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Meta Names UFC boss Dana White, a Trump ally, to board
AFP, Published on 07/01/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - Social media giant Meta announced Monday the appointment of three new directors to its board, including Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) head Dana White, a close ally to US President-elect Donald Trump.
India announces state funeral for ex-PM Manmohan Singh
AFP, Published on 27/12/2024
» NEW DELHI - India on Friday announced seven days of state mourning after the death of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, one of the architects of the country's economic liberalisation in the early 1990s.
Gabon coup leader sworn in as interim president
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» LIBREVILLE - General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup last week that toppled Gabon's 55-year-old dynasty, took the oath of office as interim president on Monday, promising to hold "free... (and) transparent elections" after an unspecified period.
Gabon's strongman meets key groups after coup
AFP, Published on 02/09/2023
» LIBREVILLE - Gabon's new strongman General Brice Oligui Nguema on Friday stepped up contacts with national groups and foreign interests two days after heading a coup that ended 55 years of rule by the Bongo family.
Gabon's Bongo seeks third term
AFP, Published on 26/08/2023
» LIBREVILLE: Voters in Gabon headed to the polls on Saturday for a triple election in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba, scion of a family that has ruled for 55 years, is seeking victory over a belatedly-united opposition.
Cambodia votes as Hun Sen near-guaranteed election win
AFP, Published on 23/07/2023
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodians voted Sunday in an election that longtime leader Hun Sen is all but guaranteed to win as he looks to secure his legacy by handing the reins to his eldest son.
Cambodia votes as Hun Sen near-guaranteed election win
AFP, Published on 23/07/2023
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodians will vote Sunday in an election that longtime leader Hun Sen is all but guaranteed to win as he looks to secure his legacy by handing the reins to his eldest son.
Mitsotakis: the PM who steered Greece from brink to growth
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» ATHENS - Greek ex-prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who hopes to clinch an absolute majority in next week's general election, is credited with returning his debt-ridden country to a path of growth.
Modi inaugurates grand new Indian parliament
AFP, Published on 29/05/2023
» NEW DELHI - Flanked by priests, Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new Indian parliament on Sunday in a ceremony steeped in religious symbolism but boycotted by opposition parties.
Greek rivals in final push before Sunday election
AFP, Published on 19/05/2023
» ATHENS: Greece's outgoing conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and leftist challenger Alexis Tsipras will make a final push for votes at closing rallies on Friday ahead of the most uncertain general election in a decade.