Tag: campaign

Glenn Youngkin: Win for Republican in Virginia governor vote
November 3, 2021 No Responses

Glenn Youngkin: Win for Republican in Virginia governor vote

Republican Glenn Youngkin has been elected as Virginia’s next governor in a major upset, according to US media projections. He was 2.1 points ahead of Democrat Terry McAuliffe, with 99% of votes counted. Mr McAuliffe, who served as governor from...
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Bernie Sanders cancels campaign events after chest pain
October 3, 2019 No Responses

Bernie Sanders cancels campaign events after chest pain

The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, 78, has cancelled campaign events after undergoing a heart procedure. Mr Sanders was treated in hospital for an arterial blockage after having chest pain at an event in Nevada on Tuesday. The Vermont.....
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Pokemon Go – Part of the Russian Meddling
October 13, 2017 No Responses

Pokemon Go – Part of the Russian Meddling

The game that became a phenomenon the previous year, Pokemon Go, was the target of Russian agents who were trying to meddle with the 2016 US election The effort was focused on a campaign named “Don’t Shoot Us”. It was...
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Somali activists warn about the risks of seeking refuge in European countries
May 3, 2016 No Responses

Somali activists warn about the risks of seeking refuge in European countries

Activists in Somalia have launched the social media campaign #DontBuyDeath As hundreds of Somali people died by drowning trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea while fleeing from Egypt to Europe, a group of activists from Somalia has launched the #DontBuyDeath....
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