News tagged with hugo chavez
Hackers hijack Twitter accounts of Chavez critics
(AP) -- Over months, Venezuelan TV soap opera writer Leonardo Padron built a Twitter following of about 250,000 people by posting more than a dozen messages a day, many of them skewering President Hugo Chavez.
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Venezuela, China to launch satellite next year
Venezuela and China will develop an observation satellite to be built in Asia and launched from South America in 2012, according to Venezuela's science and technology minister.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 27, 2011 |
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Hugo Chavez launches website in Venezuela
(AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has launched a new website and has starting blogging in an attempt to expand his online presence.
May 25, 2010 |
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U.S. losing its lead in space, experts warn Congress
America's once clear dominance in space is eroding as other nations, including China, Iran and North Korea, step up their activities, a panel of experts told the House subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics Thursday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Activists and bloggers fear Twitter censorship
Bloggers and activists from China, the Middle East and Latin America said Friday they were afraid that new Twitter policies could allow governments to censor messages, stifling free expression.
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Venezuela passes media, Internet-muzzling law
The Venezuelan parliament passed a law banning for the first time Internet content that promotes social unrest, challenges authority or condones crime, fueling outrage by the opposition.
Dec 21, 2010 |
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UN weather agency: scorching heat soon routine
(AP) -- The brutal heat waves that killed thousands of Europeans in 2003 and that choked Russia earlier this year will seem like average summers in the future as the Earth continues to warm, the U.N. weather ...
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Consumer sentiment shaped by differing cultural attitudes toward power
In the battle of egos, Donald Trump vs. Hugo Chavez might be a draw. But as symbols of power, each resonates differently with different cultures, as cultures nurture different views of what is desirable and ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2010 |
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Chavez rockets to No. 1 on Twitter in Venezuela
(AP) -- President Hugo Chavez is tops on Twitter in Venezuela less than 2 weeks after launching his account, surpassing Internet-savvy foes who dominate the social networking site and use it to oppose him.
May 10, 2010 |
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Chavez takes to Twitter to fight critics online
(AP) -- President Hugo Chavez has joined the ranks of those who say, "If you can't beat 'em, tweet 'em."
Apr 29, 2010 |
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Medical conference finds Bolivar may have been poisoned
Could one of South America's greatest military figures have died from a deadly poison, rather than the tuberculosis assumed at the time of his death in 1830? The mysterious illness and death of Simon Bolivar — known as "El ...
Apr 28, 2010 |
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Diplomatic frenzy at final day of UN climate talks
(AP) -- A diplomatic frenzy enveloped the final day of the U.N. climate conference Friday, with President Barack Obama twice meeting privately with China's premier as world leaders pressed to salvage a global ...
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Venezuela turns to cloud-seeding to battle drought
(AP) -- Hugo Chavez says he is starting to "bombard" clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate the effects of a severe drought.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 29, 2009 |
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El Nino intensifies Latin America drought
From a devastating food crisis in Guatemala to water cuts in Venezuela, El Nino has compounded drought damage across Latin America this year.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 20, 2009 |
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