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On January 20, Barack Obama’s eight-year presidency will be over. When the Kenyan-Kansan was elected the first black president of the United States (U.S.) in 2008, a wave of “Obamamania” swept across Africa and the Diaspora. By the time Obama visited South Africa, Senegal and Tan...
Cosatu in chaos: power struggle results in congress collapse TimesLIVE
Naqvi, Afridi, Kundi also condemn attack, vow unity, back victims
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday issued directives to include motorcycles, rickshaws and Qingqis that were registered after Jan 1, 2006 in the govt’s recently announced fuel scheme. “All motorcycles, rickshaws, and Qingqis registered after Jan 1, 2006, will be eligible for...
Two counts of graft have been filed against Senators Mark and Camille Villar, their parents Manuel and Cynthia, their brother Paolo, as well as other officials of local water districts over poor water service of the Villar-owned PrimeWater Infrastructure Corporation, the Office o...
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos wants the updated guidelines on class suspensions during weather disturbances and calamities fast-tracked to prevent confusion among parents and students, Malacañang said yesterday.
At Issue this week: Prime Minister Mark Carney moves to deepen ties with the European Union, but is it in Canada’s best interest? The Liberals try to lure foreign investment. And Stephen Harper stands behind the decision to walk away from U.S. trade talks.
Robert Kraft banned Macklemore from Ed Sheeran's Gillette Stadium shows over what he called "hate speech," sparking backlash from artists and AOC.
Campaigning or control of Congress is expected to ramp up as some states open early votingGood morning, and welcome to our US politics live blog. The midterm elections are less than two months away, but some states begin early voting today, marking the start of a crucial stretch ...
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With the presidential election approaching, contacts between members of President Lula’s reelection campaign and players in Brazil’s financial market have intensified in recent days in an effort to rebuild bridges with São Paulo’s financial district, known as Faria Lima. Since la...
Washington: When President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations a year ago, he touted the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites just months earlier as "totally obliterating everything" and said he had brought peace between Israel and Iran.
Trinamool Congress Factions Rebrand Ahead of By-Polls: New Names and Symbols Unveiled | News18 News18
Missing in Election Commission affidavit: Break-up of Bengal SIR appeals for inclusion, exclusion of names The Indian Express
MDL is to invest ₹15,000 crore over five to seven years and the project is expected to create 45,000 direct and indirect jobs
BJP MP and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad rejected the idea that his party’s alliance with the JD(U) was merely a political adjustment and credited its chief, Nitish Kumar, with doing “exceptional” work for Bihar’s development.
Well back Congress candidate in Nandigram says Mamata Banerjee after her candidate withdraws from bypoll
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate from the Mamata Banerjee camp, Sanchita Pradhan De, withdrew her candidature from the upcoming crucial Nandigram poll, with barely a month to go, hours after she met the Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at the state secretariat in Nabanna.
South Africa has some of the highest rates of violence against women in the world, and a spate of killings of nine women in the same area in recent weeks has led to renewed outrage.