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May 10, 2017
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2017-05-10
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Arts and culture
Pope Francis
intends to
canonize
two of the children who had visions at
Fatima
.
(
The Salt Lake Tribune
)
International relations
Cross-Strait relations
A spokesman for the
Taiwan Affairs Office
of
People's Republic of China
says
Taiwan
is barred from observing this year’s
World Health Assembly
because current President
Tsai Ing-wen
has not endorsed the Beijing view that both sides belong to a single China under the
One-China policy
; the spokesman further said that the health of people in Taiwan is not being put at risk by Taiwan's inability to attend.
(Voice of America)
(Reuters)
Politics and elections
Bahamian general election, 2017
Voters in
the Bahamas
go to the polls to elect all 39 members of the
House of Assembly
.
(
Miami Herald
)
Incumbent
Prime Minister
Perry Christie
of the
Progressive Liberal Party
concedes defeat to
Hubert Minnis
of the
Free National Movement
.
(Al Jazeera)
Lawmakers in the
Parliament Assembly of Kosovo
vote in a no-confidence motion to remove the government of
Prime Minister
Isa Mustafa
from office, triggering a snap election that is due to take place next month.
(Al Jazeera)
Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections
The U.S. Attorney's Office in
Alexandria, Virginia
, through U.S. Attorney
Dana Boente
, issues
subpoenas
to former
National Security Advisor
Michael T. Flynn
to assess the extent of his ties to
Russia
.
(CNN)
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