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Polish top court rules Duda’s re-election valid

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Bloomberg Poland’s Supreme Court ruled that the July 12 presidential election won by incumbent Andrzej Duda was valid and that minor irregularities didn’t affect the outcome. The ruling paves the way for Duda to start a new five-year term and defeats a legal challenge from the campaign of opposition-backed Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, who lost to the president in the ...

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Pariah status averted as Guyana names president

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Bloomberg Guyana’s electoral authorities declared opposition candidate Irfaan Ali president, ending a five-month constitutional crisis that threatened to turn the South American nation into an international pariah. The decision eases fears that the country might erupt in violence, or cease to be a democracy, as rival factions fought for control of its fast-growing economy and its massive offshore oil riches. ...

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White House sees Trump acting on his own on virus relief

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Bloomberg The White House is exploring whether President Donald Trump can act on his own to extend enhanced unemployment benefits and eviction protection if lawmakers fail to act, people familiar with the matter said. The White House is concerned about the economic impact of the $600 a week supplemental benefits, the people said, as Democrats and Republicans have been unable ...

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