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Email Updated May 01, 2019 14:30:00 Video: Tensions boil over on Caracas thoroughfare (ABC News) Related Story: Venezuelan Opposition Leader greeted by huge crowds on return home Related Story: Venezuela to deport journalists who were detained in palace after Maduro interview Related Story: Woman shot dead in Venezuela border standoff over humanitarian aid Map: Venezuela Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has made his strongest call yet to the military to help him oust President Nicolas Maduro, amid fierce clashes between protesters and security forces on the streets of Caracas. Key points:Both sides are claiming the army is supporting their causesVenezuela's socialist party chief claims it is a US-backed coup attemptVenezuela has sunk into political and social turmoil under socialist leader Mr Maduro There were no concrete signs of defection from the armed forces leadership, despite enthusiastic support for Mr Guaido's call from the Trump administration.While … [Read more...] about Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro defiant as Juan Guaido urges military uprising to topple the socialist leader

Video PlayerClose BANGKOK, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The traditional Thai massage, internationally known as "Nuad Thai", has been registered as an intangible cultural heritage for 2019 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Thai Cultural Minister Itthiphol Kunplome said on Friday that UNESCO had formally added traditional Thai message to its intangible cultural heritage list. It was declared during the annual meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held from Dec. 9 to 14 in Bogota, Colombia. The body massage, which is largely viewed as one of Thailand's tourist attractions, has followed the country's Khon classical drama, which earlier won such cultural title from the UNESCO. … [Read more...] about Traditional Thai massage registered by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage for 2019