Two Guinea-Bissau ex-premiers through to presidential runoff
Two former Guinea-Bissau prime ministers advanced on Wednesday to a presidential run-off vote, the electoral commission said, with incumbent Jose Mario Vaz finishing a distant fourth after a tenure marked by infighting and corruption scandals.
Farmers bring central Dublin to a halt with tractor protest
Farmers shut down busy parts of central Dublin for a second successive day on Wednesday by parking dozens of tractors in the streets to protest against low beef prices and climate change initiatives they say are unfair.
China accuses Taiwan ruling party using ‘absurd’ spying claims to win votes
China likened claims by a Chinese asylum seeker in Australia who said he was a spy for Beijing to an absurd screenplay, accusing Taiwan’s ruling party of concocting a story to boost its chances in a looming election.
Hong Kong police to enter university as hunt for protesters turns up empty
Hong Kong police said they would enter Polytechnic University on Thursday, bringing their near two-week siege of the campus to an end, after final searches for any pro-democracy protesters still hiding turned up empty.
Namibia arrests former justice minister in fishing scandal
Namibia has arrested its former justice minister on suspicion of receiving kickbacks from Iceland’s biggest fishing firm in a scandal that has cast a shadow over the ruling party as it faces its toughest challenge to date in an election on Wednesday.
UK Labour leader Corbyn says his party has apologized over anti-Semitism
Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Wednesday his party had already apologized over anti-Semitism, after Britain’s chief rabbi accused him of being unfit to be prime minister for failing to tackle the “poison”.
Taiwan asks banks to ensure enough dollars in case of election nerves
Taiwan’s central bank has instructed two major foreign exchange banks on the island to bring in more U.S. dollars before the end of the year to prepare for increased demand in case of political uncertainty in January elections, two sources told Reuters…
NGO accuses North Korea of institutionalized child sex abuse
North Korean children are “constantly in danger” of sexual abuse and resulting social stigma without any chance to seek legal protection, a Seoul-based rights group said on Wednesday.
Labour’s Corbyn accuses Johnson of offering up UK health service in U.S. talks
Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn offered on Wednesday what he described as evidence that access to Britain’s health service was being discussed in trade talks with the United States, handing reporters hundreds of pages of documents.
U.S. urges Afghanistan to free activists who exposed alleged sexual abuse
The United States and international rights groups urged Afghanistan on Wednesday to immediately free two civil society activists arrested after they reported that hundreds of school children had suffered sexual abuse.
