Mexico court annuls part of contentious electoral reform
Mexico's Supreme Court on Monday struck down parts of a controversial electoral reform promoted by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ...
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A president elected by robots
“With AI, you can soon hire robots as flight controllers and even send them on errands to buy UPS units ...
Read moreNZ leader woos voters with hike in minimum wage
Recently installed New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins unveiled a higher minimum wage Wednesday, as he seeks to court voters ...
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Myanmar junta plans elections,
raising fears of more bloodshed
Two years after a coup snuffed out Myanmar’s short-lived democratic experiment, the country’s military is planning elections that analysts warn ...
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Trump: 2024 polls ‘one shot’ to save US
Donald Trump warned Saturday that the next election would be America’s last chance for salvation as he attempted to revive ...
Read moreFiji election deadlocked with all votes counted
Final results showed Fiji's general election deadlocked Sunday, with neither incumbent Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama nor his political rival Sitiveni ...
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Trump talk of ending constitutional rules draws sharp rebukes
Donald Trump's suggestion that the United States disregard rules and regulations including "those found in the Constitution" drew scathing rebukes ...
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Looming freight train strike could derail Biden political momentum
By Aurélia Edn Joe Biden faces the prospect of a crippling strike by railroad unions that could stall transport of ...
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Race on to form coalition govt in Malaysia after election deadlock
By M Jegathesan / Satish Cheney Rival Malaysian political blocs on Monday tried to woo smaller parties to form a ...
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Muhyiddin emerges as top contender for Malaysia PM
Malaysia’s Muhyiddin Yassin is a low-profile political insider but after clinching an alliance with an Islamist party he has emerged ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.