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Hugo Chavez: Cancer Is Back

Venezuelan president will again seek treatment in Cuba

(Newser) - Hugo Chavez's long battle with cancer has resumed, and the Venezuelan president will again seek treatment in Cuba, reports CNN . Speaking in a televised address to his nation last night, Chavez said "It's absolutely necessary, absolutely vital that I undergo a new operation." But in acknowledging...

Hugo Chavez Returning to Cuba for Treatment

He makes no mention of cancer, however

(Newser) - Hugo Chavez is heading back to Cuba for medical treatment, and the sparse announcement is raising questions about whether his cancer has returned. The Venezuelan president informed the National Assembly that "six months after I had the last session of radiotherapy, I have been advised to begin a new...

Chavez Wins in Venezuela
 Chavez Wins in Venezuela 
Oct 8, 2012 12:03 AM CDT

Chavez Wins in Venezuela

He fends off younger challenger in presidential race

(Newser) - Hugo Chavez's reign in Venezuela will extend to 20 years, assuming he's telling the truth about having beaten his cancer. The 58-year-old defeated 40-year-old challenger Henrique Capriles in today's presidential election by 54% to 45%, reports Reuters . Capriles had figured to make oil-rich Venezuela more business-friendly and...

Venezuela Votes in Chavez's Toughest Test

Henrique Capriles could topple enigmatic president

(Newser) - Just try sleeping in on Election Day in Hugo Chavez's Venezuela: Trucks blared reveille to awaken voters today as Chavez's crusade to transform Venezuela into a socialist state was put to the stiffest electoral test of his nearly 14 years in power. Later, folk music poured from loudspeakers,...

Hugo Chavez: I'd Vote for Obama

And Obama would vote for me, says Venezuelan president

(Newser) - Here's something Mitt Romney can probably use: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says if he were an American, he'd vote for Barack Obama, whom he describes as a "good guy," reports the Telegraph . And if Obama were Venezuelan, "I think he'd vote for Chavez,"...

Refinery Blast Kills 24 in Venezuela

Dozens more are injured

(Newser) - A huge gas explosion rocked the largest refinery in Venezuela this morning, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 80, reports Reuters . The Amuay facility processes 645,000 barrels of oil per day, and is part of one of the largest refining complexes in the world. Authorities said the...

Chavez Bashes Romney, Says Obama's a 'Good Guy'

He says opponent Henrique Capriles, Romney have same agenda

(Newser) - Well here's an endorsement President Obama almost certainly didn't want. Hugo Chavez likened his current election rival, Henrique Capriles, to Mitt Romney on Saturday, saying that Capriles isn't truly a friend to the poor. "I believe the person to best explain the loser's agenda isn'...

FBI Busts 2 Selling $3M Stolen Matisse

Masterpiece had been missing for a decade

(Newser) - A decade after it was stolen, crooks thought they had found a buyer for a $3 million Henri Matisse masterpiece. But when they delivered the goods to a Miami Beach location, they were busted by undercover FBI agents, according to officials. Matisse's 1925 "Odalisque in Red Pants" was...

Chavez Powering Syria&#39;s Tanks
 Chavez Powering Syria's Tanks 
Jul 10, 2012 10:24 AM CDT

Chavez Powering Syria's Tanks

Venezuela sending diesel fuel to Assad regime

(Newser) - Syria's latest ally: Venezuela. President Hugo Chávez is sending diesel fuel to Syria in order to help Bashar al-Assad sidestep those pesky sanctions, the Wall Street Journal reports. And the fuel is a big deal: It's powering the tanks and vehicles currently bearing down on rebels in...

Venezuela to Germany: Give Us Back Our 35-Ton Rock

Pemon Indians want huge stone returned

(Newser) - Venezuela and Germany are fighting … over a 35-ton rock. Venezuela is asking for the huge red stone to be returned on behalf of the indigenous Pemon Indians, on whose native land it once rested. German artist Wolfgang von Schwarzenfeld procured it in 1997 and took it to Germany, where...

Crossword Puzzle or Coded Threat? Venezuela Ponders

Writer accused of suggesting assassination of Hugo Chavez's brother

(Newser) - It makes American politics look sane: Venezuela's intelligence service grilled a crossword puzzle maker this week because some think he called for the assassination of Hugo Chavez's brother in code. As Reuters explains, answers to one newspaper puzzle included the words "adan" (the first name of the...

More Cancer Treatment for Hugo Chavez

He returns to Cuba for 'home stretch' of therapy

(Newser) - Hugo Chavez made his first televised address in weeks to Venezuelans yesterday as he signed a new labor law—and announced his return to Cuba for another round of cancer treatment. The president, who has spent 50 days this year in Havana being treated for an undisclosed form of cancer,...

Chavez Denies Death Rumors
 Chavez Denies Death Rumors 
Apr 24, 2012 12:08 AM CDT

Chavez Denies Death Rumors

He breaks silence after 9 days of cancer treatment in Cuba

(Newser) - Hugo Chavez, complaining that rumors of his death had become so widespread that he had to reassure his own mother that he hadn't died, has broken a 9-day silence to let Venezuelans know he's still alive and kicking. He spoke to state television from Havana, where he has...

Chavez Cries, Prays for Jesus to Prolong Life

Cancer-stricken leader of Venezuela lets emotions fly

(Newser) - In an emotional speech yesterday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez openly cried and asked Jesus to prolong his life. Chavez, 57, is suffering from cancer and in the past year has undergone three surgeries and two rounds of radiation, reports the Telegraph . The socialist leader's illness has become a central...

Chilean Envoy&#39;s Daughter Shot Dead
 Chilean Envoy's 
 Daughter Shot Dead 
death in venezuela
Mar 19, 2012 1:40 AM CDT

Chilean Envoy's Daughter Shot Dead

Venezuela busts 12 officers in checkpoint shooting

(Newser) - The Venezuelan government is apologizing for the shooting death of the 19-year-old daughter of the Chilean envoy, killed at a security checkpoint. Twelve officers have been arrested. Karen Berendique was shot three times as she sat in a car with her brother when the officers opened fire in the western...

Defiant Journo Tracks Chavez Cancer

Nelson Bocaranda fends off insults to break latest news

(Newser) - Crave the latest on Hugo Chavez's health? A 66-year-old gossip columnist is your man. Veteran Venezuelan journalist Nelson Bocaranda was the first to report that the country's president had cancer in 2011 ; last month, he had the latest on Chavez's trip to Cuba to address a recurrence...

Chavez: My Tumor Was Malignant

But tumor was 'totally extracted,' says Venezuela president

(Newser) - The tumor that Hugo Chavez recently had removed from his pelvic area was a recurrence of cancer, he says. The disease didn't spread beyond the tumor, which "was totally extracted" during his procedure in Cuba, the Venezuelan president told viewers in a televised message yesterday. He added that...

Chavez Has Cancer Surgery in Cuba
 Chavez Has Tumor Removed 
Feb 29, 2012 4:35 AM CST

Chavez Has Tumor Removed

VP says comadante is doing fine after operation in Cuba

(Newser) - The Venezuelan government ended an information blackout today to announce that Hugo Chavez has had a tumor removed from his pelvis and is recovering in a Cuban hospital. The president "is in good physical condition," his vice president told the National Assembly, prompting cries of "Onward, comadante,...

Chavez Needs More Surgery
 Chavez Needs More Surgery 
Feb 21, 2012 5:29 PM CST

Chavez Needs More Surgery

Venezuelan leader says doctors find lesion near site of tumor

(Newser) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said today he has to have more surgery after doctors in Cuba found a new lesion in the same place where he had a tumor removed last year. The announcement thrust Venezuelan politics into new uncertainty because the 57-year-old socialist leader is seeking re-election this year,...

Chavez, Ahmadinejad Chuckle About Nukes

Bomb is 'ready' under steps of palace, jokes Venezuela's leader

(Newser) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez shared a laugh about a nuclear bomb and Washington during a jovial meeting yesterday in Caracas. Chavez joked that a nuke was ready under a grassy knoll in front of his Miraflores palace steps. "That hill will open up and...

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