South Korea votes in tight presidential race with inequality top concern
by Cat BARTON / Kang Jin-kyu SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Koreans are voting Wednesday in a tightly fought…
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The 12 candidates standing in France’s presidential election
by Joseph Schmid PARIS, France (AFP) -- France's top constitutional authority published Monday the list of the 12 candidates registered…
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UN General Assembly demands Russia withdraw from Ukraine
by Philippe RATER The UN General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution that "demands" Russia "immediately" withdraw from Ukraine,…
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Swiss vote to ban nearly all tobacco advertising
by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The Swiss voted on Sunday to tighten their notoriously lax tobacco…
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Japan votes as ruling party seeks fresh start
Voting kicked off in Japan's general election on Sunday with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hoping to win over a pandemic-fatigued…
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Czechs in post-vote limbo as president rushed to hospital
The Czech Republic was plunged into uncertainty on Sunday as President Milos Zeman was rushed to hospital a day after…
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Rome votes in mayoral polls dominated by rubbish and boars
by Sonia Logre and Gildas Le Roux Agence France-Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) - The people of Rome voted on Sunday…
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Germany’s Social Democrats win election but uncertainty beckons
by Michelle FITZPATRICK FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) -- Germany braced for a period of political unpredictability Monday after the Social Democrats…
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Greens face dashed hopes, new leverage in German vote aftermath
by Deborah COLE Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) - With growing fears about global warming, deadly floods linked to climate…
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Thunberg to join mass German climate strikes before vote
by Deborah COLE Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) - Tens of thousands of climate activists including Greta Thunberg are due…
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Germany’s climate militants fight for parliamentary seats
by Yann SCHREIBER with Pauline CURTET in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Agence France-Presse MONCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AFP) - Dressed in a rainbow-coloured unicorn costume,…
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Trudeau’s Liberals win Canada election: TV projections
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals were returned to power Monday in a hotly contested election…
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