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Democracy in tatters, Sirisena pushes Lanka into deep political crisis
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Nov 16 (ANI): With the political situation highly turbulent in Sri Lanka, the parties are now waiting for the Supreme Court's verdict on December 6 to see if the House will be dissolved and Presidential elections will be announced or Ranil Wickremesinghe-led government w
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Murmurs over Hillary for 2020
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): Hillary Clinton, who was the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 elections, may re-emerge as the party's possible presidential contender for 2020 elections.
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Elvis Presley among recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): The White House on Saturday announced that seven people including King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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India shines in Egypt: President Sisi honors Indian leader for Women Empow
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 10 (NewsVoir): In a glittering closing ceremony of the week-long World Youth Forum (WYF) in Sharm El-Sheikh, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt awarded Dr. Harbeen Arora of India for her inspiring work in women empowerment as Founder and global chairperson of ALL
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Haven't discussed anything with Whitaker: Trump on Russia probe
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington (USA), Nov 10 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has said that he had never discussed anything in connection to the investigation into the alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections with the acting attorney general Matthew G. Whitaker.
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What does a Democrat win mean for the Trump government?
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Nov 7 (ANI): The Democratic Party registered a historic win in the midterm elections and regained control in the House of Representatives. This ground-breaking victory would ultimately lead to a contentious battleground for the 2020 Presidential elections.
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Bolsonaro set to win as polling ends in Brazil
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], Oct 29 (ANI): Polling closed in Brazil’s heated Presidential election on Sunday with controversial Social Liberal Party candidate Jair Bolsonaro looking set to be elected as the next President of the South American nation.
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Pak: Hafiz Saeed's JuD, FIF no longer in banned terror outfits' list
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 26 (ANI): United Nations designated terrorist and 26/11 attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) are no longer mentioned in the list of banned outfits after a presidential ordinance that prohibited them under a UN
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Maldives: Abdulla Yameen loses election challenge
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Oct 21 (ANI): Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen on Sunday suffered a humiliating legal defeat after the country's top court rejected his plea to annul the last month's presidential elections.
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Brazil presidential candidate Bolsonaro wins first round
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Oct 08 (ANI): Brazilian right-wing Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro won the first round of the country's presidential election, following one of the most polarising campaigns witnessed since the nation returned to democracy three decades back.
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Brazilian Presidential candidate Bolsonaro gains lead in pre-poll surveys
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], Oct 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Brazilian right-wing Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has extended his lead over rivals as potential support for him in the Sunday election has increased from 32 per cent to 35 per cent since the beginning of this week, the fresh data of the
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New Yorkers sue Trump, FEMA over Presidential Alert messages
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [United States], October 4 (ANI): Three New York residents have filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump and administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) William Long, over the new Presidential Alert messaging system.
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