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Macron's party likely to win absolute majority in French parliamentary vote-poll

PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) French President Emmanuel Macron's new party is likely to win an absolute majority in legislative elections next month, an opinion poll said today.
The OpinionWay/ORPI poll of just under 2,000 registered voters found Macron's Republic on the Move party set to win 27 per cent of votes in the first round of the National Assembly election on June 11.
The party led the conservative Republicans and the far-right National Front, both on 20 per cent, the far-left France Unbowed party on 14 per cent and the Socialist Party on 11 per cent, the poll for Les Echos newspaper and Radio Classique found.
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Chinese FM holds talks with U S  secretary of state

Chinese FM holds talks with U S secretary of state

26 Apr 2024 | 10:06 AM

Beijing, April 26 (UNI) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday in Beijing.

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UN leaders call for int'l participation in fighting sexual violence in Sudan conflict

26 Apr 2024 | 9:36 AM

United Nations, April 26 (UNI) Two UN officials are calling for more international engagement to combat sexual violence against women and girls in the Sudan conflict, a UN spokesman said on Thursday.

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13 killed in bus accident in central Senegal

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Pakistan rejects US report on human rights practices

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