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Kenyan officials report low turnout in presidential election

Kenyan officials report low turnout in presidential election

Kenya’s election commission says about 6.5 million people, or one-third of registered voters, went to the polls in a repeat…
China’s focus on quality of growth to be positive for its ratings: Moody’s

China’s focus on quality of growth to be positive for its ratings: Moody’s

China’s focus on the quality of its growth rather than on the pace of its expansion will boost productivity and…
JFK Files: Thousands released but Trump holds back others

JFK Files: Thousands released but Trump holds back others

President Donald Trump has blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, bending…
Spain set to impose direct rule in Catalonia as crisis spirals

Spain set to impose direct rule in Catalonia as crisis spirals

Spain prepared to impose direct rule in Catalonia on Friday, an unprecedented step that risks sparking unrest with secessionists calling…
Serbia’s pensioners rally against government austerity measures

Serbia’s pensioners rally against government austerity measures

Hundreds of Serbian pensioners rallied in Belgrade on Thursday to protest austerity measures introduced as part of a 1.2 billion…
Splintering Catalonia throws Spain into uncharted waters

Splintering Catalonia throws Spain into uncharted waters

It’s a key day in the standoff between Spain and the Catalonia region. The Catalan president could defuse Spain’s deepest…
China says defense ties inject ‘positive energy’ into U.S. relations

China says defense ties inject ‘positive energy’ into U.S. relations

Military relations between China and the United States are a positive force in ties, and China wants to deepen mutual…
Myanmar’s Rohingya exodus: A desperate escape

Myanmar’s Rohingya exodus: A desperate escape

The world’s fastest-growing humanitarian crisis shows no signs of abating, two months after militant attacks triggered a military crackdown in…
Kenyan police, protesters clash during disputed election

Kenyan police, protesters clash during disputed election

Kenyan police on Thursday fired tear gas at stone-throwing protesters in some opposition areas after the start of Kenya’s second…
Ukrainian lawmaker blames Russia for deadly Kiev blast

Ukrainian lawmaker blames Russia for deadly Kiev blast

A Ukrainian lawmaker wounded in an explosion in Kiev that killed two people blamed Russia on Thursday for the blast…
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