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Venezuela arrested the brother of one of President Hugo Chavez's senior ministers on Saturday, the latest move in a clean-up of the financial system that has closed banks and pointed to corruption close to the government.
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuela arrested the president and an alternate board member of Banco Real Banco de Desarrollo after seizing and shuttering the company as part of a series of probes that has forced the closure of seven banks since Nov. 20.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The Venezuelan government has seized control of three more banks that allegedly violated financial rules, officials say.
Venezuela's government has closed three more banks for inspection, the country's finance minister said Friday, amid a rash of nationalizations that has spooked investors.
Romulo Sanchez found minimal room for comfort. The game situation required instant outs and Sanchez more than fulfilled his role. A 25-year-old relief pitcher in the New York Yankees organization, Sanchez struck out all six hitters he faced, preserving the Lara Cardinals' slim lead of an eventual 6-4 victory against the Zulia Eagles on Saturday afternoon at the Homestead Baseball Complex.
President Evo Morales, a coca-grower at odds with Washington but popular at home for empowering Bolivia's long-suppressed indigenous majority, is expected to coast to easy re-election Sunday.
With Greivis Vasquez returning for his senior year instead of entering the NBA draft, Maryland has gone from a team that would have struggled for a mid-pack finish in the ACC to one that should contend for one of the league's top four spots.
Bolivian President Evo Morales, whose leftist economic policies have made him broadly popular with the poor but angered business leaders, is expected to win re-election on Sunday, allowing him to expand state control over the economy.
TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS -- Just weeks ago, wealthy businessman Adolfo Facussé was shocked to be turned away at Miami's airport. His visa, he discovered, had been canceled under a U.S. crackdown on supporters of a coup-installed Honduran government
Venezuela's finance minister said Friday that the government is shutting down three more banks after detecting violations.
It should have come as no great surprise that the Cubs did not offer salary arbitration to any of their free agents: pitchers Rich Harden and Chad Fox and outfielder Reed Johnson.
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