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Madagascar Voters Go to the Polls to Elect New President
Voting started Wednesday in Madagascar where nearly 10 million are casting their ballots to elect a new president that they hope will lead this Indian Ocean island nation out of chronic poverty and corruption.
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Statue of Late President Installed in Warsaw for Centennial
A monument to the late President Lech Kaczynski has been installed in a central Warsaw square ahead of its unveiling as part of celebrations marking Poland’s 100 years of independence.
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Facebook Blocks More Accounts as It Fights US Vote Meddling
Facebook says it blocked more accounts during the U.S. midterm elections after shutting down 115 suspected of connections to foreign efforts to interfere in the vote.
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Thai Court Restores Conviction of Gunman in Political Strife
Thailand’s Supreme Court has restored a 37-year prison term given to a gunman convicted of shooting four people during 2014 political violence.
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Japan Med School to Admit Dozens of Unfairly Rejected Women
A Japanese medical university that has acknowledged systematically discriminating against female applicants has announced plans to accept more than 60 who had been unfairly rejected in the past two years.
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China’s Reserves Fall, Suggesting Beijing Propping Up Yuan
China’s foreign currency reserves declined in October, suggesting Beijing might be intervening in market to keep its yuan’s politically sensitive exchange rate from falling to far against the dollar.
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Death Toll Up to 5 in Marseille Building Collapse
The death toll has risen to five in the collapse of two dilapidated apartment buildings in the southern French city of Marseille, with the pre-dawn discovery of a man’s body.
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Boeing Issues Safety Bulletin After Lion Air Crash
Boeing Co. says it has issued a safety bulletin that reiterates guidelines on how pilots should respond to erroneous data from an 'angle of attack' sensor following last week’s crash of a Boeing plane in Indonesia that killed 189 people.
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Dead Brothel Owner Wins Election for Nevada Legislative Seat
A Nevada brothel owner and reality TV star who died last month after fashioning himself as a Donald Trump-style Republican candidate has won a heavily GOP state legislative district.
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Lawyer: Russian Tycoon Rybolovlev Detained in Monaco
A lawyer says Russian tycoon Dimitri Rybolovlev, the owner of Monaco’s soccer club, has been detained in the principality in an investigation into suspected corruption and other allegations.