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Key issues as Malaysia gets set to go to the polls
Reuters, Published on 10/10/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob called for an early election on Monday, to win a stronger mandate and stabilise a rocky political landscape that has persisted in the wake of the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal and Covid crisis.
Colombian president's challenges: military, rebels, congress and markets
AFP, Published on 20/06/2022
» BOGOTA - Gustavo Petro, Colombia's new president, faces a plethora of challenges ahead -- from appeasing deeply suspicious military and business sectors, to ending a decades-long conflict with armed groups and garnering enough support in congress to govern.
US news star Larry King hospitalised with Covid-19: report
AFP, Published on 03/01/2021
» WASHINGTON:- Veteran talk show host Larry King has been hospitalised with Covid-19, US media reported Saturday.
Shaped by tragedy, Joe Biden eyes calm after Trump storm
AFP, Published on 08/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - He has channeled personal tragedy into a heart-on-his-sleeve compassion for everyday Americans, but President-elect Joe Biden faces the challenge of a lifetime as he inherits a nation both traumatized and spellbound by his White House predecessor.
Malaysia's PM faces calls to quit after failed bid for emergency rule
Reuters, Published on 26/10/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin faced calls to resign on Monday as doubts swirled over the support that he commands, after the king rejected his request to declare a state of emergency to fight the coronavirus epidemic.
Malaysian factions manoeuvre as king tries to end turmoil
Reuters, Published on 26/02/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's king met parliamentarians for a second day on Wednesday to try to end political turmoil by finding someone able to form a government or by calling a new election after Mahathir Mohamad's shock resignation as prime minister.
VP accepts Duterte's offer for her to play role in drug war
Associated Press, Published on 06/11/2019
» MANILA: The vice president of the Philippines on Wednesday accepted President Rodrigo Duterte's offer for her to play a lead role in his deadly crackdown against drugs, even though she's been critical of the campaign and has been warned it could be a political ploy to destroy her.
Populists, far-right eye gains in Italian election
AFP, Published on 03/03/2018
» ROME - Italian populist and far-right parties have their eye on making major gains in this weekend's election, spooking investors and European capitals after a campaign dominated by fears about immigration and the economy.