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Malaysia PM win shows snap vote a risk

Bloomberg Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s narrow win in a key parliamentary vote on Monday showed that the prospect of snap elections still remains a risk for the country. Just 111 of 221 lawmakers present voted in favour of the premier’s motion to remove speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, who was appointed by the previous administration, while 109 voted against. ...

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Conte’s fractious Italian coalition under pressure

Bloomberg Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is set to push for revoking highway concessions held by Autostrade per l’Italia SpA, rejecting a final offer from the Benetton-owned toll-road manager in a dispute that has split his coalition. Shares of the company’s owner, Atlantia SpA, slumped. “I’m not satisfied at all with the offer, which is embarrassing,” Conte told newspaper Il ...

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Trump, more than Biden, is tapping into Facebook tools

Bloomberg President Donald Trump uses Facebook like a Swiss Army knife — to raise money, amplify his message, and mobilise voters. His rival, Joe Biden, uses the increasingly controversial social platform primarily to stick his hand out for donations. As he did in 2016, Trump is taking advantage of the social media giant’s granular knowledge of its users’ interests to ...

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