Weary Venezuelans go to polls with record low turnout predicted

Weary Venezuelans go to polls with record low turnout predicted

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Venezuelans went to polling stations Sunday to elect municipal council members, but analysts predicted record low turnout, citing mistrust in the process, the banning of opposition parties and widespread exhaustion amid the ongoing socioeconomic crisis. The elections come one month before President Nicolas Maduro begins his second six-year term after…

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro completes cabinet with rightist environment chief
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Brazilian president-elect Jair Bolsonaro, a longtime climate-change skeptic, has named a rightist lawyer with a contentious background to be environment minister in the country whose…
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UN eyes 2019 Yemen peace talks
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Another round of talks on the Yemen conflict will likely take place in the coming months, sources said Sunday, as warring parties met for UN-sponsored…
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Germany braces for train turmoil as workers strike Monday
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Germany's state train operator Deutsche Bahn is bracing for severe disruptions Monday due to a nationwide railworkers' strike over pay. National, regional, and local train…
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Syrian girl born without legs walks on new prosthetics
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Eight-year-old Maya Merhi had to struggle around a Syrian displaced persons camp on artificial limbs made of plastic tubing and tin cans. But now the…

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Hodeida ‘most difficult’ issue at Yemen talks: UN source

The Yemeni city of Hodeida, home to both a valuable port and frontlines, has proved the most complex issue at…
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US sees ‘hard deadline’ for China trade negotiations

The US negotiator in charge of trade talks with China said Sunday he considers March 1 to be a "hard…
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Key Democrat says Trump allegations could be ‘impeachable’

A key Democratic lawmaker said Sunday that if new allegations against US President Donald Trump are proven, they would amount…
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From shopping to tourism, French protests hit economy

Shops shuttered in the run-up to Christmas, chaos on the roads: France's "yellow vest" protests are dealing a blow to…
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Yemen rebels open to more talks if ‘progress’ made in Sweden

Yemen's Huthi rebels are open to more talks with the rival government if progress is made this week at UN-brokered…
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Nobel laureates challenge world to end sexual violence

Nobel peace laureates Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege said Sunday they hoped their award would help them push the international…
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China summons US ambassador over Huawei arrest

China summoned the US ambassador on Sunday to protest the "extremely bad" arrest of telecom giant Huawei's chief financial officer…
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Bolivian youth orchestra plays for the future

When Mariel Chura joined a youth orchestra at age 14, she did not even know what a viola was. Seven…
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World Bank provides $100M loan to Ethiopia

Ethiopia and the World Bank on Saturday signed a $100-million loan agreement to finance implementation of the Resilient Landscapes and…
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France tells Trump to stop interfering in its politics

The French government on Sunday urged Donald Trump not to interfere in French politics after the US president posted tweets…
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Belgium lapses into minority government over UN migration pact row

Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel was left leading a minority administration on Sunday after the Flemish nationalist party quit the…
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Gabon’s Bongo suffered a stroke: vice president

Gabon's President Ali Bongo, out of the country since falling ill in October, suffered a stroke, his vice president said,…
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Kenya to host intl. aviation negotiation conference

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) on Monday is set to host one of the major international aviation sector negotiation…
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Low turnout predicted as Venezuelans elect municipal councils

Analysts were expecting a record low voter turnout Sunday in Venezuela's municipal council elections, a vote in which opposition parties…
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Qatar emir to skip Saudi-hosted summit with Gulf rivals

Qatar said its emir will skip a summit Sunday of Arab Gulf leaders in Saudi Arabia, which has spearheaded a…
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Flemish nationalists quit Belgian government: minister

Belgium's Flemish nationalist party said on Sunday it will quit the ruling coalition, leaving Prime Minister Charles Michel as the…
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Tens of thousands gather in Delhi in push for Ram temple

Tens of thousands of hardline Hindu protesters marched in New Delhi on Sunday, calling for a grand temple to be…
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Iran arrests 10 over suicide attack on police

Iranian police said Sunday that 10 people had been arrested in connection with a suicide attack in southeastern Iran that…
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Afghan football chiefs suspended over sex abuse on women’s team

Afghanistan has suspended five officials including the president of the country's football federation over allegations of sexual and physical abuse…
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World Bank approves $55m for Mozambique Irrigation project

World Bank arm, the International Development Association, has approved a US$55-million grant to support the Mozambican government's Smallholder Irrigated Agriculture…
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Over 1,700 arrested in latest ‘yellow vest’ protests in France

More than 1,700 people were arrested across France during the latest "yellow vest" protests as demonstrators clashing with riot police…
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Bangladesh party says hundreds of supporters held before polls

Bangladesh's opposition party Sunday said nearly 2,000 of its supporters have been arrested on trumped-up charges in a crackdown aimed…
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What next if UK MPs reject Brexit deal?

Prime Minister Theresa May appears likely to lose a historic vote on the Brexit deal she has struck with EU…
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Brexit doubts grow in Wales as crunch vote looms

The 12 stars of the European Union flag are on proud display across Swansea University's new campus. The EU helped…
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Japan’s empress-in-waiting ‘insecure’ but vows to serve

Japan's Crown Princess Masako on Sunday pledged to do her best despite feeling 'insecure' about becoming empress in mere months,…
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Land of Noah: Armenia’s history and culture

Armenia on Sunday holds snap parliamentary polls that were sparked by reformist Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan last month. Here are…
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In Mauritius, sugar cane means money, renewable energy

Far out into the Indian Ocean where it is forced to be self-reliant, the island nation of Mauritius is weaning…
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Armenia votes in snap polls to cement reform drive

Armenia votes in parliamentary elections on Sunday triggered years ahead of schedule by reformist leader Nikol Pashinyan, who is aiming…
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Fight to end rape in war must begin in peacetime: Mukwege

Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege may have won his Nobel prize for his work to end sexual violence in war, but…
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Mukwege saviour to dozens of ‘little sisters’ raped in DRC village

Lucie was just seven years old when the men took her. She was found the next day, naked and bleeding,…
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