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Now playing Next no comment Landslides kill seven in eastern Venezuela Intense rain and landslides have killed at least seven people in the coastal states of Anzoategui in eastern Venezua. Officials say nearly 80 people have died in the country in recent weeks due to heavy rains. 05/11/2022
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Now playing Next Culture news 112-year-old Venezuelan named 'world's oldest man' Juan Vincente Mora is the world's oldest man at 112. He has 41 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren. 18/05/2022
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Now playing Next no comment Venezuela pursues world's largest orchestra record Hundreds of violins, violas and double basses sounded at Venezuela's military academy on Saturday, then woodwinds, brass and percussion gradually joined in — thousands of musicians, mostly children and adolescents, with one goal: setting the record as the world's largest orchestra. 14/11/2021
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