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Tanzanian president poised to retain power as rivals barred from election
Government critics abducted, killed or arrested in run-up to vote as Samia Suluhu Hassan faces first electoral test Tanzania’s president looks on course to strengthen her grip on the country as it holds a general election on Wednesday against the backdrop of rapidly intensifying repression and the exclusion of opposition candidates. Samia Suluhu Hassan, a…
Supreme Court seems poised to further undercut the Voting Rights Act
Nina Totenberg The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed headed for another ruling that undercuts the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. Once considered the jewel in the crown of the civil rights movement, the Voting Rights Act has been largely dismembered since 2013 by the increasingly conservative Supreme Court. The major exception was a decision just…
Japan poised to get first female PM after Sanae Takaichi wins ruling party leadership
Margaret Thatcher admirer beat her more moderate rival to become leader of Liberal Democratic party Japan is poised to get its first female prime minister after Sanae Takaichi was elected as leader of the governing Liberal Democratic party (LDP) – a victory that should lead to her being installed as the country’s new leader in…
Canada poised to pass infrastructure bill despite pushback from Indigenous people
Bill prioritizes ‘nation-building’ pipelines and mines, causing concern that sped-up approvals will override constitutional rights Canada’s Liberal government is poised to pass controversial legislation on Friday that aims to kick-start “nation building” infrastructure projects but has received widespread pushback from Indigenous communities over fears it tramples on their constitutional rights. On its final day of…
New year, new deal: the buyout boom poised to take over City lawyers’ lives
Around-the-clock work will be commonplace to tackle an M&A surge fuelled by tax changes, activist investors … and the Trump factor Whether they’re on skis or a sunlounger, there is no beach, mountain or fireside that can spare lawyers from the urgent calls of zealous, dealmaking executives and private equity bosses. After a breathless 2024,…
Pant’s stunning 61 leaves final Test finely poised
This video can not be played ‘Strewth’ – Pant hits Starc for back-to-back sixes as he reaches half-century Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Fifth Test, day two, Sydney India 185 (Pant 40; Boland 4-31, Starc 3-49) & 141-6 (Pant 61; Boland 4-42) Australia 181: Webster 57; Siraj 3-51, Krishna 3-42 India lead by 145 runs Scorecard Rishabh Pant’s…