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ECB’s Guindos warns of ‘huge’ impact of Trump tariff plans
THE global economy faces potentially detrimental shocks to growth and inflation if US President-elect Donald Trump implements the kind of…
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Image of Athens mayor wearing Palestinian flag shirt is altered
An altered photograph of Athens mayor Haris Doukas from Greece's 2023 election campaign was shared on social media on October 7, 2024, the…
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German Cabinet approves laws to implement EU asylum reform
The German Cabinet has approved two amendments needed to implement the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) in Germany, translating the…
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Trump elected 47th president of the United States, defeating Harris to retake White House
Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, fulfilling his promise to shatter America’s political…
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Tow Truck Busted Transporting Stolen Cars
Read the full story on The Auto Wire We keep seeing cases of tow trucks used to transport stolen cars in plain sight and it’s happened…
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Quiet dismay, open glee: U.S. adversaries, allies around world react to historic Trump win
A thunderstruck world took in Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S presidential election, with ordinary people and political titans voicing…
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How Trump overcame a shooting and an unexpected rival to win a historic second term
From the moment he rode a golden escalator downward and into the queasy gut of American political life, Donald Trump did it his way —…
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South Africa shuts border crossing with Mozambique over poll unrest
South Africa has closed one of its busiest border crossings with Mozambique following violent post-electoral protests in the neighbouring…
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Who called the election right and who got it wrong?
The run-up to the 2024 election saw numerous predictions and forecasts, and inevitably, not everyone was correct about who the next…
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US dollar set for biggest one-day jump since 2020, Bitcoin hits record as Trump secures White House
THE US dollar was set for its biggest one-day rise since March 2020 against major peers on Wednesday (Nov 6) and Bitcoin jumped to an…
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Barry Blitt’s “Back with a Vengeance”
On the morning of Wednesday, November 6th, Donald J. Trump was elected, for the second time, as President of the United States. For the…
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Searches for "moving to Canada" spike after US election result
Searches for "moving to Canada" have soared following Donald Trump's election win. As news trickled in overnight that the former president…
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California approves tough-on-crime initiative
In a shift away from progressive policies and towards law-an-order measures, California has voted to reclassify certain nonviolent crimes…
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STI climbs on news of imminent Trump win in US election
THE Straits Times Index (STI) inched up on Wednesday (Nov 6), as regional indices posted mixed results. The STI was up 0.6 per cent or…
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How the UK's 'big brother' role in Africa is changing
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy is coming to the end of his maiden tour of Africa with the aim of resetting relations with the 54-nation…
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Bank Indonesia signals rate-cut caution as Trump nears victory
BANK Indonesia’s monetary policy will focus on maintaining stability in the short-term as a likely victory for Donald Trump in the US…
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Disparate moods at Trump and Harris election night events
Former President Trump’s supporters who gathered at his election night watch party were hugging one another, making calls, jumping up and…
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Social media posts misleadingly claim Malaysian public hospitals scrapped free dialysis treatment
Healthcare at public hospitals and clinics in Malaysia is heavily subsidised by the government but it is not free. However, social media…
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How Donald Trump made the greatest comeback in political history
Donald J. Trump completed the greatest political comeback in modern U.S. history in the early hours of Wednesday, claiming enough…
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Black women are trading hope for hurt with Trump win, Van Jones says
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! CNN political analyst Van Jones said that Black women would being forced to trade in their "hope" for…
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Republican Deb Fischer wins Nebraska Senate, AP projects
Nebraska's tight senate race between Republican incumbent Deb Fischer and independent challenger Dan Osborn has likely ended in a victory…
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GM recalls some Chevrolet Bolt electric SUVs for a second time
GENERAL Motors (GM) is recalling some Chevrolet Bolt battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) because they are at risk of catching fire,…
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At Kamala Harris' election night party at Howard University, the hope to 'witness history'
WASHINGTON — Revelers attending the Harris-Walz campaign’s election night party at Howard University were looking to celebrate a night of…
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Gold falls as Trump’s decisive election win drives up US dollar
Bullion tumbled as much as 1.5% as Trump’s victory rippled through global markets Gold fell on a surging dollar as Republican Donald Trump…