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Ramzan Kadyrov maintains Chechen presidency with 98% of vote

Russias Republic of Chechnya voted overwhelmingly in favour of regional president Ramzan Kadyrov. The Chechen leader won 98 percent of the vote in elections that did not meet international standards. He held a banquet in honour of Chechnyas women on results day, dressed as a medieval warrior. Sep 20, 2016

Polish police drafted into Harlow after Polish mans murder

Two Polish police officers are on the beat in the Essex town of Harlow after the murder of Arkadiusz Jozwik. They are there to support the Polish community after a rise in the number of hate crimes in the area. Six teenagers were arrested on suspicion of murder and have been released on bail, after Jozwik and another Polish man were attacked outside a row of takeaway shops. Essex police believe the attack was unprovoked. Sep 15, 2016

Chinas territorial disputes explained

China is embroiled in multiple territorial disputes with its neighbours both over land sea. The country contests ownership of islands in the South China Sea against Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Vietnam. There is also a long-running fued between China and Japan over Senkaku/ Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. In the west of the country China and India fought a war over a swathe of disputed Himalayan border in 1962 and even in 2016 the spat continues to provoke fiery exchanges between Asia’s two biggest super-powers. Sep 7, 2016
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