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    Death toll in Venezuelan protests rises to 10

    The death toll in protests in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, has risen to 10.

    Venezuela's National Electoral Council said more than eight million people had voted - a 41.53% turnout.

    The election will allow President Nicolás Maduro to replace Venezuela's current legislative body - the National Assembly - with a new institution called the Constituent Assembly that will have the power to rewrite the constitution - and grant near unlimited power to Maduro.