SKOPJE (Reuters) - North Macedonia's right-wing opposition party VMRO-DPMNE held a strong lead in Wednesday's parliamentary elections, with 34% of votes after 23% of votes counted, election commission results showed.
The ruling Social Democrats (SDSM) trailed with 11.55% of votes.
(Reporting by Aleksandar Vasovic; Editing by Edward McAllister)
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ambassadors from European Union countries agreed on Wednesday to use windfall profits from Russian central bank assets frozen in the EU for Ukraine's defence, the Belgian government said.
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(Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday sued Hyundai and Kia's American financing arm, accusing it of repossessing vehicles leased by military service members without first obtaining court permission as required by law.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang, founder of the $36 billion private investment firm Archegos Capital Management which collapsed spectacularly in 2021, arrived in court on Wednesday for the start of his criminal trial.
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1996-2001: Hwang, who moved to the United States as a... (continue reading...)
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