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Malawi vice president arrested for corruption - anti-graft bureau

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BLANTYRE, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Malawi's Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested the country's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima over corruption allegations, it said on Friday. Chilima will be taken to c…

Uganda's president extends Ebola epicentre's quarantine for 21 day

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s KAMPALA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has extended a quarantine placed on two districts that are the epicentre of the country's Ebola outbreak by 21 days, adding that his gov…

Equatorial Guinea: World's longest-serving president to continue 43-year-rule

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The world's longest-serving president has won re-election in Equatorial Guinea to continue presiding over his authoritarian regime. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, 80, secured almost 95% of votes, of…

Mali PM meets president after medical retreat

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DAKAR, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Mali's transitional Prime Minister Choguel Maiga met interim President Assimi Goita on Friday after over three months of forced medical leave, the presidency said. Maiga wa…

Why Donald Trump isn't returning to Twitter (for now)

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Donald Trump loves Twitter. In 2017, he said he wouldn't have become President without it. "Twitter is a wonderful thing for me, because I get the word out I might not be here talking to you righ…

Indonesia to give compensation to earthquake victims - president

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CIANJUR, Indonesia Nov 22 (Reuters) - Indonesia's President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday the government would hand out compensation to victims and their families after an earthquake struck the country…

Zimbabwe without Robert Mugabe: What has changed?

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A climate of fear still lingers in Zimbabwe, five years after long-time ruler Robert Mugabe was deposed. As the country marks this milestone, few people are willing to speak openly about whether the …

The moment the deal is declared

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President Sameh Shoukry announced a historic "loss and damage" deal to help poor countries. An applause followed as the host of the COP27 summit announced a landmark deal to establish a fund to help…

President Xi invites Chile's Boric to China in 2023

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SANTIAGO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping has invited Chilean leader Gabriel Boric to visit the country next year, following the bilateral meeting the two held on the sidelines of the…

Elon Musk begins reinstating banned Twitter accounts, starting with Jordan Peterson and the Babylon Bee

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Elon Musk begins reinstating banned Twitter accounts, starting with Jordan Peterson and the Ba…

Opinion: What Mike Pence wants may just be out of reach

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Editors Note: Michael DAntonio is the author of the book Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success and co-author, with Peter Eisner, of the book High Crimes: The Corruption, Impunity, and…

G20: Xi Jinping criticises Justin Trudeau in an awkward exchange

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Xi Jinping and the Canadian PM, Justin Trudeau, have had a blunt and awkward exchanged at the G20 climate summit. The Chinese president addressed concern over alleged leaks of the pair's closed-door…

FIA president condemns death threats against race steward Silvia Bellot

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The president of the FIA Mohammed ben Sulayem has condemned death threats made against a Formula One race steward and warned that the toxic abuse directed at FIA staff and volunteers threatens to des…

Mexico's president dismisses mass protest against electoral overhaul

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MEXICO CITY, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Mexico's president on Monday shrugged off a major demonstration against his plan to overhaul the country's electoral authority, dismissing it as a "racist" and "classi…

Indonesia president launches G20 pandemic fund, seeks more money

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NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Indonesia President Joko Widodo said on Sunday at the launch of a Group of 20 (G20) pandemic fund that the amount of money raised so far to improve preparednes…

'Power Slap': UFC president launches new open-handed striking venture

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UFC president Dana White is getting into the slap game. The longtime president of the UFC announced a new striking competition called Power Slap during a press conference on Friday. The new ventu…

For East Timor president, ASEAN membership a lifelong dream

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Nov 12 (Reuters) - It was as a budding diplomat in the 1970s that Jose Ramos-Horta, a man who would go on to win the Nobel prize for his fight for East Timor's independence, first raised the idea of …

Former US President George W

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Bush to hold public conversation with Ukrainian President Zelensky next week Bush will hold a public conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky next week with the aim of underscoring the importance of the US continuing to support Uk…

Donald Trump: Midterms point to rising challenges for former president

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Standing before a crowd of adoring supporters in Ohio earlier this week, former President Donald Trump made a promise: a "big announcement" on 15 November, exactly a week after a predicted "red wave"…

Donald Trump warns Ron DeSantis against 2024 presidential bid

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Donald Trump has warned Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis against running for president in 2024, saying doing so would harm the Republican Party. "I think he would be making a mistake. I think the bas…

Ghanaian protesters demand president step down over economic crisi

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s ACCRA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 protesters marched through Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday, calling for the resignation of President Nana Akufo-Addo amid an economic crisis that has hammer…

Opinion: Democrats shouldn't underestimate the threat Trump pose

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s Editors Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author and editor of 24 books, including, The Presidency of Dona…

Trump sues NY Attorney General Letitia James for 'intimidation'

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Donald Trump has sued New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing her of conducting a "war of intimidation and harassment" against him. It follows a lawsuit that Ms James launched against Mr …

US midterms: Biden warns election denial is 'path to chaos'

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US President Joe Biden has warned any candidates who refuse to accept defeat in next week's midterm elections could set the nation on "the path to chaos". He also urged Americans to unite in opposit…

French government in crisis talks as fuel shortages worsen

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French President Emmanuel Macron called a crisis meeting with senior ministers on Monday to address crippling strikes at gas refineries that has caused fuel pumps to run dry. Macron declared Monday …

5 things to know about Brazil's new president-elect

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Posted Brazilian leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a third presidential term on Sunday in a remarkable comeback for the country's first working class president, whose storied political c…

Kidnapped French-Australian environmentalist freed in Chad, president say

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s N'DJAMENA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - A conservationist with dual French and Australian citizenship has been freed after he was taken hostage in Chad earlier this week, interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby …