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Image for Colombia president vows reconstruction fund as search for quake survivors enters critical period
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Colombia president vows reconstruction fund as search for quake survivors enters critical period

By Julia Symmes Cobb, Santiago Limachi, Luis Jaime Acosta and Nelson Bocanegra CALI/PEREIRA, Colombi...

12th August, 2026

Image for Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors
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Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors

By Nelson Bocanegra, Luis Jaime Acosta and Julia Symmes Cobb PEREIRA/CALI, Colombia, Aug 11 (Reuters...

11th August, 2026

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More than 100 killed after strongest quake this century hits western Colombia

By Luis Jaime Acosta, Julia Symmes Cobb and Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA, Aug 10 (Reuters) - More than 10...

11th August, 2026

Image for After surviving earthquakes, a family in Venezuela seeks a new beginning far from ground zero
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After surviving earthquakes, a family in Venezuela seeks a new beginning far from ground zero

By Mariela Nava MARACAIBO, Venezuela, July 29 (Reuters) - Weeks after the twin earthquakes that deva...

30th July, 2026

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Trump says Venezuela is not ready for elections, but has made progress

WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters Venezuela was n...

24th July, 2026

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Teen Venezuela quake survivor mourns her 'young forever' friends

By Sarah Kinosian LA GUAIRA, Venezuela, July 11 (Reuters) - Maria Alejandra Sanz turned away when sh...

11th July, 2026

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Vitol moves to expand, open office in Venezuela, sources say

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, July 7 (Reuters) - Geneva-headquartered trader Vitol is making early pr...

8th July, 2026

Image for Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 3,535 as thousands remain displaced
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Death toll from Venezuela quakes rises to 3,535 as thousands remain displaced

CARACAS, July 6 (Reuters) - The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes has risen to 3,535, aut...

6th July, 2026

Image for Aftershock hits Caracas as rescue efforts enter critical hours in Venezuela
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Aftershock hits Caracas as rescue efforts enter critical hours in Venezuela

By Vivian Sequera and Aida Pelaez-Fernandez CARACAS, June 29 (Reuters) - Residents of Caracas woke u...

29th June, 2026

Image for Father and son rescued after four days buried under rubble of Venezuela's earthquakes
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Father and son rescued after four days buried under rubble of Venezuela's earthquakes

By Efrain Otero LA GUAIRA, Venezuela, June 28 (Reuters) - A father and his son were pulled out alive...

29th June, 2026

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Thirty-three people rescued, thousands still missing after Venezuela quakes

By Vivian Sequera CARACAS, June 28 (Reuters) - Thirty-three people have been rescued so far this wee...

28th June, 2026

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Pope Leo prays for Venezuela quake victims as EU sends emergency aid

VATICAN CITY, June 28 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Sunday expressed solidarity with people in Venezuela g...

28th June, 2026