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Trump has been convicted. Can he still run for president?
New York Times, Published on 31/05/2024
» NEW YORK - Not since Eugene V. Debs campaigned from a prison cell more than a century ago has the United States experienced what is now happening: a prominent candidate with felony convictions running for president. And never before has that candidate been someone with a real chance of winning.
Greece becomes first Orthodox country to allow same-sex marriage
New York Times, Published on 16/02/2024
» ATHENS — Greece legalised same-sex marriage and equal parental rights for same-sex couples Thursday as lawmakers passed a bill that has divided Greek society and drawn vehement opposition from the country’s powerful Orthodox Church.
Marcos win prompts protests in the Philippines
New York Times, Published on 10/05/2022
» MANILA: Angry young voters gathered in the Philippines on Tuesday to protest against Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the former dictator, who clinched a landslide victory this week in one of the most divisive presidential elections in the country’s recent history.
EU fines Facebook €110m over WhatsApp deal
New York Times, Published on 19/05/2017
» BRUSSELS - Europe's love affair with Facebook may be coming to an end.
South Korea’s election: pivotal issues
New York Times, Published on 09/05/2017
» South Koreans are selecting a new president today in a vote that will turn on several crucial issues: relations with North Korea and the United States; economic inequality; and the enduring power of the country’s family-controlled conglomerates, known as chaebol. Here’s how these issues are playing out in the election.
China aircraft carrier enters Taiwan Strait
New York Times, Published on 12/01/2017
» HONG KONG - Taiwan scrambled F-16 fighter jets and dispatched a frigate to the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday after China sent its sole aircraft carrier into the waterway, Taiwan's official Central News Agency reported.
Internet attack spreads, disrupting major websites
New York Times, Published on 22/10/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Major websites were inaccessible to people across wide swaths of the United States on Friday after a company that manages crucial parts of the internet’s infrastructure said it was under attack.