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French Greens face crisis after failed presidential bid
PARIS: France's Green party were facing a financial and political crisis on Monday after a deeply disappointing presidential election saw their candidate finish sixth and struggle to put climate change on the national agenda. Yannick Jadot from the Europe Ecology-The Greens party (EELV) was eliminated in Sunday's first round with a score of around 4.6 percent, following a campaign that never gathered momentum.Under French campaign financing...
Mexican president wins recall vote marked by low turnout
MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday easily won a divisive referendum he promoted on whether he should step down or complete his term-a vote marked by low turnout. With an approval rating of nearly 60 percent, Lopez Obrador's presidency had never appeared seriously at risk, and the left-wing populist was himself one of the vote's biggest cheerleaders.The 68-year-old president, elected in 2018 for a six-year...
Abolish or rebrand? South Korea's feminist' ministry in crosshairs
SEOUL: South Korea's anti-feminist president-elect has vowed to abolish the Ministry of Gender Equality. But actually getting rid of it will be tricky, experts say, and the incoming administration is already backing off its promise. Since it was set up in 2001, the department has been a driver of social progress for South Korean women -- for example, making it possible for single mothers to register their kids in their name.Along the way, it has...
Indonesia police fire tear gas at protesters
JAKARTA: Indonesian police deployed tear gas and water cannon against thousands of students protesting Monday against extending the presidential term limit, after rumours swirled for weeks about a potential change to the country's constitution.The Southeast Asian country's next election is in 2024 and President Joko Widodo would not be eligible to run as Indonesia places a two-term limit on its leader. But senior ministers and several political...
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Indonesian tech giant GoTo skyrockets on market debut
JAKARTA: Indonesia's biggest tech firm soared on its market debut Monday after a billion-dollar IPO that was the world's fifth-biggest this year, defying recent heavy weather for Asian tech stocks. GoTo, the largest digital ecosystem in the archipelago nation of 270 million people, was formed by the merger of ride-hailing company Gojek and e-commerce platform Tokopedia in May 2021.Clad in the signature black-and-green jacket of a Gojek driver,...
Elon Musk no longer joining Twitter board
WASHINGTON: Elon Musk is no longer joining the board of Twitter, the CEO of the social media company said late Sunday, in a reversal less than a week after announcing the Tesla and SpaceX chief would be appointed. Musk was named to join the Twitter board after buying a major stake in the firm and becoming its largest shareholder. "Elon has decided not to join our board," Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal tweeted. "Elon's appointment to the board was to...
World Bank warns of bleaker economic outlook for Ukraine
WASHINGTON: The World Bank issued dire forecasts for Ukraine as Russia's invasion impacts both the country and its neighbors, warning in a report released Sunday of an even bleaker economic outlook if the conflict drags on. Ukraine's economy will collapse by 45.1 percent this year, the bank predicted, far worse than the 10 percent to 35 percent downturn the IMF projected last month. Russia will see an 11.2 percent decline in GDP, and the World...
Ukraine crisis and high inflation risks loom over ECB meeting
FRANKFURT: European Central Bank governors meet Thursday to ponder record-high inflation and fresh economic uncertainty caused by the war in Ukraine, with policymakers signaling a willingness to take action sooner rather than later. At its last meeting in March, the ECB said it would accelerate the winding down of its bond-buying stimulus, with a view to ending the scheme in the third quarter. An interest rate hike-the ECB's first in over a...
Man City, Liverpool seek perfection
MANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola is demanding perfection from his Manchester City side to keep Liverpool at bay after a pulsating match between the Premier League title challengers finished all square. Sunday's 2-2 draw at the Etihad between the two outstanding sides of the current era was billed as a potential title decider even though each have seven matches still to play. The expectant crowd was treated to a feast of attacking football in Manchester...
De Jong stoppage time header gives Barca victory over Levante
MADRID: Luuk de Jong headed in a 92nd-minute winner on Sunday as Barcelona prevailed in a five-goal thriller against Levante to return to second in La Liga. De Jong's late goal, his sixth in the league for Barca, proved the decisive moment in a 3-2 victory in Valencia but it was the introduction of the 19-year-old Pedri off the bench that turned the momentum of the contest.Asked if the team are too reliant on Pedri, Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez...
Turning professional: Cuban boxers hope to land heavy blow
HAVANA: Spirits and expectations are high at Cuba's La Finca national boxing school, where training has intensified ahead of the "Los Domadores" national team's first professional contest since 1962. Cuba has long been a powerhouse of Olympic boxing, but participation in professional sport was barred by the late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.Over the decades, many pugilists fled Cuba and defected to pursue salaried careers. Then last week,...
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