Tag Archives: election

At least three people have now died and hundreds have been arrested after the tally from last Sunday’s presidential race stalled without a clear winner and opposition leaders accused the government of trying to steal the election. CBC | World News

ITALY’S leading politicians are promising more money for pensioners as they attempt to attract the older vote in next year’s general election. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

ITALY’S leading politicians are promising more money for pensioners as they attempt to attract the older vote in next year’s general election. Daily Express :: Finance Feed

U.S. President Donald Trump’s lengthy Asia trip is winding down as it began, with a visit meant to be centred on trade and North Korea shadowed by questions about Russia. CBC | World News

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin did not have a formal meeting while they were in Vietnam for an economic summit, but the two appeared to be chumming around nonetheless and are said to have struck a deal on Syria. CBC | World News

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has voiced his support for Vladimir Putin ahead of the Russian presidential election. CBC | Sports News

Executives from Facebook, Google and Twitter faced a second day of grilling from lawmakers on Wednesday, from a Senate committee demanding answers about what the technology companies know about Russian attempts to meddle in the recent U.S. election. CBC | World News

Representatives from Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google will be before U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday for two days of hearings on how Russia allegedly used their services to try to sway the 2016 U.S. election. CBC | World News

Catalonia’s ousted leader Carles Puigdemont says he accepts the snap election called by Spain’s central government after Madrid took control of the region to block its push for independence. CBC | World News

Major tech companies plan to tell U.S. Congress Tuesday that they have found additional evidence of Russian activity on their services surrounding the 2016 U.S. election. CBC | World News