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EC Thailand: Smooth by-elections but lower voter turnout
BANGKOK: The by-elections at six polling stations in five provinces in Thailand ran smoothly today, however, the voter turnout was below 50 percent, said the country’s Election Commission (EC). Election commissioner Lertwiroj Kowattana said the fresh polls were held at
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Trump lawyer attacks Mueller report, sees nothing wrong in taking Russian info
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s top lawyer yesterday attacked “calumny, lies and distortions” in the Mueller investigation report, and said there is “nothing wrong” with taking hacked information from Russia. Rudy Giuliani mounted a combative defence of the president in Sunday talk
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Sri Lanka attackers must be ‘punished mercilessly’
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s most senior Catholic figure called today on the government to find the attackers behind deadly bomb blasts that killed more than 160 people and “punish them mercilessly”. “I would also like to ask the government to hold
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