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S Africans begin to cast ballots in general elections

Johannesburg, May 29 (UNI) South Africans began to cast their ballots on Wednesday morning in the country's 2024 general elections.
More than 27 million voters are expected to vote at over 23,000 voting stations across the country to elect a new National Assembly and provincial legislatures, according to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) of South Africa, the country's electoral body.
The 2024 national and provincial elections, which coincide with South Africa's celebration of 30 years of freedom and democracy, are the seventh general elections held in the country since apartheid ended in 1994.
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No information on whether Sheikh Hasina has been granted Indian citizenship: Bangladesh MoFA

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16 Jan 2025 | 10:48 PM

Dhaka, Jan 16 (UNI) Bangladesh has no information on whether former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been granted Indian citizenship, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said today.

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Ukraine, UK sign 100 yr partnership agreement - Statement

16 Jan 2025 | 9:18 PM

Moscow, Jan 16 (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer have signed a 100-year partnership agreement between Ukraine and the United Kingdom, the Ukrainian government said on Thursday.

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Lebanese army dismantles dozens of Hezbollah military sites along southern border

16 Jan 2025 | 9:16 PM

Beirut, Jan. 16 (UNI) The Lebanese army has worked to dismantle dozens of Hezbollah military sites and facilities on Thursday and confiscated the weapons inside them, a Lebanese security source told Xinhua.

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4 killed in shopping mall fire in Indonesia

16 Jan 2025 | 9:14 PM

Jakarta, Jan. 16 (UNI) Rescuers have recovered four bodies from a fire that broke out at a shopping mall in Jakarta on Wednesday evening, the city's fire and rescue department said on Thursday.

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Biden warns in farewell speech that ‘oligarchy’ of ultra-rich threatens US democracy

16 Jan 2025 | 7:28 PM

Washington, Jan 16 (UNI) U.S. President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation on Wednesday to warn of an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a “tech-industrial complex” that is infringing on Americans’ rights and the future of democracy.

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