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Venezuela's Hugo Chavez 'stable after infection'
Source: BBC
19 December 2012 Last updated at 01:31 GMT
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez 'stable after infection'
The Venezuelan government says President Hugo Chavez has suffered a respiratory infection but his condition is stable.
Mr Chavez, 58, is in Cuba recovering from cancer surgery, his fourth such operation since last year.
Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas said the infection had been controlled, but that Mr Chavez had been told to rest.
He is due to be sworn on 10 January for a fourth term in office.
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Venezuela's Hugo Chavez 'stable after infection'
The Venezuelan government says President Hugo Chavez has suffered a respiratory infection but his condition is stable.
Mr Chavez, 58, is in Cuba recovering from cancer surgery, his fourth such operation since last year.
Communications Minister Ernesto Villegas said the infection had been controlled, but that Mr Chavez had been told to rest.
He is due to be sworn on 10 January for a fourth term in office.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20778361