Venezuela’s opposition press ahead with drive to oust Maduro

The head of Venezuela's National Electoral Council(CNE), Tibisay Lucena, speaks during a press conference in Caracas on August 1, 2016. (AFP)

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  • China holds live-fire military drills off the South China Sea amid a long-standing territorial dispute in the region.
     
  • The French interior minister acknowledges an intensifying crackdown on Muslims following the recent terror attacks in the country.
     
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  • Venezuela’s opposition is tightening the noose around the government for a recall referendum aimed at ousting president Maduro.

 


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