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Briefly, in Pakistan, voters glimpsed an alternate universe. Then the army stepped in

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Written by Ajay Bisaria
In the aftermath of the brazenly rigged elections of February 8, Pakistan has unveiled a new parliament, government and cabinet of ministers, in a spectacle carefully choreographed by its military establishment.…
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Putin addresses countrymen at Red Square after election victory dubbed by West as ‘fraud’

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“Hand in hand, we will move forwards and this will make us stronger … Long live Russia!” Putin told a crowd at a Red Square pop concert to mark 10 years since Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine
Having assumed office on December 3…

In the busy waters between China and Taiwan, the de facto border is being tested

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Motoring across the calm waters of the South China Sea, Taiwanese captain Lu Wen-shiung recalls the old days, when Chinese and Taiwanese fishers used to meet behind rocky headlands, anchoring their boats out of the authorities’ sight, to share a meal.&…

Uber ‘flaunted the law’ for years, say experts. Now the tech giant is paying the price and faces more pressure to ‘clean up its act’

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When Uber burst into the Australian market more than a decade ago, it came with all guns blazing.
It has been described as a “cowboy” company, which created a Wild West, muscling competitors out of the market by operating largely unregulate…

Evening Update: Parliament debates Palestine recognition; Trump seeks bond for $454-million judgment

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Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories:
NDP calls vote on Palestinian statehood, opens Liberals to more caucus division on Israel-Hamas war
The House of Commons is set to vote late Monday on an NDP motion calling for the recognition of a Pa…

West condemns Putin’s ‘undemocratic’ election win

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Western governments have lined up to condemn Vladimir Putin’s landslide election victory as unfair and undemocratic, but China, India and North Korea congratulated the veteran Russian leader on extending his rule by a further six years.…
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Reaction to Putin’s election win including former ambassador who says Stalin would be ‘insulted’ by Putin comparison

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Joseph Stalin would find comparisons to Vladimir Putin “insulting”, a former British ambassador to Russia has told Sky News.
It comes as Marina Litvinenko, the widow of poisoned former FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko, also praised the spirit…

What economists have learnt from the post-pandemic business cycle

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Science advances one funeral at a time, to paraphrase Max Planck. The Nobel prize-winning physicist was arguing that new ideas in his field would only catch on once the advocates of older ones died off.…
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Manchester Airport could be transformed by 2050… an opportunity ‘any government should be jumping at’

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Trump seeks to walk back ‘bloodbath’ rant

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Former President Trump scrambled Monday to walk back his weekend rant that the country would be plunged into a “BLOODBATH” if he doesn’t win back the White House.
After a day of controversy over his remarks, Trump asserted that he was only discussing t…