Election
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Traders bet on weaker US dollar for 1st time since Trump’s election win
Speculative traders in the US$7.5-trillion-a-day currency market turned bearish on the US dollar for the first time since Donald Trump won the US presidential election last year. Hedge funds, asset…
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Conor McGregor Appeals Rape Case As He Begins Election Bid
Lawyers for Irish mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor’s began an appeal Friday after a woman won a civil court damages claim over her allegation that he raped her. The…
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Canada New PM Carney To Call April 28 Snap Election: Govt Source
New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call snap elections on Sunday, sending voters to the polls on April 28, two government sources told AFP. “The prime minister…
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Myanmar Junta Chief Says Election To Be Held By January
Myanmar’s junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021. “We are…
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German Business Urges ‘New Beginning’ After Election
German business leaders called Monday for the swift formation of a new ruling coalition to usher in a “new beginning” for Europe’s crisis-wracked top economy after the conservatives’ election win.…
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PSP Chairman Tan Cheng Bock to Contest Upcoming General Election in West Coast
Tan Cheng Bock, the founder of the Progress Singapore Party (PSP), has declared his intention to run in the next general election. When asked the question by members of the…
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Top Issues In Germany’s Election Campaign
From immigration and Germany’s ailing economy to cannabis and gender politics, here is a round-up of the burning issues on voters’ minds in the run-up to Sunday’s election. After a…
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Disinformation Blizzard Targets Germany Before Election
Stories of a pre-election state of emergency, police escorts for toddlers and forged ballot papers — a blizzard of online disinformation has targeted German voters ahead of Sunday’s election. Russia…
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German Far Left In Surprise Comeback Ahead Of Election
Germany’s far-left Die Linke party has enjoyed a late poll surge ahead of Sunday’s elections, boosted by a spirited anti-fascist speech by its new rising star that quickly went viral.…
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After US Election, Kremlin Propagandist Sets Sights On German Vote
From a fabricated sex scandal to a fake museum heist, disinformation aimed at influencing Germany’s high-stakes election is originating from dozens of AI-generated German sites apparently linked to a US…
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German ‘Bureaucracy Monster’ On Everyone’s Election Hit List
German politicians make a lot of laws and regulations but on the campaign trail many rage against the country’s notorious bureaucracy, labelling it a monster that needs to be slayed.…
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US Tensions Plague Final Phase Of German Election Campaign
Germany enters the final week of election campaigning Monday, with the debate more heated than ever amid controversy over alleged US interference in favour of the far right. After weeks…
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Conservative Leads German Election Race In Shadow Of Far Right
When Germans go to vote in one week’s time, after a polarising election campaign overshadowed by a far-right surge, they are expected to hand the chancellery to conservative Friedrich Merz.…
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German Election Favourite Merz Sets Out Foreign Policy Plans
Germany’s conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz pledged a stronger role for Berlin in the EU and muscular support for Ukraine as he outlined his foreign policy vision at the Munich…
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Vance Blasted for Denouncing ‘Flimsy’ Accusations of Russian Interference in Romanian Elections: ‘He Just Described American Elections’
Vice President JD Vance took the stage at the Munich Security Conference on Friday to dismiss fears of Russia meddling in Romania’s elections—a move critics blasted as hypocritical, given his…
