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Powerful Venezuela assembly meets again as pressure mounts

Powerful Venezuela assembly meets again as pressure mounts

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Foreign ministers from 14 nations are meeting in Peru on Tuesday in hopes of finding consensus on a regional response to Venezuela’s growing political crisis, while President Nicolas Maduro’s all-powerful constitutional assembly is forging ahead on promises to punish the embattled leader’s foes. The assembly was …

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Kenyans choose next president in fiercely contested vote

Kenyans choose next president in fiercely contested vote

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – Kenyans on Tuesday voted in large numbers an election that pits President Uhuru Kenyatta against challenger Raila Odinga in this East African economic hub known for its relative, long-term stability as well as the ethnic allegiances that shadow its democracy. Voters formed long lines at many …

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