CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans began a week-long national holiday on Thursday as some protests still simmered, but President Nicolas Maduro's government was hoping the break would take the heat out ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil A samba group backed by Venezuelan oil money was declared carnival champion Wednesday. Rio's samba parade, the highlight of the pre-Lenten carnival, is a hard-fought competition ...

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