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World Service,12 Aug 2019,53 mins

Guatemala: conservative presidential candidate claims victory

Newsday

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In the Guatemalan presidential elections, the conservative candidate Alejandro Giammattei has claimed victory over his centre left opponent, the former first lady Sandra Torres. In Hong Kong, pro-democracy demonstrators have clashed with police in several parts of the city. And a new play about Shakespeare's play 'Othello' that toured the US in 1944 opens in the UK and it's all about the African-American performer and activist, Paul Robeson.

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