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Edmondo Gonzalez, the rightful winner of Venezuela's presidential election in July,

fled the country and is seeking asylum in Spain.

Mr. Gonzalez trounced the autocratic incumbent Nicholas Maduro in the election, but

client authorities declared Mr Maduro the winner.

Mr Maduro has been trying to round up his opponents since.

Earlier security forces surrounded the Argentinian embassy in Caracas, the capital,

where six opposition leaders have taken sanctuary.

Russia said that its armed forces had gained full control of Novohodivaevka.

The small town lies less than nine kilometers from Pocrovsk, a strategically

important city in eastern Ukraine because of its rail and road links.

Russian soldiers have been advancing rapidly from the east as they consolidate control of the Dombass region.

Boeing said it had reached a tentative agreement with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers to avert a strike at factories in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington.

The deal will net the unions more than 32,000 members, a 25% pay bump and 12 weeks of parental leave.

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