Albanians Vote as EU Bid, Economy Dominate Campaign
Albanians cast ballots in a 140-seat parliamentary race with diaspora voting for the first time. Prime Minister Edi Rama, 60, seeks a fourth term amid pledges of EU negotiations, infrastructure gains, and social spending, while Sali Berisha confronts corruption charges and a tough anti EU stance. Turnout was about 41.4 percent with post election counting to finish within 48 hours.
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Tirana
Albania
European Union
Edi Rama
Rama’s
Socialist Party
Rama
Kaja Kallas
Puerto Rico seeks business influx amid trade war
Puerto Rico pushes to lure manufacturers by offering tariff exemptions as part of a broader drive to revive a fragile economy. Gov. Jenniffer Gonzalez and Invest Puerto Rico cite pharma and medical devices as key targets, while officials plan multiple trips to attract firms and offset potential federal funding cuts. The territory faces chronic power outages from a fragile grid damaged by Hurricane Maria.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
U.S
Donald Trump
Jenniffer Gonzalez
Ella Woger Nieves
Invest Puerto
Roger Nieves
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Observatory of Economic Complexity
Sergio Marxuach
Center For A New Economy
Marxuach
Puerto
White South Africans head to U S
A group of 49 white South Africans departed for the United States on a private charter plane under a White House refugee program. They were to arrive at Dulles Airport near Washington, as Trump officials fast tracked their applications amid broader refugee policy pauses. The South African government denies racism or land expropriation against Afrikaners, while critics question prioritization and the program’s fairness.
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South Africa
United States
Trump
Dulles International Airport
Washington
Collen Msibi
Transport Ministry
U.S
Donald Trump
America
Afghanistan
Iraq
sub-Saharan Africa
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