Zambia Suspends Vote Counting in Election

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World in Brief: America accuses China of evading tariffs; Zambia suspends vote count
The Trump administration accused China of evading American tariffs by rerouting exports through more than 40 countries. It estimates this costs up to $26bn in lost annual tax revenue. It is developing an AI-powered “detective border” to catch tariff-dodgers.

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Zambia Suspends Vote Counting in Election Over Reports of Violence and the Theft of Ballot Papers
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Vote counting suspended then restarted in Zambia election after attacks at polling stations
Zambia Electoral Body Suspends Vote Counting on Violence
The Electoral Commission of Zambia has suspended the counting and announcement of results throughout the country with immediate effect after reports of violence in some districts.

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Zambian president Hichilema votes as he seeks second term
Presidential election tests strength of Zambian democracy
Zambia’s Investor-Darling Leader Asks Wary Voters to Reelect Him
Since being elected in 2021, Hichilema has shepherded a debt-restructuring plan that’s been lauded by investors, overseen record copper production in Africa’s second-biggest miner of the metal, and tu...

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Zambia votes with president's economic record on the line
Zambia votes in presidential election that tests incumbent’s economic reforms

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