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Dec 2023
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Tensions have risen since Venezuela renewed a claim to the the oil-rich Essequibo region, which for decades has been part of Guyana. Also: Congolese church leaders say they've found numerous cases of irregularities during the recent elections, and why 2023 was a bumper year for discoveries of new species around the world.

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