Venezuelans vote in referendum to claim sovereignty of territory under dispute with Guyana

Venezuelans vote in referendum to claim sovereignty of territory under dispute with Guyana

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Venezuelans are voting in a referendum Sunday called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over a large swath of neighboring Guyana, arguing the oil- and mineral-rich territory was stolen when the border was drawn more than a century ago. Guyana considers the…

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