Bloomberg The big margin of support among rural voters that helped Donald Trump secure victory four years ago is looking less firm in 2020 with the potential to shift the outcomes in key battleground states. Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee, is nowhere near winning the rural areas of the country, where roads are lined with Trump-Pence lawn signs and barn ...

Bloomberg At least sixteen people were killed in an Ivory Coast town ahead of the October 31 presidential elections, according to a government statement, laying blame on a civil disobedience campaign called by the opposition. Sporadic incidents of violence have been reported across the country, but the Dabou district, about 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the economic capital Abidjan, has ...

Bloomberg Growing public disapproval of Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha’s performance is fueling the anti-government protests sweeping the Southeast Asian nation, according to an opinion poll. More than 62% of participants in a survey last week said discontent with Prayuth was the key reason for the recent demonstrations, the poll by Suan Dusit University showed on Sunday. About 50% of ...