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Malawi votes for next president as cost-of-living bites
[ad_1] Malawians are voting in presidential and parliamentary elections, following a turbulent five years that has seen the economic crisis worsening in the southern…
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Boston, Massachusetts Local News
‘On The House!’ event explores housing, community impacts from Salem’s 1914 Great Fire
[ad_1] SALEM — On Sunday, Solidarity Rising and Salem artist Krystle Brown will host an afternoon of “art, community, and connection” at Forest River…
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German government seeks to ease rules for naturalization
[ad_1] BERLIN — Germany’s socially liberal government is moving ahead with plans to ease the rules for obtaining citizenship in the European Union’s most…
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Spotlight on Malaysia’s king to resolve election stalemate
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s election uncertainty deepened Tuesday after a political bloc refused to support either reformist leader Anwar Ibrahim or rival…
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Malaysians vote in elections as old party, reformers clash
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysians began casting ballots Saturday in a tightly contested national election that will determine whether the country’s longest-ruling coalition…
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Bahrain says websites attacked before parliamentary election
[ad_1] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain said Saturday hackers targeted websites in the island kingdom just hours before a planned parliamentary election. The…
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Popular Istanbul mayor on trial, could face political ban
[ad_1] ISTANBUL — A Turkish court resumed the trial of Istanbul’s mayor Friday on charges of insulting members of Turkey’s Supreme Electoral Council, a…
Finance
French far-right party elects new leader to replace Le Pen
[ad_1] PARIS — European lawmaker Jordan Bardella replaced his mentor Marine Le Pen on Saturday at the helm of France’s leading far-right party, pledging…
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EXPLAINER: Why the British public is not choosing its leader
[ad_1] LONDON — Observers of Britain’s governing structure can be forgiven for scratching their heads in recent weeks as they watch the country reel…
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Swedish Parliament elects conservative prime minister
[ad_1] STOCKHOLM — The Swedish parliament on Monday elected Ulf Kristersson — the conservative Moderate Party leader — as prime minister at the head…
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Holocaust survivor opens Senate as far-right to govern Italy
[ad_1] ROME — Italy’s Fascist past and its future governed by a party with neo-fascist roots came to an emotional head Thursday when a…
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Malaysia’s Mahathir, 97, to run in general elections
[ad_1] PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Malaysia’s 97-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad announced Tuesday he will defend his seat in the general elections expected next month,…
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Sweden: Right-wing party get 4 chairmanships in parliament
[ad_1] STOCKHOLM — A right-wing populist party that received the second-most votes in Sweden’s general election last month landed the chairmanships of four parliamentary…
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Latvian leader’s party expected to fare well in election
[ad_1] HELSINKI — Polling stations opened Saturday in Latvia for a general election influenced by neighboring Russia’s attack on Ukraine, disintegration among the Baltic…