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Serbia’s former president Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat in the country’s parliamentary election on Sunday. Meanwhile, US voters are worried about corruption under the Trump administration a week ahead of the crucial midterm elections. Plus, a top Deloitte boss got a big pay bump last year as the consultancy cut jobs, Toyota is entering the humanoid robot race, and Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has returned to the country.


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Serbia’s ex-president Vučić concedes defeat to Student List in parliamentary poll

US voters worried about corruption under Trump — FT poll

Deloitte boss Houston gets 45% pay rise as firm cuts jobs

Toyota takes on Tesla and China in humanoid robot race

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado returns from exile


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