NEW YORK, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – She lost to Barack Obama in the Democratic primaries in 2008. Now she has been humiliated in her second bid for the presidency by political novice and former TV reality show host Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton will go down in history as a woman of frustrated ambitions. In February, […]
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Hillary Clinton: a tale of thwarted ambition
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Dow opens higher, Nasdaq dips as markets digest shock Trump win
NEW YORK, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – Wall Street stocks were mixed at the open Wednesday following Donald Trump’s shock win in the US presidential election, as hopes of a pro-business agenda offset effects of higher uncertainty. Stock futures initially plunged overnight as results suggested the unpredictable Trump was on his way to a defeat of […]
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Billionaire moguls elected to power
PARIS, Nov 9, 2016 (AFP) – Donald Trump, the real estate mogul, reality TV star and US president-elect whose worth Forbes estimates at $3.7 billion, joins an ultra-elite group of billionaire business tycoons who have come to power through the ballot box. Other political leaders who first made fortunes in businesses from chocolates to telecoms […]
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Far-right leader Le Pen says Trump win ‘good news for France’
PARIS, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday said Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election was “good news” for France. “I dare to repeat that the election of Donald Trump is good news for our country,” said Le Pen, who will be the anti-immigration National Front’s candidate in […]
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China’s Xi congratulates Trump on election: CCTV
BEIJING, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – China’s President Xi Jinping sent congratulations to US president-elect Donald Trump and said he looked forward to working with him, state broadcaster CCTV reported Wednesday. “I highly value China-US relations, and look forward to working together with you, and holding fast to mutual respect and non-conflict, non-confrontation,” the channel cited […]
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Shock and awe at Trump’s rise to power
PARIS, Nov 9, (APP/AFP) – Donald Trump’s extraordinary US election victory sent shockwaves across the world on Wednesday, as opponents braced for a “dangerous” leader in the White House but populists hailed a new revolution. America’s allies put a diplomatically brave face on the outcome of the deeply divisive presidential race, which has implications for […]