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Kenyan opposition leader quits election re-run

KenyanoppositionleaderRailaOdingahaspulledoutofOctober'selectionre-run.MrOdingasaidhiswithdrawalwouldgivetheelectoralcommissionenoughtimetointroducereformsthatw

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Thailand to hold election in November 2018

ThailandwillholdageneralelectioninNovember2018,saidPrimeMinisterPrayuthChan-ochaonTuesday.PrayuthaddedthattheprecisedatewillbegiveninJunenextyear."AroundJunewew

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Gloves off as Japan election campaign starts

Tokyo'spopularGovernorYurikoKoikelaunchedabitterattackonPrimeMinisterShinzoAbeTuesdayastheglovescameofffortheofficialstartofasnapelectioncampaignintheworld'sthi

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Japan opposition parties denounce Abe's snap election plan

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbecontinuedtoevadequestionsonfavoritismscandalsduringateleviseddebateamongpoliticalpartyheadsonSunday,evokinganewroundofquestionsfro

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Japan’s Koike says her party offers centrist choice to voters

TokyoGovernorYurikoKoikesaidonSundayhernewpartyaimstooffervotersa“middleofthefairway”choice,seekingtodifferentiatehergroupfromrulingconservativeLiberalDemocrati

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Pro-life Republican resigns from US Congress in abortion scandal

RepublicanCongressmanTimMurphy,aleadinganti-abortionlawmakerintheUS,hasannouncedhewillresignonOctober21–daysafterreportsthathehadencouragedhislovertoterminateap

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'Trump dossier' on Russia links now part of special counsel's probe

ThespecialcounselinvestigatingwhetherRussiatriedtoswaythe2016U.S.electionhastakenoverFBIinquiriesintoaformerBritishspy’sdossierofallegationsofRussianfinancialan

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Russian opposition leader Navalny jailed for 20 days over rally

RussianoppositionleaderAlexeiNavalny’scampaignplansfornextyear'spresidentialelectionranintoanewhurdleonMondayafteraRussiancourtsentencedtheKremlincriticto20days

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Survey hints Tokyo governor Koike's party threat to Abe

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe'sleadinnextmonth'selectionhasshrunkasthepopularTokyogovernorpushestouniteoppositionforces,apollbyJapan'stop-sellingdailyindicated

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What is the domino effect of Abe’s early election

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeofficiallycalledforanearlyelectiononSeptember25anddissolvedparliament’slowerhouseonThursday.AnalystssaythatAbehascalledtheelection

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Google, Facebook, Twitter to testify on Russia meddling in US election

InternetandsocialmediagiantsGoogle,FacebookandTwitterhavebeenaskedtoappearbeforeCongresstotestifyaboutallegedRussianinterferenceinlastNovember’sUSpresidentialel

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Mark Zuckerberg hits back at Trump’s claim that Facebook is against him

FacebookCEOMarkZuckerberghasissuedapublicresponsetoatweetearlierWednesdayfromPresidentTrump,whoclaimedthatthesocialnetwork“wasalwaysanti-Trump”duringthe2016pres

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Mark Zuckerberg 'regrets' dismissing fears of impact on election

MarkZuckerbergsaidheregretteddismissingconcernsabouttheFacebook’sroleininfluencingtheUSpresidentialrace,hislatestacknowledgementthatmisinformationontheplatformh

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German conservatives push finance minister Schaeuble to swap job

BERLIN(Reuters)-SeniorconservativesraisedpressureonWolfgangSchaeubleonTuesdaytogiveupthefinanceministryandinsteadimposehisauthorityasheadofGermany’snextparliame

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Japan PM Abe announces $17.8 billion economic stimulus package

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeonMondayorderedhiscabinettocompileneweconomicstimulusmeasuresinapackagewortharound2trillionyen($17.80billion)bytheendoftheyear.Spe

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Japan’s Abe expected to announce snap poll amid worries over DPRK crisis

Withtheadvantageofimprovedratingsandoppositionindisarray,JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeisexpectedtoannounceasnapelectionforOctoberonMonday,despitecriticismthath

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New Zealand Labour leader says will not yet concede election

NewZealandLabourleaderJacindaArdernsaidonSundayitwouldbedifficulttocompletecoalitiontalksbeforeallvotesweretalliedinanelectionthatleftbothmajorpartiesneedingthe