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12:12am, 12th May, 2019

Lithuanian presidential hopefuls vow to tackle inequality

Lithuanians started voting in a tightly contested presidential election on Sunday to replace outgoing Dalia Grybauskaite, the Baltic nation's "Iron Lady" who was one of the European Union's most outspoken critics of Russia.

Panama votes for president; candidates vow to fight graft and inequality

12:38pm, 5th May, 2019

World

Panama votes for president; candidates vow to fight graft and inequality

Panamanians cast ballots for president on Sunday following a campaign led by a former farm minister whose promises to fight corruption and inequality resonated in the wake of bribery scandals and the canal nation's role in hiding the wealth of g...

Findings of Trump-Russia report expected Sunday as Democrats vow further probes

1:40pm, 23rd March, 2019

US

Findings of Trump-Russia report expected Sunday as Democrats vow further probes

The U.S. attorney general's summary of a special counsel report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Moscow will not be delivered to lawmakers on Saturday, an official said, as Democrats vo...

U.S. agencies vow closer scrutiny of China-funded learning centers

6:28pm, 28th February, 2019

US

U.S. agencies vow closer scrutiny of China-funded learning centers

U.S. agencies on Thursday promised stricter monitoring of China-funded Confucius Institutes, cultural centers at U.S. universities that have been criticized for serving as propaganda arms of the Communist government in Beijing.

U.S. agencies vow closer scrutiny of China-funded cultural institutes

2:55pm, 28th February, 2019

US

U.S. agencies vow closer scrutiny of China-funded cultural institutes

U.S. agencies on Thursday promised stricter monitoring of China-funded Confucius Institutes, cultural centers at U.S. universities that have been criticized for serving as propaganda arms of the Communist government in Beijing.

Senators vow urgent reform to correct 'unacceptable' military housing conditions

9:00pm, 13th February, 2019

Politics

Senators vow urgent reform to correct 'unacceptable' military housing conditions

U.S. Senators scolded real estate executives and Pentagon leadership over "unacceptable" conditions in privatized military housing on Wednesday, vowing urgent reform to protect service families from widespread health and safety hazards in base homes.

Indigenous Pemon on Venezuela's border with Brazil vow to let aid in

5:23pm, 9th February, 2019

World

Indigenous Pemon on Venezuela's border with Brazil vow to let aid in

Venezuela's Pemon, an indigenous people living along the border with Brazil, are determined to allow into the embattled country any foreign aid that may arrive, even if that means a showdown with Venezuelan security forces and the government of...

Britain agrees Brexit divorce deal with EU, May's opponents vow to thwart it

3:24pm, 13th November, 2018

World

Britain agrees Brexit divorce deal with EU, May's opponents vow to thwart it

Britain struck a draft divorce deal with the European Union after more than a year of talks, thrusting Prime Minister Theresa May into a perilous battle over Brexit that could shape her country's prosperity for generations to come.

Turkey, U.S. vow to get to bottom of Khashoggi killing

3:04pm, 23rd October, 2018

World

Turkey, U.S. vow to get to bottom of Khashoggi killing

Turkey and the United States vowed on Tuesday to get to the bottom of the killing of Jamal Khashoggi and punish those responsible, after Saudi Arabia admitted that the prominent journalist died during a Saudi security operation in Istanbul.

Chinese state media accuse U.S. of 'mobster mentality', vow to fight tariffs

3:57am, 9th August, 2018

Business

Chinese state media accuse U.S. of 'mobster mentality', vow to fight tariffs

Chinese state media on Thursday accused the United States of a "mobster mentality" in its move to implement additional tariffs on Chinese goods, and warned Beijing had all the necessary means to fight back.

UK's May offers trade bill compromise but rebels vow to fight on

12:57pm, 17th July, 2018

Business

UK's May offers trade bill compromise but rebels vow to fight on

Britain's government cannot accept a plan put forward by pro-European Union rebels in parliament that could see Britain stay in the bloc's customs union, junior trade minister George Hollingbery told parliament on Tuesday.

U.S., Mexico vow to reunite separated migrant families quickly

1:31am, 11th July, 2018

US

U.S., Mexico vow to reunite separated migrant families quickly

The United States and Mexico on Tuesday vowed to work with Central American nations to reunite migrant families separated at the U.S. border "as quickly as possible" as the Trump administration faced fresh criticism over the practice.