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- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's ruling ANC won re-election on 10th May with an absolute majority in Parliament, as results showed, but with diminished support, complicating economic revival and anti-corruption efforts.
- The results, published by the electoral commission, are the party's worst national showing since Nelson Mandela led it to victory in the first multi-racial polls after apartheid ended in 1994.
- The African National Congress held a comfortable lead with 57.73 percent after 95 percent of voting districts were officially tallied following 8th May vote.
- Seats in parliament are allocated based on vote share and the party with the most representatives selects the president, who will be sworn in on May 25.
- President Ramaphosa, took over last year when the ANC forced then-president Jacob Zuma to resign after 9 years dominated by corruption allegations and economic decline.
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- US President Donald Trump ordered a tariff hike on almost all remaining imports from China on 10th May.
- This comes less than 24 hours after Washington raised tariffs on approximately 200 billion US dollars of Chinese goods.
- he US President ordered the process of raising tariffs on essentially all remaining imports from China, valued at approximately 300 billion dollars, to begin.
- President Trump had said on 10th May that US and Chinese negotiators held two days of "candid and constructive" trade talks and discussions will continue.
- Meanwhile, China's top trade negotiator Liu He said in Washington that trade talks with the US will continue in Beijing.He, however, warned that there will be no concessions on important principles.
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- Adding more power to its wings, Indian Air Force formally receives first Apache Guardian helicopter at Boeing production facility in Arizona, USA; India has signed a contract for 22 Apache helicopters.
- The Indian Air Force has received its first Apache Guardian attack helicopter.
- The Apache Guardian attack helicopter was formally handed over to India on May 10 at the chopper production facility in Arizona, US. Air Marshal AS Butola, represented the Indian Air Force and accepted the first Apache in a ceremony at Boeing production facility, representatives from US Government were also present.
- India signed a contract for 22 of the Apache Guardian choppers with the US in September 2015. The first batch of these helicopters is scheduled to be shipped to India by July.
- Aircrew and ground crew have already undergone training at the training facilities at US Army base Fort Rucker, Alabama. These trained personnel will lead operationalisation of the Apache fleet in the IAF.
- These attack helicopters will provide significant edge in any future joint operations in support of land forces.
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