Tag: government policy
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Jokowi’s 36-year-old son rises to VP, securing the outgoing leader’s Indonesia legacy
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Indonesia is set to get its youngest-ever vice president in Joko Widodo’s son, which may allow the outgoing leader to wield influence beyond the end of his final term. The rise to power of Gibran Rakabuming Raka, 36, has been dizzying. Four years ago, he was a wedding caterer who also sold Indonesian-spiced pasta wrapped…
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US eases restrictions on Wells Fargo after years of strict oversight following scandal
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The Biden administration is easing its restrictions on banking giant Wells Fargo, saying the bank has sufficiently fixed its toxic culture after years of scandals
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Lawsuits ask courts to overturn Virginia’s new policies on the treatment of transgender students
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The ACLU of Virginia is suing the state Department of Education to challenge Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s policies on the treatment of transgender students
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Putin says Russia prefers Biden to Trump, calling the US president more experienced and predictable
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President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would prefer to see U.S. President Joe Biden win a second term, describing him as more experienced and predictable than Donald Trump
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Next Indonesia leader went from ‘poison pill’ to affable grandpa
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Once described by U.S. diplomats as a “poison pill” ex-general accused of human-rights abuses, Prabowo Subianto remade his image as an affable grandpa to win over Indonesia’s young electorate and is set to become the next president of Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. The 72-year-old defense minister secured around 60% support, according to unofficial quick counts…
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Indonesia’s presidential election has high stakes for US and China and their rivalry
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Indonesia’s presidential election Wednesday also has high stakes for the United States and China
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Trump’s threat to NATO allies draws little condemnation from GOP, reflecting his grip on the party
Donald Trump’s claim that he once told a NATO ally that he “would encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to “delinquent” members of the group sent shockwaves through Europe over the weekend
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Former PM Alexander Stubb wins Finnish presidency, narrowly defeating ex-top diplomat Pekka Haavisto
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Ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has narrowly won Finland’s presidential election runoff on Sunday against former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto
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Indonesia polls favor ex-general seen bolstering ties with China
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Days before Indonesians vote for their first new president in a decade, opinion polls favor an ex-general bent on continuing an economic strategy anchored on business ties to China while vowing to sustain a more neutral foreign policy stance between Washington and Beijing. As the front-runner in the Feb. 14 election, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto…
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Biden angrily pushes back at special counsel’s report that questioned his memory, handling of docs
A special counsel report has found evidence that President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and shared highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan