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Venezuela Opens New Assembly

President Nicolás Maduro welcomes a disputed new constituent assembly amid protests at home and criticism abroad.

President Nicolás Maduro welcomes a disputed new constituent assembly amid protests at home and criticism abroad. Also in the programme: the US attorney general vows crackdown on leaks; and half of India's languages are in danger of dying out.

(Photo: Members of the National Constituent Assembly participate in its first session at Palacio Federal Legislativo in Caracas. Credit: Reuters)

50 minutes

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Fri 4 Aug 201720:06GMT

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