Germany’s Social Democrats win election amid uncertainty
Frankfurt—Germany braced for a period of political unpredictability Monday after the Social Democrats narrowly won a general election but faced ...
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Romanians vote in local elections amid virus surge
Romanians go to the polls on Sunday to choose mayors and local councillors, but a coronavirus surge threatens to hit ...
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Merkel’s future in the balance
Berlin"•German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s political future hangs in the balance as her floundering coalition partners, the SPD, elect new leaders ...
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Voting begins in Portugal
Lisbon"•Voting got underway in Portugal’s general election on Sunday, with outgoing Prime Minister Antonio Costa’s Socialists tipped to win the ...
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Portugal set to keep the faith with the Socialists
Lisbon"•Portugal goes to the polls on Sunday with voter satisfaction with Prime Minister Antonio Costa’s record of economic growth set ...
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Feminist filmmakers tackle adult movie machismo
By David Courbet Ethical, diverse and not a silicone breast in sight—feminist filmmakers are standing up to mass-market porn with ...
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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.