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Daughter of poisoned Russian spy released from UK hospital

Bloomberg The daughter of a Russian former double agent poisoned in southern England last month was discharged from hospital. Yulia Skripal, 33, was found collapsed on a bench in Salisbury alongside her father — Sergei Skripal — after being exposed to a nerve agent in an incident the British government blamed on Russia. Both patients have “responded exceptionally well” to ...

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Malaysia to vote on May 9 as Najib faces ex-premier

Bloomberg Malaysians will cast their vote on May 9 in what will be a showdown between caretaker Prime Minister Najib Razak and Mahathir Mohamad, the nation’s longest-serving premier. The campaign period will be shortened to 11 days, from 15 days in the 2013 election, with the nomination day for candidates set for April 28, Mohd Hashim Abdullah, chairman at the ...

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Ireland calls UK Brexit secretary’s comments ‘nonsense’

Bloomberg Ireland’s deputy prime minister assailed UK Brexit Secretary David Davis’ suggestion that Sinn Fein is influencing the Dublin government as “nonsense,” in the latest sign of tension between the two countries over the UK vote to leave the EU. The Irish government under Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has “quite a strong influence from Sinn Fein” when it comes to ...

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