Bloomberg Tanzanian President John Magufuli was declared the resounding winner of an election that the opposition said was rigged and the US government indicated was seriously flawed. Magufuli, 61, the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi’s candidate, secured 84.4% of valid ballots cast in the October 28 vote, according to the results released by the National Electoral Commission. His main rival, Tundu ...

Bloomberg Typhoon Goni is expected to hit the Philippines earlier than expected on Sunday as it continues to gather strength, according to the Philippine Tropical Cyclone Advisories website. The storm may be upgraded to a super typhoon in the next 12 hours and could make landfall in the eastern provinces of Catanduanes and Camarines early on Sunday, the Philippine Atmospheric, ...

Bloomberg The furlough program deployed by UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to avert mass job losses comes to an end as a resurgence of coronavirus leaves the economy vulnerable to another shock. At their height, government wage subsidies protected almost 9 million jobs and the cost has been vast — over 40 billion pounds ($52 billion) at the ...