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...The BJP lodged a complaint with the election commission, which ordered Congress to provide proof of the allegations....
...Even among Tory voters the positive differential has nearly halved, shrinking from around plus-44 to (67 ‘well’ v 23 ‘badly’) in January 2020 to plus-23 (58 ‘well’ v 35 ‘badly’) today....
...The alliance this summer affirmed cyber incidents could trigger its mutual defence clause under Article V....
...But Johnson’s team are pressing on methodically, with the swagger that comes with a thumping election majority, to bring to heel the so-called “arm’s length bodies” that oversee Britain’s great national...
...The Wisconsin Elections Commission et al Relief sought: rule election unconstitutional and let state legislature decide next steps Current status: pending Number of ballots at issue: all On December...
...The EMA is independent of the European Commission and Borrell has no formal role in the bloc’s vaccine procurement procedure....
...Another flashpoint has been how to classify vaccines not yet approved by EU regulators — such as Russia’s Sputnik V and China’s Sinopharm....
...The EU tensions with Austria have also come as Vienna negotiates with Russia to purchase 1m doses of its Sputnik V vaccine by April....
...“It is a blow to the NCAA’s authority,” said Amy Privette Perko, chief executive of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, a non-profit reform advocacy group....
...For some, von der Leyen — a protégée of Merkel — makes a tempting target in an election year....
...The president on Tuesday night said Italy needed a “high profile” government during the pandemic to avoid new elections....
...Joe Biden plans something similar should he win the US election....
...We need to hear histories — and stories — from all democracies under threat, and we need publishers around the world to commission them....
...In Dundee, the most pro-independence city in Scotland, a new £80m V&A Museum opened in 2018, part of a dockside redevelopment....
...(Robert Shrimsley, FT ) Coronavirus triggers collapse in UK business confidence Business confidence in the UK has plummeted since the start of the global coronavirus crisis, wiping out the post-election...
...It gave the global oil market hope that a V-shaped demand recovery was under way. But OilX’s data suggest the teapots’ appetite has waned....
...“A second wave of debilitating Covid-19 cases would be challenging, not to mention the US elections,” they said in a note to clients....
...Republicans can’t win elections on tax cuts for the rich or stripping people of healthcare, but they can on PC....
...(This year’s mayoral election has been postponed to next May due to the pandemic). It was a “really bold move for a politician” to position arts alongside policing and transport, she says....
...Whichever shape the recovery takes — V, W or L — any emissions decline flattens out by the middle of the decade....
...Brexit election briefing The future of Brexit depends to a large extent on the outcome of Britain’s general election campaign....
...The big Schrems v Facebook rematch should be well worth the wait....
...Tesla, meanwhile, is under fresh investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission after it announced a $2.3bn fundraising through an issue of new shares....
...The figures are calculated on the European Commission’s draft spending plan, which would phase out prized rebates for Germany and its four frugal friends....
...At some point, Congress is likely to establish a body like the 9/11 Commission to investigate Trump’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic....
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