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Violence surges ahead of Mexico's mid-term election

05:15 Mexico is preparing for mid-term elections this June – but violence against politicians and candidates have marred the campaigns.Meanwhile, voters are frustrated by the lack of o

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Mohamed Bazoum wins Niger's second-round presidential election

FILE PHOTO: Mohamed Bazoum casts his ballot at a polling station in Niamey during Niger's presidential and legislative elections. /Getty Images Mohamed Bazoum, the candidate of Niger's ruling

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Niger holds second round of presidential election

People queue up to vote in a polling station in Niamey, Niger, December 27, 2020. /Xinhua Voting for the second round of Niger's presidential election began at around 8 a.m. local time (0700 G

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Benin to hold presidential election on April 11

Residents queue to cast their vote during the Edo State governorship election in Benin, in the south West area of Edo State, on September 19, 2020. As voters gathered to polls in Edo State, the i

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Among Us launches on the Nintendo Switch

Surprise! Among Us is now available on the Nintendo Switch for $5.00. The Switch version features cross-platform play allowing PC, mobile, and Switch players to play a game together.The hit game just

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African American expectations of Biden administration

02:25 It's estimated that 87 percent of Black voters in the U.S. cast their ballots for President-elect Joe Biden.As he prepares to become the country's 46th President, many are lookin

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Ghana president wins second term, according to electoral commission

President and candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akufo-Addo addresses supporters during the final day of campaigning at James Town in Accra, on December 5, 2020. /AFP Ghana

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Ghana votes for president in tight race

Voters are heading to the polls in Ghana Monday, as a tight race is underway for sitting President Nana Akufo-Addo, who is running for a second term, as her faces 11 candid

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U.S. 2020 election polling aggregators miss the mark once more

02:32 It’s been a turbulent U.S. presidential election to put it mildly. And one area that has voters up in arms is the accuracy of polling.For the second straight presidential electio

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U.K. slashes foreign aid spending commitment

U.K. finance minister Rishi Sunak. /Matt Dunham/ AFP The U.K. has reduced its foreign aid spending commitment from 0.7 percent to 0.5 percent of gross domestic product, sparking outcry from va

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Pennsylvania Republicans leaders dismiss Trump fraud claims, but call for audit

Pennsylvania Republican leaders on Friday did not join President Donald Trump and his close allies in accusing the state’s election officials of fraud, but did step for

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U.S. electoral college explained

02:22 When American voters cast their ballots, they’re not directly selecting those candidates.They’re actually voting for a group known as electors.Do you know how the electoral colle

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Biden's lead in four swing states vanishes, poll aggregator says

FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. /VCG Image U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden's lead against President Donald Trump has vanished in four key swing st

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NowThis partners with Calm to offer a soothing Election Day livestream

Mobile news organization NowThis is announcing a bit of counter-programming for next week’s presidential election — it’s partnering with meditation app Calm to create a livestream for anyo

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Over 29 mln Tanzanians head to polls

Tanzania's incumbent President John Magufuli casts his ballot at a polling station in Dodoma, Tanzania, on Oct. 28, 2020. /Xinhua More than 29 million Tanzanians are taking to some 80,000 poll

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Chileans celebrate vote win to rewrite country’s constitution

02:01 Chileans overwhelmingly voted in favor of rewriting the country’s constitution on Sunday.Nearly 80 percent of voters approved a process that will run until 2022 and that aims to

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'As Confused as Joe Biden?' Kamala Harris Claims 220 Million Americans Have Died From COVID-19

In late September, during a campaign speech, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden claimed that an estimated 200 million people had already died from the cor