy/tbs-mexico-venezuela-cement-nationalizat-5268574_1 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:49:00 +0000 President Hugo Chavez said he agreed to reopen negotiations with Cemex at the urgings of Mexican President Felipe Calderon, after he nationalized the Mexican cement company for resisting his takeover bid. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080823/tbs-venezuela-oil-chemical-5268574.html /afp/20080823/r_t_afp_bs_economy/tbs-venezuela-oil-chemical-5268574_1 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:57:00 +0000 President Hugo Chavez said Saturday he has injected close to one billion dollars in Venezuela's petrochemical industry to turn it into the second-largest producer of polyethylene behind Brazil by 2011. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080821/tbs-mexico-venezuela-cement-nationalizat-5268574.html /afp/20080821/r_t_afp_bs_economy/tbs-mexico-venezuela-cement-nationalizat-5268574_1 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:52:00 +0000 Mexican company Cemex late Wednesday decried as unlawful moves by Caracas to nationalize its Venezuelan operations, and vowed to seek international arbitration in the case. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080819/tpl-uk-bolivia-morales-strike-02bfc7e.html /rtrs/20080819/r_t_rtrs_pl_oilgasup/tpl-uk-bolivia-morales-strike-02bfc7e_1 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:12:00 +0000 Hundreds of anti-government protesters battled supporters of President Evo Morales on Tuesday with rocks and sticks as a general strike against the Bolivian leader turned violent. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080819/tpl-uk-venezuela-nationalizations-353e308.html /rtrs/20080819/r_t_rtrs_pl_inttrade/tpl-uk-venezuela-nationalizations-353e308_1 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:51:00 +0000 Venezuela seized foreign owned cement plants on Tuesday, a show of strength as President Hugo Chavez moves forward with a plan to make South America's top oil exporter a socialist society. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080817/tpl-uk-venezuela-georgia-9562ed3.html /rtrs/20080817/r_t_rtrs_pl_transprt/tpl-uk-venezuela-georgia-9562ed3_1 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:19:00 +0000 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday praised Russia's military actions in Georgia, describing Moscow's offensive as a necessary response to U.S. aggression. Reuters