Mexico has begun to count votes after a Sunday election that will almost certainly result in the country’s first female president. The two frontrunners are Claudia…

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EXPLAINERThe African National Congress (ANC) has lost parliamentary majority and will need coalition partners to surpass 50 percent votes and form a government. Nearly all…

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With more than 97 percent of votes counted, results show the ruling ANC will lose its majority and be forced to seek coalition partners. With…

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With more than half the votes counted, results show the ruling ANC could lose their majority and be forced to seek coalition partners. With more…

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About 28 million voters were registered to vote in national and provincial elections. Millions of South Africans went to the polls on May 29 for…

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On May 29, South Africans will vote in national and provincial elections to elect a new National Assembly and state legislatures. The National Assembly will…

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Norway, Ireland and Spain have announced they will formally recognise Palestine as a state on Tuesday. Wednesday’s announcement has prompted Israel to immediately recall its…

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Every year on May 3, UNESCO commemorates World Press Freedom Day. It is being marked today at a particularly perilous time for journalists globally, with Israel’s war…

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The medical crisis in Gaza's hospitals, or what remains of them, is catastrophic. Hospitals can barely treat patients, and staff don't have the equipment, medicine…

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The first day of Eid will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 10. Here is how to wish someone a blessed Eid in various languages around…

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EXPLAINERA temporary route for vessels has opened in Baltimore following the collision of a cargo vessel with a major bridge last week. The first vessel…

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As the sun goes down during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, many Muslims will break their fasts with a sweet, brown, dried fruit that…

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EXPLAINEREvery year on March 30, Palestinians hold protests and vigils and plant olive trees to reaffirm their connection to the land. Every year on March…

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Here is how to wish someone Ramadan Mubarak in various languages around the world. Following the sighting of the crescent by the moon-sighting committee, Saudi…

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About 128 million voters were registered to vote in national and state elections amid political and economic challenges. Pakistan is counting votes in a general election marred…

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EXPLAINERAs 128 million voters prepare for the February 8 elections, Al Jazeera decodes the key numbers shaping Pakistan. On February 8, as Pakistan votes in…

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In 2004, as broadband was replacing dial-up internet and mobile phones with colour screens were gaining popularity, on February 4, a social network, named “TheFacebook”,…

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On Thursday, Pakistan, a nation of nearly 250 million people, will vote to elect a national government and members of the National Assembly, the lower…

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“No doctor wakes up in the morning and says: ‘I'm going to amputate a child's leg without anaesthesia.’” “You don't want to watch children suffer,”…

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