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Macron's camp defends backtrack on French pension reform
AFP, Published on 12/04/2022
» PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron's allies scrambled on Tuesday to defend his willingness to soften a pensions overhaul in the face of widespread resistance, a move which his far-right rival Marine Le Pen denounced as a "ploy" in the final sprint to the presidential run-off.
French presidency: What are Macron and Le Pen promising?
AFP, Published on 11/04/2022
» PARIS - Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right veteran Marine Le Pen finished top in the first round of France's presidential election Sunday.
Serbians vote in 'stability' polls overshadowed by war in Ukraine
AFP, Published on 03/04/2022
» BELGRADE - Serbians headed to the polls on Sunday in elections that will likely see populist President Aleksandar Vucic extend his rule in the Balkan country, as he vows to provide stability amid war raging in Ukraine.
Canadian Pacific trains at standstill in labour dispute
AFP, Published on 22/03/2022
» MONTREAL - Canadian authorities Monday called on railway giant Canadian Pacific to put an end to a labour dispute that has put all the firm's trains out of action, snarling supply chains and worrying the agricultural sector.
Chile stock market plummets on leftist Boric's election victory
AFP, Published on 20/12/2021
» SANTIAGO - The Chilean stock market and peso took a beating Monday after leftist millennial Gabriel Boric became the country's youngest-ever president-elect with an unexpectedly substantial victory over his far-right rival.
Chile chooses president from polar opposites
AFP, Published on 17/12/2021
» SANTIAGO - A Chile in the throes of profound change will choose a president Sunday from polar opposite candidates vying for votes among an apathetic and alienated electorate.
Sweden's Andersson elected as nation's first woman PM
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» STOCKHOLM: Sweden's parliament on Wednesday elected Social Democratic party leader and current Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson as the country's first woman prime minister, after she clinched a last-minute deal securing key support.
Sweden's parliament set to elect first woman PM
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» STOCKHOLM - Sweden's parliament looks set to elect Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson as the country's first woman prime minister on Wednesday, hours after she clinched a last-minute deal securing key support.
Stocks soar after Chileans vote for polar opposite presidential candidates
AFP, Published on 23/11/2021
» SANTIAGO - Santiago's stock market surged Monday after a far-right fiscal conservative and a left-wing former student activist dominated Chile's presidential election and will vie next month to become the South American country's new leader.
Chileans to elect new president in fast-changing political landscape
AFP, Published on 21/11/2021
» SANTIAGO - Chileans head to the ballot box for the fourth time in 18 months Sunday, this time to elect a new president on whose watch the country will draft its first post-dictatorship constitution.