en-us Reuters UK) - Cuba and Venezuela signed cooperation deals worth nearly $3 billion (1.8 billion pounds) Saturday, underscoring Caracas' role as the communist-run island's closest political and commercial ally.Venezuela, an OPEC member, has become a vital source of energy and trade for Cuba in recent years and it exports...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:34:09 -0800 Reuters) - Cuba and Venezuela signed cooperation deals worth nearly $3 billion on Saturday, underscoring Caracas' role as the communist-run island's closest political and commercial ally.Venezuela, an OPEC member, has become a vital source of energy and trade for Cuba in recent years and it exports 98,000 barrels of...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:18:51 -0800 Reuters) - Cuba and Venezuela are set to sign cooperation deals worth about $3 billion later on Saturday, underscoring Caracas' role as the communist-run island's closest political and commercial ally.Venezuela, an OPEC member, has become a vital source of energy and trade for Cuba in recent years and it...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:17:59 -0800 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:44:07 -0700 PDE PDE Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:52:49 -0700 Reuters) - President Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday Venezuela signed a $16bn investment deal with China over three years to raise oil output by several hundred thousand barrels per day in the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries member's Orinoco belt.Mr Chavez gave few details of the...]]> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:46:08 -0700 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:58:41 -0700 PFE PFE Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:11:59 -0700 KO KO Fri, 08 May 2009 15:01:04 -0700 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:58:14 -0700 HP HP Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:53:19 -0700 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700 Fri, 23 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700