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May gets majority government - for £1 billion
Reuters, Published on 27/06/2017
» LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal on Monday to prop up her minority government by agreeing to at least £1 billion in extra funding for Northern Ireland in return for the support of the province's biggest Protestant party.
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May wins first British policy challenge
Reuters, Published on 30/06/2017
» LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May won backing for her policy programme with a slender parliamentary majority on Thursday in the first test of her authority after an election setback and growing pressure on her Brexit and austerity agenda.
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President vows 'era of combat' as Venezuela votes violently
Reuters, Published on 31/07/2017
» CARACAS - Protestors blocked roads and clashed with security forces on Sunday as Venezuelans trickled to the polls to elect a constitutional super-body that unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro vowed would begin a "new era of combat" in the crisis-stricken nation.
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Ethiopia's Tedros wins top job at WHO
Reuters, Published on 24/05/2017
» GENEVA - Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus won the race to be the next head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, becoming the first African to lead the Geneva-based United Nations agency.
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Cambodia opposition: We will win majority
Reuters, Published on 28/05/2017
» PREY VENG, Cambodia -- Cambodia's opposition leader on Sunday said his party will secure a majority win in a local election next month and a general election next year, pointing to a stronger, more united opposition to challenge the rule of veteran Prime Minister Hun Sen.
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Macron confident as France elects parliament
Reuters, Published on 11/06/2017
» PARIS -- French voters cast their ballots on Sunday in the first round of a parliamentary election expected to give centrist President Emmanuel Macron the strong majority needed to carry out the far-reaching economic and social reforms he promises.
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Britain's May seeks deal with N. Ireland party
Reuters, Published on 11/06/2017
» LONDON -- British Prime Minister Theresa May faced negotiations with a small Northern Irish party to maintain her power after her Conservative Party lost its parliamentary majority in a catastrophic electoral gamble just days before Brexit talks are set to start.
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Cambodia's Hun Sen confident of keeping power
Reuters, Published on 05/06/2017
» PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday he was confident of keeping power in next year's general election after the opposition's gains in local elections fell short of their hopes.
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Muslim challenger defeats Jakarta's Christian governor
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2017
» JAKARTA - A former Indonesian education minister won the race for Jakarta governor on Wednesday after a polarising campaign that cast a shadow over Indonesia's reputation for practicing a tolerant form of Islam.
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Gloves off in French election
Reuters, Published on 24/04/2017
» PARIS - Far-right leader Marine Le Pen's top aide sharply attacked her centrist opponent Emmanuel Macron, who is favourite to beat her for the French presidency, as campaigning for the final round on May 7 got under way within hours of first round results.
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