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One killed, dozens stranded in cable car accident in Turkey
Reuters, Published on 13/04/2024
» ISTANBUL - One person was killed and 10 others injured on Friday in the southern Turkish province of Antalya after a cable car cabin collided with a broken pylon, the interior ministry said on Saturday.
Nigerian ruling party wins most state polls
AFP, Published on 21/03/2023
» LAGOS: Nigeria's ruling party has won the majority of governorships contested in last weekend's elections, results showed Tuesday, following a ballot marred by violence, intimidation and vote buying.
Nigerian ruling party keeps powerful Lagos post after tense local polls
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» ABUJA - Nigeria's ruling party has held onto the powerful post of Lagos governor, the country's electoral commission said on Monday, following weekend local elections marred by reports of violence and vote buying.
3 arrested over killing of Philippine governor
Published on 05/03/2023
» Three people have been arrested over the murder of a Philippine provincial governor and eight others, authorities said Sunday, adding another suspect was killed in a shoot-out.
Philippine governor, 5 others shot dead
Published on 04/03/2023
» MANILA: A provincial governor in the central Philippines and five other people were shot dead by unknown gunmen on Saturday, his widow said, in the latest attack against local officials.
Powerful Murdoch media turns on 'loser' Trump
AFP, Published on 11/11/2022
» WASHINGTON: The powerful media empire of conservative billionaire Rupert Murdoch appeared to turn its back Thursday on Donald Trump, labeling the former US president a "loser" who shows "increasingly poor judgement" after the midterm elections.
Xi: China's most powerful leader since Mao
AFP, Published on 30/08/2022
» BEIJING: Xi Jinping, who is soon expected to be anointed for an unprecedented third term in office as China's ruling Communist Party (CCP) holds its 20th Congress, has become his country's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.
Senegal mulls tossing colonial statue of ex-governor
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 22/05/2022
» For more than a century, the French general who shaped Senegal's former capital was hailed as a hero and a father figure, his bronze statue triumphantly standing on a square that bore his name.
Roman Abramovich: Former symbol of Russia's oligarchy faces uncertain future
AFP, Published on 27/02/2022
» LONDON: Roman Abramovich rose from a penniless background in Russia's frozen north to become a multi-billionaire and a celebrity football tycoon, but his empire is teetering over his alleged Kremlin links.
California counts cost of rare governor recall election
AFP, Published on 12/09/2021
» LOS ANGELES - It's a $280 million taxpayer-funded election that most Californians don't want, and which could see a candidate with only a handful of votes take the reins of the world's fifth-largest economy.