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Results released by the office  show the pair securing 7,154 of the 11,861 votes counted, more than 60% of the votes. It is the first time in more than 30 years that there won’t be a runoff election in the gubernatorial race. According to the election office Lemanu and Talauega won 7,154 vote…

In the presidential race, preliminary results from five precincts showed former Sen. Surangel Whipps Jr. leading over Vice President Raynold Oilouch by a small margin. Whipps received 1,169 votes against Oilouch’s 1,063. The two are vying to succeed Tommy Remengesau, whose second term expires…

The Office of the President will disseminate a new press release when the list of candidates is official. The March 2, 2021 congressional election will determine who sits as a senator in 10 two-year seats. The four contemporary at-large senators serving four-year terms will remain participants in t…

He issued the warning during a meeting at the presidential palacase with his officials on the impact of Typhoon Goni (known here as Rolly). “The next round will be by December. Many will lose their jobs. Many will be separated from the government. Many will face prosecution and many will go to jail…

The $600 million deal would be the first such sale since U.S. policy on the export of sophisticated and closely guarded drone technology was loosened by the Trump administration. Reuters reported in recent weeks on the administration moving ahead with four other sales of sophisticated military equi…

The singer and fashion designer tweeted that he was “voting for the first time in my life for the President of the United States, and it’s for someone I truly trust…me.” He later posted video of himself casting his vote in Cody, Wyoming, where he wrote himself in on the ballot. West, 43, got …

Okada settled in the central Japanese city of Saku, Nagano prefecture, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) northwest of Tokyo, maintaining his online retail and export business while growing vegetables in shared farms and threshing rice. “I moved out of Tokyo in June as soon as the domestic travel ban…

“Right now, this virus is being given the chance to spread,” Trudeau said at a news conference. “The numbers are showing us that our window to turn this around is closing.”

The new patrol boat travelled from Australia after it was officially handed over to the Palau government on Sept. 18, 2020. The PSS President H.I Remeliik II is replacing its namesake predecessor, a Pacific-class patrol boat that had been in service in Palau since 1996. According to Palau’s Ministr…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson had promised a “world-beating” national test-and-trace system earlier this year, but the scheme has disappointed and the government’s scientific advisory body said last month its impact on virus transmission was marginal. The United Kingdom has the highest Covid-19 deat…