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Alberta government passes contentious suite of bills as spring legislature session wraps up
CBC via Yahoo News· 15 minutes agoA legislative sitting that analysts say was defined by a provincial government set on expanding its...
Factbox-India election 2024 - What lies ahead for the new government
Reuters via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoIndia is expected to have a new government in place by the middle of June after a six-week election...
Egypt raises price of bread by 300%
Boing Boing· 15 minutes agoFor 35 years, Egyptians have paid 5 piastres for bread. Now, President Sisi's government has elected to increase the price of subsidized bread to 20...
First results announced from South Africa election
BBC via Yahoo News· 11 minutes agoThe queues, like this one in Johannesburg, are said to be reminiscent of the 1994 vote [Getty Images] The key issues for voters were widespread...
Hong Kong convicts 14 activists of subversion
BBC via AOL· 57 minutes agoThe Hong Kong 47 were charged three years ago with trying to "overthrow" the government by organising an unofficial primary in 2020 [BBC] Hong Kong has...
Foreign governments and activists criticize Hong Kong security law verdicts. China defends them
ABC News· 2 hours agoThe conviction of 14 pro-democracy activists Thursday in Hong Kong drew condemnation from human...
We'll cut NHS waits in Labour-run Wales - Starmer
BBC via Yahoo News· 55 minutes agoSir Keir Starmer vowed to reduce NHS waiting lists in Wales [Reuters] Sir Keir Starmer has promised to work with the Welsh government to cut NHS waiting...
Starmer and ‘strong team’ praised by US ambassador to UK
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 53 minutes agoJane Hartley, Washington’s ambassador to the UK, said that Sir Keir and Ms Gray had already been in...
New government initiative to revive England’s retail sector
Retail Insight Network via Yahoo Finance· 2 hours agoIn an ambitious move to revive England's flagging high streets, the UK's government has unveiled new...
Paraguay's Proposal to Imprison Illegal Bitcoin Miners for Up to 10 Years
Inside Bitcoins· 2 hours agoThe government of Paraguay is urging lawmakers to pass a bill that could impose prison sentences of...
