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On Dec. 30, 2018, 46 million citizens cast their votes in a historic election in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There hasn’t been a peaceful transition of power in this country since the end of Belgian rule in 1960. If this election produces a result that’s widely viewed as credible, it will.... |
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Public and diplomatic pressure mounted Monday on the Democratic Republic of Congo to announce the outcome of December 30 elections to replace long-term leader Joseph Kabila. More than a week after the crucial poll, the volatile central African country's electoral commission has not set a date for the results announcement, already postponed once. |
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The count is taking place in a climate of deep suspicion in a country that has never had a peaceful transition of power since independence from Belgium in 1960. On Sunday, election commission head Corneille Nangaa said just over half of ballots had been counted. |
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Kinshasa (AFP) - Public and diplomatic pressure mounted Monday on the Democratic Republic of Congo to announce the outcome of December 30 elections to replace long-term leader Joseph Kabila. More than a week after the crucial poll, the volatile central African country's electoral commission has not.... |
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Wednesday Roisin Dubh, Kyteler’s Inn, 6pm. Matt’s Trad & Ballad, Matt the Miller’s, 6pm. Panto: Frozen Solid, Watergate Theatre, 7:30pm, €18/15. Raglan Rogues, Kyteler’s Inn, 8:30pm. Folk and Ballads, The Dylan Whiskey Bar, 9pm. Thursday Line Dancing, Home Rule Club, 10.30am. Drops of Green, Kyteler’s Inn, 6pm. |
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The Office of the Commissioner for Children has joined the call made by Pope Francis on Sunday to bring the 49 migrants stranded off the coast of Malta ashore.
Children's Commissioner Pauline Miceli has joined Pope Francis's plea for the 49 migrants, which include children, to be brought ashore. |
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AQUAMAN - TWO STARS - (PG-13) Director James Wan helms the DC Comics tale of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry with Jason Momoa in the title role. “Aquaman” weighs in somewhere between the lugubrious “Justice League” and the less leaden “Wonder Woman” on the uneven scales of recent DC films. (143 min. |
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“The Comelec calls on politicians, if possible, to leave these kinds of observances alone,” Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said in a mix of Filipino and English. “There is a time for politics. The campaign period is coming up very fast and many politicians have already been campaigning anyway. |
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15:00/7 January/2019. Skopje – Orthodox Christians in Macedonia are celebrating Monday the Birth of Jesus Christ – Christmas. Skopje – Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in a Christmas greeting says that it is a day that ‘reminds us to open our hearts to experience the joy of the birth of Jesus that is omnipresent in these holy days. |
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The Gabonese government has put down a coup attempt after a group of soldiers briefly took over state radio and broadcast a statement calling on people to “rise up” while the president, Ali Bongo, is in Morocco recovering from a stroke. Authorities have regained control of the state broadcasting.... |
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One of them is Charles Byrne, who took an unsuccessful legal challenge to the outcome of the referendum on the Eighth Amendment. Mr Byrne said today they were a group of concerned citizens and he is protesting because, “I deeply and profoundly care about the right to life of every human being... |
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