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Venezuela Socialist Party and opposition convene rival parliaments after disputed vote
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's ruling Socialist Party on Tuesday inaugurated a parliament controlled by allies of President Nicolas Maduro, while the opposition convened a rival committee of legislators in a virtual session, following disputed elections on Dec. 6.
Special Report-Venezuela wields a powerful "hate" law to silence Maduro's remaining foes
SAN JOSE DE GUANIPA, Venezuela (Reuters) - Francisco Belisario, a Venezuelan mayor, retired general and member of the ruling Socialist party, had enough. His loudest local critic had accused him of bungling the response to the coronavirus outbreak and other big problems.
Trump's conspiracies pose 'existential' threat to electronic voting industry: Smartmatic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Conspiracy theories about how voting machines were used to stop the re-election of Donald Trump have not just sapped Americans' faith in the democratic process - they also pose an existential threat to the market for electronic voting systems worldwide, an executive with a leading company said.
Trying to limit sanctions pain, Venezuela pushes private firms into Asia, Middle East trade -sources
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government is encouraging private firms to sign import and export deals with companies in Asia and the Middle East as part of an effort to limit the impact of U.S. sanctions, according to four sources with knowledge of the matter.
Opposition candidates suspected of ties to Venezuela's ruling party defy call for vote boycott
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan politician Henry Gomez is running for parliament as part of an alliance that has promised to confront President Nicolas Maduro and the ruling Socialist Party, but he has an unusual profile for an opposition candidate.
Former head of U.S. election security calls Trump team fraud allegations 'farcical'
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The top U.S. cybersecurity official fired by Republican President Donald Trump for saying the Nov. 3 election was the most secure in American history said on Friday voter fraud allegations made by Trump and his allies are "farcical".
Maradona, football legend, was a champion of Latin America's left
HAVANA (Reuters) - Argentina football legend Diego Maradona said his hero, late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro - whom he considered a "second father" and whose face he had tattooed on his leg - once urged him to go into politics.
Passionate and outrageous, Maradona had cult status beyond the pitch
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Diego Maradona had more talent than almost any other footballer in history but his cult status in Argentina and around the world went far beyond the pitch. His flaws made him human and his battling nature won him adoration.
Soccer world mourns as Argentina great Maradona dies
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time before drug and alcohol addiction marred his career, died on Wednesday at his home in Argentina after suffering a heart attack, his lawyer said. He was 60.
Trump campaign lawyer Powell so off the rails that even Giuliani has distanced himself from her
WASHINGTON (AP): Perhaps Sidney Powell has gone too far for even Rudy Giuliani this time.
