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S.Africa's Ramaphosa brushes aside calls to quit
AFP, Published on 14/11/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday brushed aside calls for him to resign over an alleged criminal cover-up, as he set the stage for a key party conference next month.
A political guessing game
News, Published on 12/11/2022
» Signs have already emerged that the next general election could be beset by legal and technical complications that could culminate in an impasse ultimately requiring help yet again from the Constitutional Court.
Top Republican Trump critic Cheney loses seat in US Congress
AFP, Published on 17/08/2022
» JACKSON, US: Republican rebel Liz Cheney lost her seat in Congress Tuesday to an election conspiracy theorist, US media projected, in the latest sign of her party's break with traditional conservatism to embrace Donald Trump's hardline "America First" agenda.
Election defeat looms for Trump's biggest critic inside party
AFP, Published on 16/08/2022
» CHEYENNE, US: Republican dissident Liz Cheney looks set to lose her US Congress seat Tuesday to an election-denying conspiracy theorist, in the latest signal of her party's disavowal of traditional conservatism in favor of Donald Trump's hardline "America First" movement.
Drug resistance
News, Postbag, Published on 14/08/2022
» Re: "Lift antiviral drug curbs," (Editorial, Aug 8).
'Succession' tops Emmy nominations with 25 as 'Squid Game' makes history
AFP, Published on 13/07/2022
» LOS ANGELES: HBO's "Succession" topped this year's Emmy nominations, earning 25 nods on Tuesday, as "Squid Game" became the first non-English-language drama series shortlisted for glory for television's equivalent of the Oscars.
Democracy needs work
Oped, Editorial, Published on 02/07/2022
» It is such a pity the impeachment bill which quietly passed the House's first reading this week rarely merited a mention in the media and has been out of the political spotlight. If signed into law, the legislation would promote direct democracy and give teeth to local voters to keep their elected administrators and mayors in check.
Row over impeachment bill
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/06/2022
» The National Municipal League of Thailand (NMLT) has called on the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to join in opposing a bill which, if passed, will make it possible to remove local leaders by impeachment.
Ecuador talks falter after soldier killed by 'violent demonstrators'
AFP, Published on 29/06/2022
» QUITO - Negotiations to end more than two weeks of disruptive living cost protests by Indigenous Ecuadorans were dealt a blow Tuesday when the killing of a soldier prompted the government to suspend participation.
Protesters meet Ecuador govt after rejecting fuel price cut
AFP, Published on 28/06/2022
» QUITO - Indigenous protesters in Ecuador met with the government on Monday in an attempt to end nationwide demonstrations against high living costs that have rocked the country for two weeks.