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Pennsylvania election too close to call as Trump clout tested
AFP, Published on 14/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - A closely watched special congressional election in Pennsylvania remained nail-bitingly close early Wednesday -- bad news for nervous Republicans who saw President Donald Trump romp to victory there in 2016 and face mid-term elections in November.
US diplomacy in disarray as Trump-Kim summit looms
AFP, Published on 14/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - As Donald Trump prepares to make a historic gamble by meeting North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, the US diplomatic corps is in disarray after the president's brutal sacking of his secretary of state.
Democrats shock Trump with election win
AFP, Published on 15/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's Republican Party was on course Wednesday for a stunning defeat in a key special congressional election in Pennsylvania, adding to the turmoil engulfing his administration after the sacking of his top diplomat Rex Tillerson.
Brazilians mourn brazen murder of Rio councillor, rights activist
AFP, Published on 16/03/2018
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilians mourned Thursday for a Rio de Janeiro councilwoman and outspoken critic of police brutality who was shot in the city center in an assassination-style killing.
Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing to retire
AFP, Published on 16/03/2018
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing announced Friday he was stepping down as chairman of his flagship company CK Hutchison, marking the end of an era for one of the world's most storied tycoons.
Isolated but defiant, Russia set to re-elect strongman Putin
AFP, Published on 18/03/2018
» MOSCOW - Russia was on Sunday set to elect Vladimir Putin to a historic fourth Kremlin term, as the country faces increasing isolation over a spy poisoning in Britain and a fresh round of US sanctions.
UK Brexit committee suggests delay in leaving EU
AFP, Published on 18/03/2018
» LONDON: Britain's official departure from the European Union may have to be delayed with many key negotiating issues still to be resolved, Westminster's Brexit committee suggested Sunday.
French language eyes 'le comeback' as Britain leaves Europe
AFP, Published on 18/03/2018
» BRUSSELS - Once upon a time speaking French was easy in Brussels, but things have changed.
Opposition, NGO cry fraud in Russian polls
AFP, Published on 18/03/2018
» MOSCOW - Russian opposition activists and an NGO on Sunday reported ballot stuffing and multiple voting during the presidential election which is set to see Vladimir Putin win a fourth Kremlin term.
World reacts to Putin's re-election
AFP, Published on 19/03/2018
» PARIS: China was the first world power to react Monday to Russian strongman Vladimir Putin's re-election, vowing to push ties to a "higher level", but Germany questioned the fairness of the vote and warned that Moscow would remain "difficult".