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Senegal's presidential candidates kick off campaigns after violent protests over a delay of the vote

Mar. 09, 2024 06:48 AM EST

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Presidential candidates in Senegal kicked off their election campaigns on Saturday, following weeks of violent protests across the African country after the vote was delayed. The 19 approved candidates vying for the top job now have a shorter period to rally...

The UK economic outlook is bleak, think tanks warn, with tough choices for the next government

Mar. 07, 2024 12:55 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Leading British economic think tanks warned Thursday that whoever wins the general election expected this year will face some very tough choices on tax and spending if they want to make sure the public finances don't deteriorate further. After number-crunching...

Leading British economic think tank thinks there's a 'weak' case for tax cuts in next week's budget

Feb. 27, 2024 06:24 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — A leading British think tank that specializes in the state of the country's public finances thinks there's a “weak economic case” for further tax cuts in next week's budget, which the Conservative government is hoping can give a lift to its prospects at the general election...

Russia is rebuilding capacity to destabilize European countries, new UK report warns

Feb. 20, 2024 12:36 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — Russia is rebuilding its capacity to destabilize European countries and extend its influence in the Middle East and Africa, posing a strategic threat to NATO as its members focus on the war in Ukraine, a U.K.-based think tank said Tuesday. In a sweeping report,...

At Davos, conflict, climate change and AI get top billing as leaders converge for elite meeting

Jan. 15, 2024 09:37 AM EST

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The Earth is heating up, as is conflict in the Middle East. The world economy and Ukraine's defense against Russia are sputtering along. Artificial intelligence could upend all our lives. The to-do list of global priorities has grown for this year’s...

Former Canadian political leader Ed Broadbent, a social democracy stalwart, dies at 87

Jan. 11, 2024 19:58 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Ed Broadbent, a social democracy stalwart who helped build up Canada’s leftist New Democratic Party, has died. He was 87. The Broadbent Institute, the Ottawa-based think tank he founded in 2011 to promote social and economic justice, announced his death Thursday....