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Kosovo PM seeks legal opinion on nomination of replacement

Kosovo’s acting prime minister has asked European constitutional law experts for an opinion on the powers of his country’s president to nominate a new prime minister an

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Nazarbayev's daughter leaves Kazakhstan's senate speaker post

Kazakhstan's then Interim President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (L) and Dariga Nazarbayeva, daughter of Kazakhstan's former President Nursultan Nazarbayev, shake hands in Astana, Kazakhstan, March 20,

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France's coronavirus deaths exceed 23,000

The death toll of the coronavirus pandemic in France rose by 437 to 23,293 on Monday while the number of patients in intensive care continued to drop, the latest data of the Health Ministry showed

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Expo body agrees to propose one-year delay for Expo 2020 Dubai

The awarding body for World Expos has agreed to propose a one-year delay for Expo 2020 Dubai from October 1, 2021, to March 31 due to coronavirus and still keep "Expo 2020 Dubai" as the official n

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Bob Loughman elected as Vanuatu's new prime minister

Bob Loughman, leader of the Vanua'aku Pati (Our Land Party), was elected Vanuatu's new prime minister on Monday. According to local media reports, Loughman, also an MP from Vanuatu's island of Tan

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Poll: Biden leads Trump in head-to-head matchup

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. vice president Joe Biden./Getty Images The US President Donald Trump is trailing Joseph Biden in the 2020 presidential race, according to a survey released Thursday tha

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COVID-19 death toll in Spain surpasses 15,000

The death toll from COVID-19 in Spain has surpassed 15,000, the Spanish government said Thursday, adding it expects a decline in the country's epidemic. As of Wednesday night, the number of deat

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Spain close to start of decline in coronavirus epidemic

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Thursday that the country is close to the beginning of a decline in its novel coronavirus epidemic. The COVID-19 date is encouraging and "the fire has st

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Probe into Qatar World Cup vote process reveals new bribery charges

The official logo for the 2022 Qatar World Cup is seen on a building in Doha, Qatar, September 3, 2019. /VCG Prosecutors have revealed new details on Monday of alleged bribery aimed at influen

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Trump says U.S. elections to take place on Nov. 3

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said at a White House press conference that the U.S. presidential election will take place on November 3.Trump also made clear his opposition to allowing voters

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Putin signs decree postponing constitutional amendments vote

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree postponing the all-Russian vote on constitutional amendments, the Kremlin said Wednesday in a statement. The decision was made to avoid health ri

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Trump businesses barred from getting coronavirus stimulus money, Schumer says

President Donald Trump’s businesses are barred from getting loans or investments under the new $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus deal, according to Senate Minority Leade

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U.S. Senate races to agree on massive coronavirus relief package

VCG The Republican-led U.S. Senate scrambled on Saturday to forge a bipartisan agreement on a one trillion U.S. dollar bill aimed at stemming the economic fallout from the growing coronavirus

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Brazil Senate approves state of emergency to fight coronavirus

Brazil's Senate on Friday approved a presidential decree declaring a national emergency over the coronavirus pandemic, allowing the government to waive fiscal targets and free up budget resources

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NATO expects members to maintain investment despite COVID-19 crisis

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. /AFP NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg expects member countries to continue with the security investment in the organization, despite impact of

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Ohio postpones democratic primary, but 3 other states go ahead

03:41 As the U.S. steps up measures to contain COVID-19, voters in three U-S states are casting ballots in the democratic presidential primary. The state of Ohio made a last-minute dec

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1st U.S. Congress member tests positive for coronavirus

Mario Diaz-Balart, a Republican House representative, said Wednesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the first U.S. congressman to contract the virus. His office said in a s