
Venezuela's New Assembly to be Inaugurated
Members of Venezuela's new constituent assembly are due to be sworn in.
A new assembly in Venezuela that will have the power to rewrite the constitution is due to be sworn in. The opposition has called for a demonstration outside the parliament building in Caracas at the same time as the swearing-in ceremony. The country's prosecutor general has asked a court in the capital to suspend the inauguration of the controversial assembly. So where does the centre of power now lie in Venezuela?
Also in the programme: The life of Muslims in India 70 years after partition; and how to make washing machines greener...and lighter.
(Image: Government supporters participate in a rally in favour of the Constituent Assembly in Caracas. Credit: EPA/Nathalie Sayago)
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