Associated Press
Guaid urges free, fair elections in Venezuela
Venezuela's opposition leader said Wednesday that he wants the European Union to broaden sanctions against members of the Venezuelan government as a way to push toward free presidential elections in the country.
Curated Video
Chavez opens summit admitting his nation to trade bloc
1. Wide shot of presidents embracing
2. Wide shot of conference
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Evo Morales, Bolivian President:
"I wish Bolivia was not a beggar country, I am sure that by recovering our natural resources, Bolivia will not be a...
Curated Video
WRAP Venezuelan President gives news conference ADDS at site of future oil refinery
Recife
1. Wide of press at Recife Air Baset
2. Pan of Venezuelan Government plane taxiing
3. Close up of "Venezuela" written on plane
4. Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez walking off plane
5. Chavez walking towards press
6. SOUNDBITE:...
Curated Video
Inaugeration of new leader postponed , pro-Chavez rally
1. Tanks in front of military base
2. Soldiers on to of tanks
3. Various of protesters picket in front of military base
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Voxpop, Pro-Chavez Supporter:
"They are making fun of us of our poverty, they are mocking...
Curated Video
Pro- and anti-Chavez rallies in capital
1. Various protestors marching against alleged censuring of media by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez
2. Banner (Spanish) "Journalists, Targets"
3. Various of protestors marching
4. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Cesar Augusto Patran, Freelance...
Curated Video
Visiting Venezuelan leader seeks closer ties
1. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and Uruguay's president Tabaré Vazquez shaking hands
2. SOUNBITE: (Spanish) Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela:
"If we destined our oil reserves just for Uruguay, making an account of the daily...
Curated Video
Raul Castro tells official newspaper brother Fidel recovering
1. Wide Prado Avenue and Old Capitol Building in background
2. Wide traffic and Morro Castle in background
3. Medium small boats in water
4. Wide Morro Castle
5. Reverse shot man reading "Granma" newspaper with Raul's picture, headline...
Curated Video
Chavez allies, foes mark coup anniversary
1. Pan across Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez supporters in Llaguno Bridge during special session of National Assembly remembering 11 April 2002
2. Close of man carrying a banner reading in Spanish: "We can not allow the opposition to...
Curated Video
Mannequins with curves popular in Venezuela. (Dec. 13)
In Venezuela, some mannequins made by one manufacturer are getting an adjustment.
They're getting more curves, with larger breasts and hips to appeal to a wider audience.
Subsequently the model, which they call La Exotica, has become the...
Curated Video
VENEZUELA: FLOODS BRING STATE OF EMERGENCY
Spanish/Nat
President Hugo Chavez declared a state of emergency in 10 states after days of incessant heavy rains left at least three people dead and 24-hundred homeless on the northern coast.
The emergency forced Chavez to cancel a...
Curated Video
Xi meets counterpart Maduro on latest leg of South American tour
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Venezuela on Sunday to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries as part of his regional tour.
Xi was welcomed by his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro at the Simon Bolivar...
Curated Video
Celebrations to mark 15 years of peace
San Salvador - 16 January 2007
1. Mexican president Felipe Calderon and Salvadorean president Tony Saca entering auditorium
2. Wide shot of Calderon and Saca at news conference
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Tony Saca, Salvadorean President:
"I...
TED Talks
Rayma Suprani: Dictators hate political cartoons -- so I keep drawing them
"A political cartoon is a barometer of freedom," says Rayma Suprani, who was exiled from her native Venezuela for publishing work critical of the government. "That's why dictators hate cartoonists." In a talk illustrated with highlights...
TED Talks
TED: How to transform the chemical industry -- one reaction at a time | Miguel A. Modestino
Chemical plants create many of the materials found in everyday items, from the shoes you wear to the car you drive to the cell phone in your pocket. But the massive carbon footprint from chemical manufacturing is leading to climate...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Who is Alexander von Humboldt? - George Mehler
Have you heard of Alexander von Humboldt? Not likely. The geologist turned South American explorer was a bit of an 18th century super scientist, traveling over 24,000 miles to understand the relationship between nature and habitat....
TED Talks
Gustavo Dudamel and the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra: El Sistema's top youth orchestra
The Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra contains the best high school musicians from Venezuela's life-changing music program, El Sistema. Led here by Gustavo Dudamel, they play Shostakovich's Symphony No. 10, 2nd movement, and Arturo Márquez'...
Crash Course
What Holds a Country Together or Tears it Apart? Crash Course Geography
Today we’re going to talk about the forces that affect a country’s stability. We’ll take a closer look at Costa Rica, Venezuela, Cuba, and Brazil and examine how the cohesiveness of these Latin American countries varies dramatically even...
Crash Course
Inflation and Bubbles and Tulips: Crash Course Economics
In which Adriene and Jacob teach you about how and why prices rise. Sometimes prices rise as a result of inflation, which is a pretty normal thing for economies to do. We'll talk about how across the board prices rise over time, and how...
SciShow
Hormones and Puppy Love
This week, science explains the chemical love-connection we share with our dogs, and how some of the most isolated populations of people in the world are different on the inside.
Curated Video
Why Venezuela Is So Poor Despite Having So Much Oil
Venezuela has the largest deposits of oil in the world. More than Saudi Arabia, more than Iraq, more than Canada. Despite this, the country has been in economic free-fall for the last few years. And its production of oil has dropped from...
Weird History
Gregor MacGregor, The Most Despicable Con Man In History
If we told you there was a man who fought through wars, survived the un-survivable, and married into two of the most esteemed wealthy families of the 18th century, you might think it was a particularly unrealistic movie plot. But it...
Curated Video
English to Spanish: My Family
Learn Spanish words and phrases about families and the people in them.
Jabzy
When Venezuela was Colonized by German Bankers | German Conquistadors, History of Venezuela
When Venezuela was Colonized by German Bankers | German Conquistadors, History of Venezuela