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Putin Wins Election by Large Margin
Vladimir Putin will lead Russia for another six years
Vladimir Putin will lead Russia for another six years, after securing an expected victory in Sunday's presidential election. With almost all the ballots counted, he had received more than 76% of the vote, the central election commission said.
US lawmakers are expressing concern over a massive privacy breach at Facebook. Media reports say a political consultancy firm that worked on President Donald Trump's election campaign gained 'inappropriate', potential illegal, access to the personal details of 50 million Facebook users.
Zimbabwe's new President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has confirmed that presidential and parliamentary elections will take place in July.
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