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Five U.S. states hold primary elections on June 9

Federal, state and local offices are on ballots in primary elections taking place Tuesday in five U.S. states: Georgia, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and West Virginia. Elections had bee

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Burundi court upholds Ndayishimiye's victory in presidential election

Burundi's Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld the May 20 presidential poll results which showed Evariste Ndayishimiye of the ruling party as the winner. Charles Nd

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Rose Queen selected online for first time in Bulgarian town

This year's Rose Queen was selected online for the first time in the central Bulgarian town of Kazanlak on Monday, the organizers said in a press release. Kazanlak was known for its Rose Festival,

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Spanish PM Sanchez to ask for "final and definitive" State of Alarm

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Sunday confirmed that he would ask the Spanish Parliament for a sixth extension to the current State of Alarm, which limits free

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Burundian ruling party's Evariste Ndayishimiye wins presidential election: provisional results

Provisional results show Burundian ruling party's Evariste Ndayishimiye wins the presidential election held on May 20, the country's electoral body said here on Monday

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Spain to allow elections in Galicia, Basque regions

The Spanish government confirmed on Saturday that it will allow elections for the regional assemblies of the Basque Region and Galicia to be held.The elections in the t

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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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China responds to leaked GOP memo

China on Monday opposed the attempts of some people in the U.S. to grab more votes and undermine China's interests by smearing China in the context of the pandemic and

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a16z co-founder Ben Horowitz is leaving Lyft’s board

Ben Horowitz, the co-founder and general partner of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz won’t seek re-election to Lyft’s board, according to a document filed with the U.S. Securities

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Tencent announces new reality show for aspiring singers

An online press briefing was held on Tuesday to announce the launch of the reality show Chuang 2020, where 101 female contests will compete for the chance to join a seven-member pop group.This is the

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Spanish parliament approves extension of State of Alarm until May 9

The Spanish Parliament on Wednesday agreed to extend the State of Alarm that has been in effect in the country since March 15 up until May 9. The measure was approved w

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U.S. makes belated effort to block UN resolution on equal access to COVID-19 supplies: media

The United States has recently attempted to block a UN resolution on equal access to COVID-19 supplies only to find that the document was already adopted under a temper

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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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China unveils final nominees for national top archaeological discoveries in 2019

BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- China has unveiled 20 candidates for the final selection of its top 10 archaeological discoveries in 2019, according to the official website of the National Cultural Her

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Iraqi president names intelligence chief as new PM-designate

Iraqi President Barham Salih on Thursday named the intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi as prime minister-designate to replace Adnan al-Zurfi, the official television

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U.S. House of Representatives passes coronavirus relief package

The U.S. House of Representatives passed early Saturday a relief package for Americans hit by the novel coronavirus outbreak. The bill, which was passed by 363 votes to 40, and will move to the Senat

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U.S. House passes resolution limiting Trump's power to launch military operations against Iran

U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution on Wednesday to curb the president's power to use military forces against Iran, and sent the bill to President Donald Trump's desk where it is exp