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Liberia election run-off: Ex-footballer up against vice-president

Liberianshavebeenvotingtopickanewpresidentinarun-offvotebetweenVice-PresidentJosephBoakaiandformerinternationalfootballerGeorgeWeah.MrWeah,51,wonthefirstround,b

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Russian opposition leader barred from challenging Putin

RussianelectionofficialsonMondayformallybarredRussianoppositionleaderAlexeiNavalnyfromrunningforpresident,promptingcallsfromhimforaboycottofnextyear’svote.TheCe

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Russian officials bar Navalny from running for president

RussianelectionofficialsonMondayformallybarredRussianoppositionleaderAlexeiNavalnyfromrunningforpresident,promptingcallsfromhimforaboycottofnextyear’svote.TheCe

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Peru president Pablo Kuczynski survives bid to impeach him

Peru’spresidentPedroPabloKuczynskihasescapedbeingpushedoutofofficebythenarrowestofmarginsafterlegislatorsfailedtoreachthetwo-thirdsofthevoteneededtoousthimonthe

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Why 65 countries refuse to condemn US over Jerusalem

TheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyvotedonThursdayby128toninetodeclareUSPresidentDonaldTrump'smovetorecognizeJerusalemasIsrael'scapital"nullandvoid."Despitethehumil

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U.S. Senate approves most drastic changes to US tax code in 30 years

SenateRepublicanshavepassedasweepingoverhauloftheUStaxcode,placingDonaldTrumponthebrinkofscoringhisfirstmajorlegislativevictory.TheSenateapprovedthe$1.5trillion

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Jailed or in exile, leaders wrap up Catalan election campaign

CampaigningdrewtoacloseonTuesdayinCatalonia'sregionalelection,apotentialturningpointinSpain'sworstpoliticalcrisisindecades.TheatypicalcampaignendedwithdeposedCa

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Net neutrality rules weakened by US regulator

RestrictionsonUSbroadbandproviders'abilitytoprioritiseoneservice'sdataoveranotheraretobereducedafteravotebyaregulator.TheFederalCommunicationsCommissionvotedthr

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Senators make last ditch effort to halt the FCC's net neutrality vote

TheFCCissettovotethisThursdayonitsproposaltoremovenetneutralityprotectionsputinplacein2015andwhileit'sallbutcertainthatthecommissionwillvoteinfavoroftheproposal

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Kenya's Supreme Court upholds repeat presidential vote

Kenya’sSupremeCourtonMondayupheldthere-electionofPresidentUhuruKenyattainlastmonth’srepeatpresidentialvote.ChiefJusticeDavidMaragasaidthecourtdismissedtwolegalc

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Republicans optimistic they'll pass their tax plan

HouseRepublicansarepreparedtopassamassivetaxoverhaulThursday--afeatthathasn'tbeenaccomplishedinthreedecades--likelywithoutthepoliticalfireworksorinternalheartac

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Kenya court set to hear petitions challenging repeat vote

Kenya'sSupremeCourtispoisedtohearpetitionschallengingPresidentUhuruKenyatta'sre-electioninarepeatpresidentialpoll.ThecourtmadehistorywhenitnullifiedKenyatta'sre

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Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain

TheCatalanregionalparliamenthasvotedtodeclareindependencefromSpain,justastheSpanishgovernmentappearssettoimposedirectrule.Themovewasbacked70-10inaballotboycotte

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Venezuela: opposition calls for protests after ruling party win

Venezuela’soppositionhascalledforstreetprotestsafterPresidentNicolasMaduro’sgovernmentwonamajorityofgovernorshipsinasurpriseresultfromSunday’sregionalelections.

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Venezuela's regional elections beneficial to peace: official

Venezuela'sregionalvoteonSundaytoelectstategovernorsandlegislatorswould"consolidatetheenvironmentofpeace,"saidaleaderoftherulingUnitedSocialistPartyofVenezuela.

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Venezuela's regional elections to test Maduro government's hold on power

Venezuelaispreparingforregionalelections.ObserverssaythevotingisexpectedtotestPresidentNicolasMaduroandhisSocialistgovernment'sholdonpower.Therulingpartyfacespo

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Timeline of recent events in Catalonia's independence drive

AuthoritiesinCataloniawhowanttheirnortheasternregiontoleaveSpainplantoholdaindependencereferendumSunday—avotethatthecentralgovernmentinMadridhasvowedtohalt.Cata