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Georgia votes in crucial test for democracy, EU ambitions

Georgia votes in crucial test for democracy, EU ambitions

Georgians go to the polls on Saturday in watershed elections widely seen as decisive for the fate of the country's fledgling democracy and European aspirations.

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Beyonce boosts Harris at abortion rights rally in Texas

Beyonce boosts Harris at abortion rights rally in Texas

Superstar Beyonce provided the latest shot of stardust to Kamala Harris's White House campaign on Friday, as the vice president and rival Donald Trump courted voters with just 11 days to go in a neck-and-neck election.

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Bidzina Ivanishvili: the tycoon ruling Georgia behind the scenes

Bidzina Ivanishvili: the tycoon ruling Georgia behind the scenes

When Georgia's richest man first burst into politics 12 years ago, he vowed to "astonish Europe" with the democracy he would bring to the Black Sea nation.

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Myanmar's war approaches Mandalay a year after rebel offensive

Myanmar's war approaches Mandalay a year after rebel offensive

On the outskirts of Mandalay, nervous Myanmar soldiers man a checkpoint just kilometres away from rebels who have set their sights on the former royal capital of 1.5 million people.

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Decline of rural Japan not our fault, women say

Decline of rural Japan not our fault, women say

By pledging to revitalise depopulated rural areas, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hopes to help his party retain its majority in Sunday's general election.

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Suarez and Alba give Miami winning start in MLS Cup playoffs

Suarez and Alba give Miami winning start in MLS Cup playoffs

Luis Suarez and Jordi Alba were on target as Inter Miami made a winning start to the first MLS Cup playoff campaign of their Lionel Messi era with a 2-1 win over Atlanta United on Friday.

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Turkish Cypriots caught in citizenship limbo on divided island

Turkish Cypriots caught in citizenship limbo on divided island

Turkish Cypriot activist Sude Dogan feels "trapped in northern Cyprus", a self-proclaimed statelet recognised only by Ankara, saying she cannot travel, study or work abroad because she cannot get a Cypriot passport.

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Final campaigning in tight Japan election

Final campaigning in tight Japan election

Candidates in Japan's super-tight parliamentary election will make last-ditch appeals to voters on Saturday, with opinion polls suggesting the ruling coalition might fall short of a majority.

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Cali's love motels adapt to host UN summit delegates

Cali's love motels adapt to host UN summit delegates

Aggrey Rwetsiba, a Ugandan delegate to the UN's biodiversity summit in Colombia, finds himself in unusual accommodations: a motel normally destined for trysts, with rooms featuring sex swings and stripper poles.

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World champion Sakamoto takes Skate Canada lead over Liu

World champion Sakamoto takes Skate Canada lead over Liu

Three-time reigning world champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan grabbed the lead over American comeback queen Alysa Liu after Friday's women's short programme at Skate Canada.

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