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Mass protest in Hungary exposes split post Orban win

Bloomberg Tens of thousands of Hungarians packed Budapest’s most iconic avenue to protest Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s re-election, saying it may further stifle democratic freedoms in the ex-Communist European Union member. Protesters marched on April 14 from the Opera on Andrassy Avenue to the square in front of Parliament in the biggest anti-government protest in years. Organisers demanded a new ...

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Venezuela anti-US revolt fizzles as exodus mounts

Bloomberg After using the Summit of the Americas for more than a decade to help whip up anti-US sentiment in Latin America, Venezuela this week found out how isolated it truly is. Barred from attending the two-day event, Venezuela had to watch as country after country condemned the administration of President Nicolas Maduro and called for the restoration of democracy ...

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Merkel looks at ways to tackle Germany’s east/west disparities

BERLIN / Reuters German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday said government subsidies were needed to address lingering disparities in the quality of life in the states of former Communist East Germany and West Germany 28 years after unification. In a video webcast, Merkel said the government needed to look at ways to address the structural differences that would remain after ...

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