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FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2013, file photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, left, speaks with his Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez before the start of a press conference at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela. President Maduro has replaced on Tuesday Sept. 2, 2014, Venezuela's longtime oil minister and economic czar as part of a cabinet shakeup sidelining the most-prominent voice within his administration for much-needed reforms to address the country's economic crisis. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File) (AP)

Maduro replaces Venezuela’s longtime oil chief

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Air France cocaine bust yields nine arrests

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Torrential rains leave 21 dead in Venezuela

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33 survive Venezuelan plane crash

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Venezuelan plane crashes with 51 aboard

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Venezuela breaks ties with U.S.-allied Colombia

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