Venezuela's leader to defend claim over Guyana

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The korea Herald News

CARACAS (AP) — Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez arrived in the Netherlands Sunday where she will defend her country's claim to a mineral- and oil-rich region in western Guyana before the UN's highest court in a dispute that has spanned decades. The International Court of Justice in The Hague is holding a series of hearings with the South American neighbors which both claim ownership of Essequibo — a territory of nearly 161,000 square kilometers rich in gold, diamonds, timber and othe