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Guaidó Offers to Open Aid Routes in Venezuela

10/02/2019 GMT

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Opposition leader says he will “do everything possible” to let aid into country

Opposition leader says he will “do everything possible” to let aid into country.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has vowed to open humanitarian aid routes into the country in defiance of the government. Mr Guaidó, who has declared himself interim president, called on volunteers to help with distribution and said his plans would be ready next week

Also in the programme: Polish politician’s ambitious aim to make his country more socially liberal; and Hhow to slow down and enjoy art.

(Picture: Venezuelan migrants are served a meal at the Divina Providencia migrant shelter in Cucuta, Colombia, on the border with Venezuela on 7th February 2019. Credit: Schneyder Mendoza/AFP/Getty Images)

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