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Japan's ruling coalition wins election, promises revival

Sunday, 10 July 2016, 17:21 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Japan's ruling coalition was a clear winner in Sunday's parliamentary elections, preliminary results and Japanese media exit polls indicated, paving the way for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to push ahead...

After days of limbo, Australian premier claims election win

Sunday, 10 July 2016, 07:18 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Australia's prime minister said on Sunday that his conservative coalition government was re-elected for a second three-year term, after a chaotic national election that left the country in a state of...

Hundreds resume demonstrations at scene of Louisiana death

Sunday, 10 July 2016, 07:12 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Protesters angry over the fatal shooting of a black man by two white Baton Rouge police officers rallied Saturday at the convenience store where he was shot, in front of the city's police department...

Debate erupts: Is motherhood an advantage for UK's next PM?

Saturday, 9 July 2016, 17:59 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Two Conservative women running to become Britain's next leader are facing a question that wouldn't be raised if there were male candidates for the job: Does being a mother make you better qualified to...

UK exit puts EU in limbo, unsure whether to do more or less

Saturday, 9 July 2016, 14:59 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The European Union has known some crises in its time: the constitution that never was, impossible budget deals, debt devastating the Greek economy and threatening the euro currency, strife as nations...

IMF: Brexit fallout will shave eurozone growth in 2016, 2017

Saturday, 9 July 2016, 13:29 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Britain's decision to leave the European Union will trim economic growth this year and next across the 19 countries that share the euro currency. In its annual checkup of the eurozone economy,...

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