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Swiss region overwhelmingly votes for 'burqa ban'
AFP, Published on 23/09/2018
» GENEVA: A second Swiss canton will introduce a regional "burqa ban", after voters in St. Gallen overwhelmingly voted Sunday to prohibit all face-covering garments in public spaces.
Second Swiss canton votes for 'burqa ban'
AFP, Published on 23/09/2018
» GENEVA: A second Swiss canton will introduce a regional "burqa ban", after voters in St. Gallen emphatically voted Sunday to prohibit all face-covering garments in public spaces.
House votes down censure motion against PM
Online Reporters, Published on 26/03/2025
» The House voted down the Opposition's censure motion against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra during its brief session on Wednesday morning.
Ecuador votes in razor-close presidential runoff
AFP, Published on 13/04/2025
» QUITO - Ecuadorans began voting Sunday in a too-close-to-call presidential election pitting the incumbent, security hawk Daniel Noboa, against a charismatic leftist challenger in a country plagued by drug-related violence.
PPRP votes in deputy leaders at AGM
News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/12/2019
» The coalition-leading Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) on Saturday voted in two deputy party leaders, added more MPs to its executive board and changed its logo at its annual general meeting in Bangkok.
Brazil votes with far-right candidate favorite
AFP, Published on 28/10/2018
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil began voting Sunday in a divisive presidential run-off election whose front-runner, far-right former army captain Jair Bolsonaro, is vowing to rescue the country from crisis with a firm grip.
New Caledonia votes on independence from France
AFP, Published on 04/11/2018
» NOUMEA - The French Pacific islands of New Caledonia began voting Sunday on whether to become an independent nation, in a closely-watched test of support for France in one of its many territories scattered around the globe.
Activist wants late-delivered NZ votes counted
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/03/2019
» Activist Srisuwan Janya has called on the Election Commission to count the ballots from New Zealand that were delivered late, otherwise the overall poll should be considered as void.
Comic leads as Ukraine votes for president
AFP, Published on 31/03/2019
» KIEV - A comedian whose political experience is limited to playing the president on TV is likely to top the first round of voting when Ukrainians go to the polls on Sunday.
Israel votes with Netanyahu's future at stake
AFP, Published on 09/04/2019
» JERUSALEM - Israelis decide in a high-stakes election Tuesday whether to extend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's long right-wing tenure or to replace him with an ex-military chief new to politics.