The Daily Vertical: Putin’s War On Democracy
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Leftist PSD Wins Romania Parliamentary Election
Romania’s left-leaning Social Democratic Party (PSD) won the country’s parliamentary elections with about 46 percent of the vote in both houses. Official results released Tuesday showed the center-right National Liberal…
continue readingUS Military Faces Tough Challenges in Pacific Region
2017 is shaping up to be a complicated year for U.S. military relationships in the Pacific region. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb explains some of the challenges in store. …
continue readingUS Military Faces Tough Challenges in Pacific Region
2017 is shaping up to be a complicated year for U.S. military relationships in the Pacific region. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Carla Babb explains some of the challenges in store. …
continue readingMalaysia Crowns New Youthful King
Malaysia’s new king, a 47-year-old state sultan, ascended the throne Tuesday, becoming one of the youngest constitutional monarch in the Southeast Asian nation’s history. Sultan Muhammad V took his…
continue readingZimbabwe Drought, Hunger Push Farmers to Seek Greener Pastures
A decade ago Ndaizivei Nyamatsatse was the proud owner of 20 cows – a number that made him the envy of his neighbors in Zimbabwe’s eastern province of Manicaland, where…
continue readingZimbabwe Drought, Hunger Push Farmers to Seek Greener Pastures
A decade ago Ndaizivei Nyamatsatse was the proud owner of 20 cows – a number that made him the envy of his neighbors in Zimbabwe’s eastern province of Manicaland, where…
continue readingMyanmar Reporter Killed While Investigating Illegal Logging
A Myanmar government official says a journalist has been killed while reporting on illegal logging in the northwest of the country. The local police say they are investigating the death. …
continue readingGoogle Signs Internet Deal With Cuba’s Telecommunications Monopoly
Google signed an agreement with the Cuban government on Monday granting internet users on the Communist-run island quicker access to its branded content . Eric Schmidt, chairman of Google’s parent…
continue readingTrump: Sons Will Run Business, ‘No New Deals’ During Presidency
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he will speak to the press “in the near future” about his Cabinet appointments and his business, which he is leaving in the hands of…
continue readingTrump: Sons Will Run Business, ‘No New Deals’ During Presidency
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he will speak to the press “in the near future” about his Cabinet appointments and his business, which he is leaving in the hands of…
continue readingSerbia Says Russia To Provide Arms To Counter Threat From Croatia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the Kremlin is ready to provide Serbia with weapons to counter NATO’s arms buildup in neighboring Croatia. …
continue readingSerbia Says Russia To Provide Arms To Counter Threat From Croatia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the Kremlin is ready to provide Serbia with weapons to counter NATO’s arms buildup in neighboring Croatia. …
continue readingU.S. Electors Demand Briefing On Russian-Meddling Claim Before Voting
Some of the U.S. electors who are charged with determining the next president in a vote next week have called for a briefing to detail evidence behind a finding that…
continue readingU.S. Electors Demand Briefing On Russian-Meddling Claim Before Voting
Some of the U.S. electors who are charged with determining the next president in a vote next week have called for a briefing to detail evidence behind a finding that…
continue readingRussia, U.S. Trade Barbs After Syria Loses Palmyra To IS
Russia and the United States traded blame over Syria’s loss of Palmyra to the Islamic State (IS) extremist group for a second time over the weekend. …
continue readingRussia, U.S. Trade Barbs After Syria Loses Palmyra To IS
Russia and the United States traded blame over Syria’s loss of Palmyra to the Islamic State (IS) extremist group for a second time over the weekend. …
continue readingTrump To Name Next Secretary Of State; Tillerson Remains Front-Runner
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump tweeted late December 12 that he will announce his choice to become the next secretary of state on December 13, with news reports saying Exxon Mobil…
continue readingTrump To Name Next Secretary Of State; Tillerson Remains Front-Runner
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump tweeted late December 12 that he will announce his choice to become the next secretary of state on December 13, with news reports saying Exxon Mobil…
continue readingResidents of Impoverished Jakarta Neighborhoods Protest Eviction
Jakarta’s governor announced plans to redevelop an area that includes two of the city’s oldest – and poorest – neighborhoods to promote tourism. But some residents facing eviction are refusing…
continue readingResidents of Impoverished Jakarta Neighborhoods Protest Eviction
Jakarta’s governor announced plans to redevelop an area that includes two of the city’s oldest – and poorest – neighborhoods to promote tourism. But some residents facing eviction are refusing…
continue readingBillboard Success, Globes Nod for ‘Hamilton’ Star Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda scored a double whammy on Monday as the remixed soundtrack to his Broadway hit “Hamilton” debuted at the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart and his…
continue readingVenezuela Shuts Colombia Border to Fight Currency Smuggling
President Nicolas Maduro on Monday ordered the closure of Venezuela’s border with Colombia for 72 hours in a crackdown on what he says are “mafias” smuggling hard-to-find cash that is…
continue readingVenezuela Shuts Colombia Border to Fight Currency Smuggling
President Nicolas Maduro on Monday ordered the closure of Venezuela’s border with Colombia for 72 hours in a crackdown on what he says are “mafias” smuggling hard-to-find cash that is…
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