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Time is now for Barca as bid for Champions League recovery begins
AFP, Published on 19/10/2021
» MADRID: Barcelona want to build for the future with the tantalising prospect of another group of teenage talents emerging together, but for now reality still bites.
Japan ruling party votes on next prime minister
AFP, Published on 29/09/2021
» TOKYO - Japan's ruling party picks its new leader Wednesday, with a mild-mannered former foreign minister and the Twitter-savvy vaccine chief leading the race to become the country's next prime minister.
What's in Democrats' $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan--and How They Plan to Pay for It
Business, Published on 11/08/2021
» Senate Democrats released an outline Monday of the $3.5 trillion antipoverty, healthcare and climate plan they hope to approve this fall without Republican support. Here are details on the proposal and the steps needed to turn the broad budget framework into actual legislation and law.
Peru on edge after Castillo's election victory
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 04/08/2021
» Peru holds the current record for revolving presidents -- three came and went in a month last November; for coronavirus deaths -- almost 6,000 per million, and for the youngest-looking president -- seen from afar, under his trademark straw hat, he looks like a 13-year-old boy. But appearances are deceiving.
US Senate votes to advance huge infrastructure bill
AFP, Published on 29/07/2021
» WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted to advance a historic, trillion-dollar infrastructure package late Wednesday, a breakthrough after weeks of often-bitter negotiations on a bill that President Joe Biden said could "transform America."
New referendum law sails through Parliament
Online Reporters, Published on 22/06/2021
» Parliament has passed a new referendum law, paving the way for amendments or a rewrite of the constitution.
Blight on democracy
News, Editorial, Published on 21/06/2021
» For those who follow Thai politics, there's nothing more interesting than the parliament session to be convened this week.
Peru nervously awaits outcome nine days after presidential vote
AFP, Published on 16/06/2021
» LIMA - Peru's leftist presidential hopeful Pedro Castillo sought Tuesday to defend his narrow lead in elections held nine days ago that his rightwing rival Keiko Fujimori is disputing as she fights to avoid an imminent corruption trial.
Amid Peru vote uncertainty, presidential hopeful faces custody
AFP, Published on 11/06/2021
» LIMA - A Peruvian prosecutor on Thursday sought preventive custody for corruption-accused presidential hopeful Keiko Fujimori, who is disputing thousands of votes cast four days earlier as she trails in the slow, nail-biting final count.
Impasse on commission underscores Republican angst over Jan 6
AFP, Published on 29/05/2021
» WASHINGTON - By blocking creation of an independent, bipartisan January 6 commission, congressional Republicans have signaled they would rather approach next year's midterm elections unencumbered by potentially damning findings about the deadly US Capitol riot.