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Yael Braun-Pivet becomes first woman speaker of French parliament

France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday agreed to pick an MP from President Emmanuel Macron's coalition as the first woman speaker, despite the ruling alliance lo

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DPRK concludes key Workers' Party of Korea meeting

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) concluded a key ruling party meeting on Friday, state media Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.The 4th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Commi

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Museum director elected new Estonian president in second ballot

Alar Karis, the head of the national museum, was elected Estonian president on Tuesday in the second round of voting held in the country's 101-member Parliament (Riigikogu) during a continued extraor

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Huawei CFO's extradition hearings delayed to August

A Canada judge has agreed to delay Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's U.S. extradition hearings for three months to August, according to a ruling read in cou

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Slovak PM Matovic resigns, Finance Minister Heger to form new cabinet

Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic resigned on Tuesday, opening the way to form a new government after a month-long political crisis.President Zuzana Caputova tasked Finance Minister Eduard Heger, a

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Canada judge rejects Huawei CFO's push to add affidavit evidence

A Canadian judge has rejected Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's request to add additional affidavit evidence in her U.S. extradition case, according to a ruling released on Friday.

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S. Korean ruling party chief Lee Nak-yon resigns in bid for presidency

Lee Nak-yon, chief of South Korea's ruling Democratic Party (DP), has resigned from his post on Tuesday in a bid to run for presidency next year, Yonhap news reported.

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Equatorial Guinean president gets first dose of Chinese COVID vaccine

Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo on Monday received his first dose of a Chinese COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's pharmaceutical firm Sinopharm, according to the officia

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Xi Jinping sends congratulatory letter to Aung San Suu Kyi

Chinese PresidentXiJinping on Monday sent acongratulatory letterto Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyion Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) part

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Apple ordered to not block Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, but Fortnite to stay off App Store

A district court denied Epic Games’ motion to temporarily restore Fortnite game to the iOS App Store, but also ordered Apple to not block the gaming giant’s ability to provide and distri

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DPRK leader expresses thanks to 'model' political lecturers: report

Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), expressed gratitude to "model" political lecturers in the country for promoting the policy of the ruling Workers' Party of

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Thai court disbands opposition political party

Thailand's Constitution Court on Friday delivered a ruling to dissolve the Future Forward Party, Thailand's opposition political party. As a result of the party dissol

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German CDU party head announces not to run as German Chancellor -- report

Chief of Germany's ruling party Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced not to run as German chancellor and will give up the party chair, German media Focus reported on

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Pakistan court annuls Musharaff's death sentence: report

A Pakistan court Monday annulled the death sentence handed to ex-President Pervez Musharraf, ruling that the special court, which had found him guilty of treason last year, was unconstitutional, the

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Taiwan leadership election: Han Kuo-yu concedes defeat, Tsai Ing-wen wins

Tsai Ing-wen, the incumbent Taiwan leader and candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), won Taiwan's leadership election on Saturday, as Han Kuo-yu, t

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Deadly caste protests across India leaves six dead

Low-casteDalitsfoughtstreetbattleswithpoliceonMondaythatleftatleastsixdeadasprotestsagainstaSupremeCourtrightsrulingsweptacrosslargeswathesofIndia.Protesterscla

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AP Explains: What's behind the turmoil in the Maldives

TheMaldives'SupremeCourtorderedthereleaseofimprisonedpoliticians,includingexiledex-PresidentMohamedNasheed,sayingtheirguiltyverdictshadbeenpoliticallyinfluenced