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Offbeat · TaiwanTaiwanese lawmakers shoved, tackled and hit each other in parliament on Friday in a bitter dispute about reforms to the chamber, just days before President-elect Lai Ching-te takes office without a legislative majority.
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Taiwan lawmakers exchange blows in bitter dispute over parliament reforms
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Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on May 18, 2024
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Nicolás Maduro · WashingtonWASHINGTON - The U.S sees it as a “very open question” whether Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro can win re-election if he holds a free vote in July, and Washington is trying to ensure the ballot is credible in the face of significant obstacles, a senior U.S. official said on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com.See the Story
US works to ensure Venezuela election credible but faces obstacles, official says
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United States · United StatesBy Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil estimates aid measures taken by authorities after deadly floods in its southernmost state will cost at least 13.4 billion reais ($2.6 billion) from its budget, according to finance ministry data compiled by Reuters. Heavy rains, which have battered Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state since late April, caused historic floods that killed over 150 people, while nearly 100 residents are still missing a…See the Story
Brazil sees aid measures from floods hitting its budget by at least $2.6 billion
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Jake Sullivan · GazaWhite House's Sullivan heading to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan will travel on Saturday to Saudi Arabia for talks with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and will visit Israel on Sunday to see Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that Sullivan will stress in his talks with the Israelis the need to go after Hamas mil…See the Story
White House's Sullivan heading to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend
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Entertainment · United StatesDabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in “9 to 5" and the nasty TV director in “Tootsie,” has died. He was 92.See the Story
Dabney Coleman, actor who specialized in curmudgeons, dies at 92
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Gaza · GazaA Palestinian militant was killed, and eight other people wounded in an Israeli air strike on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry and Israeli military said.See the Story
Israeli strike kills Palestinian militant, wounds eight
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