Dundee Sheriff Court heard that prosecutors allege he rigged up a "man-made assembly in his house suspended from the ceiling by thin ropes, with a car battery and cans of petrol nearby".

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In the same show, Diosdado Cabello, the president of the National Assembly and the second most powerful man in Chavismo, accused the opposition of planning a putsch and Mr. Capriles of unleashing "fascist" attacks on pro-Maduro supporters.

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Even if they do not sway the result, the assembly could still pick yesterday's man.

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But the Welsh Conservatives' main man at Westminster, Bill Wiggin, wants to abolish the assembly.

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The man considered to be Mr Maduro's main rival, National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello, tweeted that the results "oblige us to make a profound self-criticism".

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The assembly had already approved a key article that redefined marriage as a contract between two people rather than between a man and a woman.

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The paper, Air Pollution in London, produced by the Assembly's Health and Environment Committee, reports 8.3% of deaths in Westminster are attributable to man-made airborne particles.

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