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Argentines are going to the polls to choose their next president in a general election that ends 12 years of rule under the Kirchners. President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has served two consecutive terms and, under Argentina's constitution, cannot run again. Her hand-picked successor, left-winger Daniel Scioli, is leading polls. But he is expected to face stiff competition from Mauricio Macri, the centre-right mayor of Buenos Aires. Another candidate, Sergio Massa, a former Kirchner ally, is polling behind Mr Macri, while there are three other names on the ballot paper. Sunday sees the first round of voting. To win outright a candidate needs 45% of the vote or a minimum of 40% as well as a 10-point lead over the nearest rival. Otherwise, there will be a run-off on 22 November. Whoever wins the presidency faces significant economic challenges. While the country gained strength after a financial crisis in 2002, its economy, the third largest in Latin America, has slowed ...

Tanzania is holding its most tightly contested general elections, as a new opposition coalition tries to end the governing party's 54-year grip on power. There has been a high turnout at voting stations, reports say. Opinion polls have put the governing Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party ahead, but the result is expected to be close. Four opposition groups are backing one candidate, a former prime minister, in the presidential race. The BBC's Tulanana Bohela reports from the main city Dar es Salaam that usually busy streets and markets are deserted, and large queues have formed at polling stations as people wait patiently to cast their ballots. President Jakaya Kikwete, who is standing down after two terms, has called for peace ahead of the election, adding that "anyone who tries to cause trouble will be dealt with". Could CCM lose? Money, power and politics Image captionTurnout seems to be higher than previous polls, which were a foregone conclusionImage captionTh...

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has said that he will appeal the judgment of the election petition tribunal nullifying his election, The Cable reports. The Rivers state Election Petition Tribunal earlier today sacked Nyesom Wike as the Governor . Chris Uche (SAN), the counsel to PDP, after the judgment, said that Wike still remains the governor until the appeal processes are exhausted. The counsel expressed shock that in less than 24 hours after lawyers on all sides submitted nine written addresses and documents, the tribunal sent notice that judgment would be delivered on Saturday, October 24. Uche said that the tribunal was aware the supreme court judgment on the jurisdiction of the tribunal outside of Rivers state would be delivered on Tuesday, adding that the tribunal had 7 days to deliver its judgment, wondering why it chose to do so in less than two days. According to Premium Times, the tribunal, which delivered its ruling in Abuja on Saturday, October ...

About 250 students of the Federal Government Girls’ College in Efon Alaaye, Ekiti State, have been infected with an outbreak of a disease suspected to be cholera.  Although some of the students affected were treated and discharged, a good number were still undergoing treatment in the hospital.  There were reports that parents had started rushing to retrieve their wards from the school as news of the epidemic became widespread on Thursday.  PREMIUM TIMES learnt that signs were noticed on October 10, when some students showed symptoms of the infection.  Although the school principal, Grace Ogunyomi, reported the matter to the state government, no immediate action beyond the routine medical attention was provided.  It was gathered that the students were infected in small numbers, but the matter escalated on Wednesday, resulting in government action, after the principal, Mrs. Ogunyomi, made a formal report.  Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, imm...

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Image copyrightReutersImage captionThe new species "Chelonoidis donfaustoi" was named after a long-time Galapagos park ranger Scientists say they have identified a new species of giant tortoise on the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific. They used genetic data to determine that a group of 250 slow-moving reptiles was distinct from another tortoise species on Santa Cruz island. It is the 15th known tortoise species to be discovered on the archipelago, though four are now extinct. The new species has been named "Chelonoidis donfaustoi", after a retired Galapagos park ranger. Giant tortoises in the Galapagos tend to weigh up to 250kg and live longer than 100 years. ADVERTISEMENT Experts had long believed that the two giant tortoise populations on the Santa Cruz island were the same species, but genetic testing proved this to be wrong, Ecuador's environment ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The newly-identified species, which is also known as the Easte...

Manchester United: Schweinsteiger may sue over Nazi dolls Image copyrightGetty Images/Dragon in DreamImage captionA Dragon in Dream spokesman denied the doll was based on United midfielder Schweinsteiger Bastian Schweinsteiger is considering taking legal action against a Hong Kong company making Nazi dolls that bear a striking resemblance to him. The Manchester United midfielder's management company put the matter into the hands of their German-based lawyers earlier this week. The dolls, named 'World War II Army Supply Duty - Bastian', are made in China by  Dragon in Dream. The company told German paper  Bild  any resemblance was "purely coincidental". "We don't sell any figures which resemble footballers. It is a complete coincidence that the figure 'Bastian' looks like Schweinsteiger," a spokesman added. "We thought that all Germans look like that. Bastian is also a very common name in Germany." The figurine  comes in sev...

Sweden sword attack: Two killed by masked attacker 2 hours ago  From the section Europe Image copyrightAFPImage captionThe suspect apparently posed for photos with pupils ahead of the attack A masked man armed with a sword has killed a pupil and a teacher at a school in Sweden. The suspect, clad in black, apparently posed for photos with students ahead of the attack, in the western town of Trollhattan. Two further victims, a pupil and a teacher, are seriously injured. The attacker was shot by police and has died of his injuries. He was 21 and resident in Trollhattan, police said. The king has said Sweden "is in shock". Eyewitnesses described chaos at the school, with hundreds of students fleeing from the building screaming. You need to install Flash Player to play this content. Media captionMaddy Savage, an editor at The Local Sweden, says police are looking into claims that the attacker had links with the far right in Sweden Police responded to an emergency call r...