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'Jokowi effect': How Indonesia's outgoing leader shaped election to succeed him
Published on 12/02/2024
» SEMARANG, Indonesia: His name is not on the ballot, but Indonesia's wildly popular President Joko Widodo, or "Jokowi", looms large over Wednesday's election in the world's third-largest democracy, and nowhere more than in his home province of Central Java.
With Gaza hostage deal, Biden notches up win but faces pressure for more
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - By helping broker an Israel-Hamas deal to free hostages, US President Joe Biden has achieved a long-sought win in a war that has cost him politically.
China owed more than $1 trillion in Belt and Road debt: report
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» BEIJING - China is owed more than a trillion United States dollars through its Belt and Road project, making it the biggest debt collector in the world, a report said this week, with an estimated 80% of the loans supporting countries in financial distress.
Ukraine president says 'not the time' for elections
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» KYIV (UKRAINE) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday he doesn't believe it is the right time for elections as debate intensifies on holding a vote in 2024 while the country fights against Russia's invasion.
Biden to rally Americans on Israel, Ukraine support
AFP, Published on 20/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden is set to deliver a rare Oval Office speech Thursday urging Americans to back Israel and Ukraine at what he says is a perilous moment for democracy around the globe.
Comeback king Lula gets delayed honeymoon in Brazil
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Economic growth is up, Amazon deforestation is down and he's scored some key wins in Congress: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva finally appears to be getting a delayed honeymoon in his third-term comeback.
The drug trade's gold rush state
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 30/07/2023
» A total of 210 tonnes of drugs seized in a single year, a record. At least 4,500 killings last year, also a record. Children recruited by gangs. Prisons as hubs for crime. Neighbourhoods consumed by criminal feuds. And all this chaos financed by powerful outsiders with deep pockets and lots of experience in the global drug business.
Kenyan taxman goes after fake nails, fuel and influencers
AFP, Published on 19/05/2023
» NAIROBI: What do artificial nails, crypto currencies, spaghetti and social media influencers have in common?
Erdogan ascendant as Turkey heads for historic runoff
AFP, Published on 15/05/2023
» ISTANBUL: Turkey on Monday woke up to the prospect of its first presidential runoff vote after conservative President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confounded pollsters and his secular rival to win the first round of the country's pivotal election.
French unions dig in after Macron defends pension reform
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» PARIS - France braced for more transport woes and a new day of nationwide protests on Thursday after a defiant President Emmanuel Macron pledged to implement a contentious pensions overhaul by year-end.