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Malawi businessman Elvis Naserebo faces deadline to refund Speaker of Parliament Esther Mcheka Chilenje
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- September 19, 2021
A businessman in the South-Eastern African country of Malawi—Elvis Naserebo—and an accomplice posing as a pastor, are ordered by Police
READ MOREElections to Macau’s legislative assembly to be held
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- September 12, 2021
China’s Special Administrative Region (SAR) of Macau will hold elections for its legislative assembly today. The former Portuguese colony has
READ MORESao Tome and Principe second round presidential elections
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- September 5, 2021
Second-round voting in the twice-postponed presidential elections in the West African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe (STP) will
READ MOREMalabar-21 naval exercise to end today
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- August 29, 2021
This year’s annual Malabar-21 naval drills—held off the US western pacific territory of Guam—will conclude today. Quad security dialogue navies:
READ MOREUS Vice President Kamala Harris’ Southeast Asia tour to begin today in Singapore
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- August 22, 2021
US Vice President Kamala Harris will begin a Southeast Asian diplomatic tour in Singapore today. Harris will reiterate President Joe
READ MORESamsung chief to be released from prison today
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- August 15, 2021
South Korea will mark National Liberation Day across the country today, commemorating independence from Japanese colonial rule. Commemoration events ahead
READ MOREThe Indigenous People of Biafra to begin weekly lockdowns in Nigeria
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- August 8, 2021
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) separatist group is set to begin weekly one-day “lockdowns” in Nigeria’s south-eastern region tomorrow
READ MOREMalaysia’s controversial state of emergency to end
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- August 1, 2021
Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan Despite the Malaysian King’s objection over the constitutionality of the move, Malaysia’s COVID-19 state of emergency will
READ MORERussia’s Naval Day will showcase Moscow’s naval power
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- July 26, 2021
The Russian navy will mark its 352nd anniversary in St Petersburg and other ports around the country today. A major
READ MORESao Tome and Principe to hold presidential elections
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- July 18, 2021
Sao Tome and Principe (STP) will hold presidential elections today. The election features an open field of 19 candidates and
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Australia’s NAIDOC Week to conclude amid indigenous climate change concerns
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- July 11, 2021
Australia’s annual NAIDOC Week, celebrating indigenous Australian peoples and cultures concludes today. The conclusion comes as indigenous Torres Strait Islanders—spurred
READ MORELibyan Prime Minister to discuss appointment of defense minister with Government of National Unity Presidency Council
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- July 4, 2021
Libya’s interim-Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh is scheduled to meet with the Presidential Council today to discuss an ongoing dispute
READ MOREControversial Haitian referendum postponed
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- June 27, 2021
A controversial constitutional referendum on Haiti’s political system scheduled for today has been postponed indefinitely. President Jovenel Moise has ruled
READ MOREUN to commemorate “World Refugee Day”
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- June 20, 2021
The UN will commemorate “World Refugee Day” today. In light of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, the UN calls on
READ MOREPeace talks between Sudanese government and rebels to conclude
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- June 13, 2021
Peace talks between Sudan and a faction of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) are due to end today in
READ MORENepalese Supreme Court to hear challenge to legislative dissolution
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- June 6, 2021
New justices will be appointed to the five-member bench of Nepal’s Supreme Court today to hear a case challenging
READ MOREAustralian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to visit New Zealand
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- May 30, 2021
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will host her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison in Queenstown today for their annual two-day
READ MOREBlinken to meet with ASEAN ministers for the first time
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- May 23, 2021
The US and ASEAN will hold virtual talks today between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and ASEAN’s foreign ministers.
READ MORELockdowns to expire across Bangladesh
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- May 16, 2021
Bangladesh’s latest COVID-19 lockdown restrictions are due to lapse today. The lockdown orders suspended inter-city travel, confined residents to their
READ MOREChinese Long March 5 Rocket to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere
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- May 9, 2021
Remnants of China’s Long March 5B Space Rocket are expected to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere today. The 57-meter rocket carried
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India and Nepal to commence joint military exercises
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- September 20, 2021
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Voting in Bangladesh's local elections to open
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- September 20, 2021
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Russia's State Duma elections to conclude
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- September 19, 2021
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85th Thessaloniki International Fair to Conclude Today
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- September 19, 2021
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IMF mission to begin work in Ukraine
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- September 18, 2021
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Mexico to host CELAC summit
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- September 18, 2021