ANC Loses Key Towns as Discontent Boosts South Africa Opposition
Bloomberg 2016-08-06The African National Congress lost its stranglehold on South African politics as voter discontent over the struggling economy, a scarcity of jobs and scandals surrounding President Jacob Zuma...
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Stiglitz quits Panama Papers probe, cites lack of transparency
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Trump ends standoff with Ryan as he works to repair mistakes
Atlanta Journal 2016-08-06In an effort to repair some of the damage he had inflicted on his presidential campaign, Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Paul Ryan to end a four-day standoff that exposed the deeps chasms in the...
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South Sudan 'accepts deployment of regional force'
France24 2016-08-06South Sudan on Friday accepted the deployment of a regional intervention force after escalating violence put a fragile peace deal in danger, the head of the East African bloc IGAD said. ......
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Rio 2016: Olympic Games declared open in dazzling show
Al Jazeera 2016-08-06The 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro have officially opened with a flamboyant ceremony celebrating Brazil’s history and cultural diversity, all to the pulsating beat of samba, bossa nova and funk....
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Results of super secret vote at United Nations on next Secretary General leak out almost instantly
The Independent 2016-08-05The results of secret voting in the United Nations Security Council on a new Secretary General were almost instantly blown open on social media on...
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Ex-CIA chief endorses Clinton, labels Trump 'threat to national security'
The Oklahoman 2016-08-05Michael Morell, former acting director of the CIA, endorsed Hillary Clinton for president in a New York Times op-ed Friday, praising the former secretary of state's qualifications and warning that GOP...
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