Finland's Social Democrats, Finns Party nearly tied in election

Finland's Social Democrats and the nationalist Finns Party landed nearly tied in first place in a general election on Sunday, with 17.7 percent and 17.5 percent of votes, respectively, justice ministry data showed.

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Egypt parliament to vote Tuesday on constitutional changes: speaker

Egypt's parliament will vote on Tuesday on constitutional amendments including an extension to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's current four-year-term, its speaker, Ali Abdelaal, said on Sunday.

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Sudan protesters demand civilian rule, military council says ready to comply

Sudan's main protest group on Sunday demanded the immediate handover of power to a civilian transitional government, saying it would keep up the street demonstrations which ousted former President Omar al-Bashir last week to achieve its aims.

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Finnish Social Democrat leader Rinne declares victory in election

Finland's leftist Social Democrat party (SDP) leader Antti Rinne has declared victory in Sunday's general election, after partial results showed his party winning by a tight margin with 17.8 percent.

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Sudan's military council removes defense minister, names new intelligence head

Sudan's military council has removed defense minister Awad Ibn Auf from his role and appointed a new intelligence chief, a spokesman said on Sunday.

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Air strike kills Islamic State deputy in Somali region

An air strike killed the deputy leader of the Islamic State group in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, alongside another militant, a local security official said on Sunday.

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Dispute with U.S. energy trader worsens Haiti's fuel crisis

A dispute between Haiti and a U.S. energy trading firm is leading to long blackouts and fuel shortages in the Caribbean nation, feeding anger at President Jovenel Moise's government following the collapse of a supply deal with Venezuela last year.

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White House aide believes Trump had no advance knowledge of Assange arrest

White House adviser Kellyanne Conway On Sunday said she did not believe President Donald Trump had advance knowledge that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was going to be arrested by the British police and charged by U.S. prosecutors.

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Finnish Social Democrats score first in advance voting in election

Finland's leftist Social Democrats won first place in advance voting ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election, with 18.9 percent of the votes, after 35.5 percent of ballots had been counted, justice ministry data showed.

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Hungary Holocaust march honours Scottish missionary

Thousands of Hungarians attended the annual March of the Living in Budapest on Sunday to commemorate victims of the Holocaust, including Jane Haining, a Scottish missionary who refused to abandon her Jewish charges during World War Two.

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Sudan protesters demand immediate handover of power to civilian government under army protection

Sudan's main protest group on Sunday called for the immediate handover of power to a civilian transitional government and said it would maintain street demonstrations to push for its aims.

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Lyft pulls electric bikes in three U.S. cities after complaints about braking

Lyft Inc is removing several thousand electric bikes from service in its bike-share program in New York, Washington and San Francisco because of a braking problem, the ride-hailing company said on Sunday.

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Tornadoes kill at least five as massive storm sweeps U.S. South

Weekend tornadoes killed at least five people, including three children, in the U.S. South, authorities said on Sunday, as a massive storm system with damaging wind and hail moved across the country and began drenching East Coast states.

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