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Catalonia’s snap election: how to understand a confusing result

Catalonia’s snap election: how to understand a confusing result: It wasn’t supposed to turn out like this. When the Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, dismissed the Catalan government in October and called a snap election, he anticipated that anti-independence parties would obtain a majority. The plan was to return Catalonia – and Spain – to …

Result: England beat South Africa by 211 runs in first Test

South Africa in the news: Result: England beat South Africa by 211 runs in first Test: England have triumphed in the first Test of their four-match series with South Africa after overcoming Russell Domingo’s team by 211 runs at Lord’s on Sunday afternoon. The victory, which gave Joe Root his first success as captain, is …

Seven political myths scotched by the result of the 2017 general election

Seven political myths scotched by the result of the 2017 general election: Make no mistake, this was one of the biggest turnarounds in the history of British general elections. During the first week of the campaign, Labour were on course for electoral oblivion. I spoke to a senior Labour politician who predicted (privately) that Labour …

Macron and Le Pen to face off for French presidency – but she won’t be pleased with first round result

Macron and Le Pen to face off for French presidency – but she won’t be pleased with first round result: In the end, the polls were right. Emmanuel Macron will go into the second round of the French presidential election against Marine Le Pen. For a while it seemed as though a dead heat were …

Three drunk men opened a reservoir valve in Vietnam; result is massive flood and damage

Three drunk men opened a reservoir valve in Vietnam; result is massive flood and damage: Drunken people are famous for their antics. Under the influence, they end up doing silly and stupid things. : Weird News Have you tried: Sailing in Africa ?

ANC cancels meeting with allies to instead review vote result

South Africa in the news: ANC cancels meeting with allies to instead review vote result: South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party canceled a scheduled meeting that would have included its labor union and communist party allies and will instead have its highest decision making body review its local election results, the worst the …: …