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Venezuela Closes Embassies in Norway and Australia Amid Diplomatic Restructuring
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro declared on Monday that the Bolivarian government is closing its embassies in Norway and Australia as part of a diplomatic restructuring initiative. The regime refuted any connection between this decision and the recent Nobel Peace Prize awarded to opposition leader María Corina Machado, reports 24brussels.
Foreign Minister Yván Gil emphasized that the primary aim of this reorganization is “to optimize state resources” while redefining Venezuela’s diplomatic presence “to strengthen alliances with the Global South.”
“As part of the strategic redeployment of resources, it has been decided to close the embassies in the Kingdom of Norway and Australia. Bilateral relations and consular services in these countries will be carried out efficiently through cumulative diplomatic missions,” he stated.
Additionally, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry announced the establishment of diplomatic missions in Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso, describing these locations as “platforms” for collaboration in sectors such as mining and energy.
The official communiqué asserted that these efforts align with the “inalienable principles of self-determination and respect for international law,” and reflect a commitment to “defend national sovereignty and actively contribute to the construction of a new world order based on justice, solidarity, and inclusion.”
Since the announcement of Machado’s Nobel Prize on Friday, Chavista leaders have largely refrained from comments, although one Sunday referred to her as a “demonic witch.” Maduro further stated that Venezuelans do not seek peace in the face of imperialism, referring to Machado’s advocacy for U.S. military intervention to remove him from power.
Norway’s Ministry of Children and Families expressed disappointment over the embassy closures. Senior Communication Advisor Cecile Roang stated, “We have received information from the Venezuelan embassy that they are closing the embassy, without giving any reason. This is regrettable.”
Roang added, “Although we have different views on several issues, Norway wants to keep the dialogue with Venezuela open and will work to achieve this. The Nobel Prize is independent of the Norwegian government, and when it comes to questions about the prize, we refer to the Nobel Committee.”
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- In 2023 my family moved 150 miles away to Santa Barbara for my husband’s dream job.
- Making such a big move with older kids is one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.
- Over time, we all adjusted, embracing new activities and forming new community ties.
The possibility of a huge promotion for my husband and living in a vacation destination got our family talking about moving. I was reluctant, but willing to roll the dice and see what happened.
To my surprise, just a few months later, my husband was offered his dream job 150 miles away. My heart sank. While my brain said “Yes” to moving our family away from my favorite house we’d ever owned, and the city where we’d raised all three of our kids, my spirit quietly rebelled. Were we making the right choice?
In January 2023, my family and I packed up our belongings and moved from Riverside, California, to Santa Barbara. With our daughters still in high school and our son starting college, it didn’t seem like an ideal time to move. Extended family members lived in San Diego (now five hours away instead of one), and we also said goodbye to twenty years of friendships.
My kids chose different paths
Before we moved, our youngest daughter was a junior in high school, loving her choir program. While packing up and house-hunting we decided that switching to home-based schooling would work best for her during the transition. A few months later, she bravely enrolled at her new high school. Instead of choir — she got into gardening and culinary activities. Then after graduation, she transitioned into a professional culinary program.
Meanwhile, our middle daughter was a senior in high school with several AP credits, so she decided to graduate one semester early when we moved. Starting at our local city college turned out to be an excellent bridge for her first year of college away from home the following semester. She also worked at our local zoo, which allowed her to meet other young adults.
For our son, it seemed like the move a bit more disorienting with limited visits to his new “home” in Santa Barbara. With an established friend-base at college, we encouraged him to invite his roommates and girlfriend to stay with us on breaks. This allowed him opportunities to discover new beaches and coffee shops with friends so he was eventually able to feel comfortable here.
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I had to put myself out there
Getting connected to our new community didn’t happen overnight for me.
While it seemed like my husband adjusted instantly, I struggled to find my new normal, which included rewatching “Psych” — which is set in Santa Barbara — a lot. I also organized our new home, jogged on the beach, and kayaked at the harbor — all on my own. But eventually, I knew I had to step out of my comfort zone and make connections.
Over time, I joined a book club, a paddling club, a wine club, and a moms’ prayer group. I also got connected with a few sustainability organizations in the area. I frequented our farmers’ market, got my new library card, and eventually found an amazing apolitical church to join.
Today, I’m happy we made the move to Santa Barbara
We adopted two adorable kittens from our local animal shelter in November 2023. And though we downsized our space by half, we are living more simply and sustainably now.
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With numerous hiking trails and beaches nearby, being active is part of our daily routine. And the abundance of galleries, theaters, and eateries has caused us to focus on experiences instead of stuff.
Moving with older kids might not be the best fit for everyone. It took over a year for Santa Barbara to start feeling like home. But two-and-a-half years after moving, we are genuinely happy — still missing old friends, but grateful for new ones we’ve made.
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- Daniel Min explains how he got into the viral AI ‘cheating’ startup Cluely straight out of college.
- With no coding skills, the Wharton grad leaned on his edge in social media and distribution.
- He says creating his own path in marketing was actually one of the least risky moves he could make.
This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Daniel Min, Cluely’s chief marketing officer. Min graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in 2025. It has been edited for length and clarity.
I got rejected from every single internship I applied to last summer — consulting, finance, tech, and entertainment.
At the very end, I settled for a role at a startup called RecruitU as a social media intern.
I grew their Instagram from 0 to 100,000 and my own account from 0 to 50,000. I also grew the company’s user base by 400%. I was pretty much their only distributor.
I learned how to make content by just making content. I flopped for four years making content. Not a single video was successful until last summer. Once one video did well, everything else followed.
Roy, Cluely’s founder, saw what I was doing and was a fan. He reached out and was like, “Yo, would you be interested in joining Cluely?”
I flew out to film a YouTube video with him, and I had no intention of joining Cluely. I just wanted to do the video and get to know him.
But he was very convincing. He showed me the grand vision. I was like, that’s pretty cool, and then we just went from there.
Got into Cluely with zero coding skills
I have zero technical skills. If you gave me a line of code, I wouldn’t even know what it meant.
I knew my edge is in distribution. You can create your own luck in the social media world.
There are very high expectations for everybody here at Cluely. We have very bad sleep schedules. I’ll be up until about 4 or 5 a.m., but it’s expected that you’ll work from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to bed.
This is probably the only time in my life where I’ll be able to do something like this — sleep, eat, and breathe this office.
I do enjoy it for now, but I know it’s not sustainable for me forever.
You’ll learn incredibly quickly at a startup
The nice thing about working at a startup is that it cuts through all the BS.
At a job where it’s like a 9-to-5, a big corporation, you can kind of get by. Like, I don’t really know what I’m doing, but I can do what I’m being told to do and figure it out somehow.
But at a startup, everyone is expected to know what they’re doing or at least learn very quickly what they need to do.
If you are thrown into that environment for three different summers throughout your school time, you will learn incredibly quickly.
It probably would have been beneficial to work at a big company to see how they run, but I’ve only ever worked in startups throughout college.
Grades aren’t important — hustling is
Grades weren’t important at all. Starting a social media club at Penn was very important. I realized that everyone wanted to do banking —there’s no space for people who want to do marketing.
I posted about the social media club I started on LinkedIn, and that was how I got my internship last summer.
The thing I wish I had done differently then was to go deeper into content. I wasn’t sure if this could turn into an actual career, so I was deep into consulting, crypto, and all these random industries I didn’t care about because I thought it would be safer.
If I had honed these skills since the beginning, it would have been an insane power law. I didn’t do that, and it’s fine because the best time to start was yesterday, and the next best time is today.
College students should focus on building a skill that makes them irreplaceable. Proving themselves at a different startup while they’re in school is probably the best way to get into a startup postgrad.
Taking a risky bet is the least risky thing to do
You might think I took a really risky bet by joining Cluely. It’s literally one of the most de-risk things that you can do, especially when you create your own path. I had multiple job offers at my old company, and I still get job offers today.
I created my own demand because right now, distribution is very hot. This is way safer than if I were to have gone into consulting and gotten laid off.
Marketing and social media have become so valuable. It’s a matter of who has the best brand perception.
Do you have a story to share about working at an AI startup? Contact this reporter at cmlee@insider.com.
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