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Oct 25 (Reuters) – The opposition Conservative Party won an election in the Canadian province of British Columbia for the first time in nearly 100 years, promising to ramp up liquefied natural gas production, provisional results showed on Sunday. • The result marks an end to nine years of power for the left-of-center New Democrats, who voiced opposition to new oil pipelines and supported a ban on tankers along the province’s northern […]

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces re-election this week, is drawing criticism from economists and political rivals after suggesting Israel could use cryptocurrency to help shield its economy from potential international sanctions. In an interview with Israel’s Channel 10 on Friday, Netanyahu said he was preparing for a scenario in which broader sanctions were imposed on Israel. Last month, Britain, France and […]

Oct 25 (Reuters) – Elena Rybakina blazed past unseeded Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-2 6-2 in the Ningbo Open final on Sunday to retain her title and lift her first trophy as the world number one ahead of the WTA Finals next month. The victory in Ningbo also helped the Kazakh to take a big step towards securing the year-end number one ranking, further burnishing a spectacular season in which she […]

By Canan Sevgili, Arda Dipova and Ivana Sekularac Oct 25 (Reuters) – Serbia is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday, in which a popular student movement is seeking to end the rule of longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic. Here are the main players, issues and stakes in the vote. WHO ARE THE MAJOR PLAYERS AND WHAT DO THEY STAND FOR?  Aleksandar Vucic – United Serbia: The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS)-led electoral list is campaigning […]

By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Ugandan citizens returning to the country with a history of travel to Democratic Republic of Congo will be quarantined for 21 days, Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi said on Sunday as Uganda tightened Ebola precautions despite saying it remained Ebola-free. Uganda has been investigating a Nigerian Ebola case involving a woman who had travelled from Uganda. Officials said they were reviewing genomic sequencing, […]

(Refiles to change name in byline from Ahmad Al Kerdi to Emilie Madi) By Nazih Osseiran, Raghed Waked and Emilie Madi BEIRUT, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Seven years after Lebanon’s devastating financial meltdown, a debate over a chicken sandwich has exposed an increasingly stark divide between those who can still spend freely and those struggling to get by. A trendy health restaurant wanted to offer its calorie-conscious customers a healthier […]

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Nonpartisan analysts say Democrats stand a good chance of winning the US House of Representatives and possibly the Senate in the November 3 midterm elections, which would give them a slice of power in Washington after two years of Republican control.  Democrats argue that Republicans have allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to declare war and control spending, even though the US Constitution reserves […]

By Bo Erickson DETROIT, Oct 25 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump will rally Republicans in eastern Michigan on Sunday, a day after former President Barack Obama campaigned for Democrats in the state, underscoring its importance in next week’s midterm elections. Michigan has one of the nation’s most competitive US Senate contests, an open-seat race between former Republican Representative Mike Rogers and Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed that will help decide […]

By Simon Lewis and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Relations between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy took a sharp downward turn in recent weeks, with each leader openly criticizing the other. The two have long had a testy relationship, but Trump’s frustration over Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure triggered a crisis that Kyiv’s supporters fear could threaten vital US support going forward. Here’s how […]