New term starts for embattled Venezuelan president

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Nicolás Maduro was sworn in today for a second-term in office as Venezuela’s president. That’s despite the fact that the country’s opposition — as well as the US and most countries in Latin America — say his re-election was not valid. Host Marco Werman gets the latest from BBC Mundo correspondent Guillermo Olmo in Caracas. 

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