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Venezuela referendum calls for claiming sovereignty over part of Guyana

Venezuela’s election board says voters on Sunday approved a referendum called for by the government to claim sovereignty over an oil- and mineral-rich piece of neighboring Guyana.

Reporter John Otis has more.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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