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05/08/2017 GMT

Venezuela Opens Disputed New Constituent Assembly

BBC World Service - Weekend, Venezuela Opens Disputed New Constituent Assembly

Venezuela proceeds with constituent assembly; Kenya election; Edinburgh Festival

The government of Venezuela presses ahead with a controversial constituent assembly with sweeping powers; Kenya on edge ahead of general elections; special broadcast from the Edinburgh Festival. 

(Image: Opposition activists and riot police clash in Caracas, Venezuela. Credit: Getty Images)

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