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Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro tied in Brazil run-off, poll shows

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SAO PAULO, Feb 25 (Reuters) – ⁠Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva leads ⁠all first-round scenarios for October’s election but has seen ‌his advantage over Senator Flavio Bolsonaro in […]

Thailand edges closer to new government as poll body certifies most election results

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BANGKOK, Feb 25 (Reuters) – ⁠Thailand’s election commission on Wednesday certified ⁠nearly 400 parliamentary seats won in this ‌month’s general election, moving a step closer to the formation of a […]

Hungary’s opposition Tisza party widens its lead ahead of Orban’s Fidesz

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BUDAPEST, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Hungary’s centre-right opposition ⁠Tisza party has widened its lead over Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz in February, a ⁠highly regarded poll showed on Wednesday, ahead […]

Mexico’s lower house approves bill cutting workweek to 40 hours by 2030

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MEXICO ⁠CITY, Feb ⁠25 (Reuters) – Mexico’s ‌Congress approved a bill late ​on Tuesday ⁠to gradually ⁠reduce the workweek ⁠from ‌48 ⁠to 40 hours, despite ​significant ‌resistance from ⁠unions.  Read […]

Swiss to vote on right-wing plan to slash state broadcaster’s funding

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ZURICH, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Switzerland votes next month ⁠on a proposal to slash funding for its state broadcaster SRG, a step supporters say will save Swiss households money, but […]

South Korea and the US to conduct Freedom Shield military drills in March

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SEOUL, Feb 25 (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States ⁠will conduct major joint military drills known as Freedom Shield ‌from March 9 to 19, military officials from the […]

Trump lays out case for possible attack on Iran in State of the Union

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WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald ⁠Trump briefly laid out his case for a possible attack on Iran in his State of the Union speech to Congress on […]

Bill Gates ‘took responsibility for his actions’ over Epstein links, foundation says

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Feb 24 (Reuters) – Bill Gates “took responsibility for his ⁠actions” over ties to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a town hall meeting with ⁠employees of the […]

Japanese national detained in Iran, Tokyo says, demanding swift release

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TOKYO, ⁠Feb 25 (Reuters) – ⁠Tokyo said on ‌Wednesday that a Japanese national had ​been detained ⁠in Tehran ⁠and that it ⁠had “strongly ‌demanded” Iranian ⁠authorities swiftly release the ​person. […]

Feature: Gaza youth turn rubble into football pitches, seeking solace from war

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GAZA, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — During Ramadan, about an hour before sunset each day, a sandy field in Gaza City’s northern Sheikh Radwan neighborhood fills with a group of young […]

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