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SEOUL -- South Korea's main liberal opposition Democratic Party said Sunday that it will try to push for a vote to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol every Saturday following a botched impeachment attempt.
Kang Yu-jung, the Democratic Party spokesperson, told reporters that a new impeachment motion will be reported to the National Assembly on Thursday and put up for a vote on Saturday. (South Korea-Presidential Impeachment)
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KABUL -- Afghanistan's central bank announced in a statement that it will auction 16 million U.S. dollars on Monday in a bid to maintain the stability of the national currency, the afghani.
"The bidders, including moneychangers and private banks, should deposit the necessary money in cash in the form of afghani in the central bank -- Da Afghanistan Bank," the central bank said in a statement posted on the social media account X. (Afghanistan-Bank-Currency)
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Former New Zealand prime ministers John Key and Chris Hipkins have said that a sound New Zealand-China relationship is very important to their country.
At the "Vision 2025" business event held by the China Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand on Friday, Key said China remains New Zealand's largest trading partner and a major source of tourists, students, and investment. Relationship with China is crucial for New Zealand's economic future, said the former prime minister. (New Zealand-China-Relations)
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JAKARTA -- Indonesia's former cabinet secretary Pramono Anung won the 2024 Jakarta gubernatorial election after the Jakarta branch of the country's General Elections Commission (KPU) completed the vote count on Sunday afternoon.
According to the results, Pramono and his running mate Rano Karno, an actor and politician who previously served as the provincial governor of Banten, secured 50.07 percent of the total votes. They defeated former West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil and his running mate former Agriculture Minister Suswono, who garnered 39.40 percent of the votes. Meanwhile, former deputy head of the National Cyber and Crypto Agency Dharma Pongrekun and his running mate Kun Wardhana, a scholar, obtained 10.53 percent. (Indonesia-Regional Elections) Enditem
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