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Alvaro Uribe, Ex-President of Colombia, Is Convicted of Bribery

Mr. Uribe, a towering figure in Colombian politics, was accused of trying to bribe a former paramilitary to retract testimony damaging to him.

© Federico Rios for The New York Times

The former Colombian president Álvaro Uribe.
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Venezuela Targets Economists as Inflation Surges Under Trump’s Sanctions

As inflation surges under President Trump’s renewed sanctions, Venezuelan authorities are trying to keep a lid on the country’s worsening financial situation.

© The New York Times

U.S. dollar bills and Venezuelan bolívars. Though the bolívar is Venezuela’s official currency, the country operates on a dual-currency system, and many people paid in bolívars spend in dollars.
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