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Dec 2023
27m 26s

Dispute over Essequibo: What impact will...

Bbc World Service
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<p>As diplomats scramble to try to cool tensions between Venezuela and Guyana over disputed land, how much is all this down to the perilous state of the Venezuelan economy? The strike of Tesla's mechanics in Sweden has spread to other countries across Scandinavia. We get the latest from Finland. And we go to the British city that isn't usually associated w ... Show More
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