• Western mining cos remain out of favor; but different story for Russians
  
• Rusoro restructures US$60+ million Senior Secured Exchangeable Loan
  
• Venezuela: 9,865 vehicles were assembled in April and 8,504 cars in May
  
• Venezuela spent 25% less in arms in 2009; Brazil increases spending 16%
  
• Iran and Venezuela call for an end to Israeli atrocities against Gazans
  
• Venezuela affected by shortage of US$ and serious decline in investment
  
• It's war between government and main economic forces ...
  
• President Chavez clarifies: government will work with "honest" private sector
  
• VZLA government pursues rotting food wastage as more cases emerge
  
• Parallel currency market ready to kick-start amid confusion, skepticism
  
• Venezuelan Foreign Minister begs to differ from Bill Clinton over Haiti
  
• President Chavez announces joint ventures with private supermarket chains
  
• National Assembly summons Polar directors to talk about debts to ex-workers
  
• President Chavez: "We are in an Economic War"
  
• Armando Galarraga's failed attempt to a Perfect Game
  
• VenEconomy // This is no time for lamentations
  
• Chavez foes say barring of candidates is government attempt to hurt opposition in election
  
• Fixed Broadband grew 23.3% during 2009 to 1,236,222 connections
  
• Venezuela has poured hundreds of millions of US$ into social programs
  
• Yanomami representatives have been lobbying to their blood returned
  
• Venezuela: Orinoco oil upgraders at about 513,000 bpd = 82% capacity
  
• Economic variables point to another devaluation of the Venezuelan bolivar